diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e33c09d52a..9d1363a1eb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
 /git-rebase--am
 /git-rebase--helper
 /git-rebase--interactive
-/git-rebase--interactive2
 /git-rebase--merge
 /git-rebase--preserve-merges
 /git-receive-pack
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bd10c87075..dc26276747 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ SCRIPT_SH += git-web--browse.sh
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-mergetool--lib
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-parse-remote
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--am
-SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--interactive
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--preserve-merges
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-rebase--merge
 SCRIPT_LIB += git-sh-setup
@@ -1082,8 +1081,8 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/pull.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/push.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/range-diff.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/read-tree.o
-BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/rebase--interactive2.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/rebase--helper.o
+BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/rebase--interactive.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/receive-pack.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/reflog.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin/remote.o
@@ -2422,7 +2421,6 @@ XGETTEXT_FLAGS_PERL = $(XGETTEXT_FLAGS) --language=Perl \
 LOCALIZED_C = $(C_OBJ:o=c) $(LIB_H) $(GENERATED_H)
 LOCALIZED_SH = $(SCRIPT_SH)
 LOCALIZED_SH += git-parse-remote.sh
-LOCALIZED_SH += git-rebase--interactive.sh
 LOCALIZED_SH += git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh
 LOCALIZED_SH += git-sh-setup.sh
 LOCALIZED_PERL = $(SCRIPT_PERL)
diff --git a/builtin/rebase--interactive2.c b/builtin/rebase--interactive.c
similarity index 100%
rename from builtin/rebase--interactive2.c
rename to builtin/rebase--interactive.c
diff --git a/git-rebase--interactive.sh b/git-rebase--interactive.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index e87d708a4d..0000000000
--- a/git-rebase--interactive.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-# This shell script fragment is sourced by git-rebase to implement
-# its interactive mode.  "git rebase --interactive" makes it easy
-# to fix up commits in the middle of a series and rearrange commits.
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2006 Johannes E. Schindelin
-#
-# The original idea comes from Eric W. Biederman, in
-# https://public-inbox.org/git/m1odwkyuf5.fsf_-_@ebiederm.dsl.xmission.com/
-#
-# The file containing rebase commands, comments, and empty lines.
-# This file is created by "git rebase -i" then edited by the user.  As
-# the lines are processed, they are removed from the front of this
-# file and written to the tail of $done.
-todo="$state_dir"/git-rebase-todo
-
-GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP="$resolvemsg"
-export GIT_CHERRY_PICK_HELP
-
-# Initiate an action. If the cannot be any
-# further action it  may exec a command
-# or exit and not return.
-#
-# TODO: Consider a cleaner return model so it
-# never exits and always return 0 if process
-# is complete.
-#
-# Parameter 1 is the action to initiate.
-#
-# Returns 0 if the action was able to complete
-# and if 1 if further processing is required.
-initiate_action () {
-	case "$1" in
-	continue)
-		exec git rebase--helper ${force_rebase:+--no-ff} $allow_empty_message \
-		     --continue
-		;;
-	skip)
-		git rerere clear
-		exec git rebase--helper ${force_rebase:+--no-ff} $allow_empty_message \
-		     --continue
-		;;
-	edit-todo)
-		exec git rebase--helper --edit-todo
-		;;
-	show-current-patch)
-		exec git show REBASE_HEAD --
-		;;
-	*)
-		return 1 # continue
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-
-git_rebase__interactive () {
-	initiate_action "$action"
-	ret=$?
-	if test $ret = 0; then
-		return 0
-	fi
-
-	test -n "$keep_empty" && keep_empty="--keep-empty"
-	test -n "$rebase_merges" && rebase_merges="--rebase-merges"
-	test -n "$rebase_cousins" && rebase_cousins="--rebase-cousins"
-	test -n "$autosquash" && autosquash="--autosquash"
-	test -n "$verbose" && verbose="--verbose"
-	test -n "$force_rebase" && force_rebase="--no-ff"
-	test -n "$restrict_revisions" && restrict_revisions="--restrict-revisions=^$restrict_revisions"
-	test -n "$upstream" && upstream="--upstream=$upstream"
-	test -n "$onto" && onto="--onto=$onto"
-	test -n "$squash_onto" && squash_onto="--squash-onto=$squash_onto"
-	test -n "$onto_name" && onto_name="--onto-name=$onto_name"
-	test -n "$head_name" && head_name="--head-name=$head_name"
-	test -n "$strategy" && strategy="--strategy=$strategy"
-	test -n "$strategy_opts" && strategy_opts="--strategy-opts=$strategy_opts"
-	test -n "$switch_to" && switch_to="--switch-to=$switch_to"
-	test -n "$cmd" && cmd="--cmd=$cmd"
-
-	exec git rebase--interactive2 "$keep_empty" "$rebase_merges" "$rebase_cousins" \
-		"$upstream" "$onto" "$squash_onto" "$restrict_revision" \
-		"$allow_empty_message" "$autosquash" "$verbose" \
-		"$force_rebase" "$onto_name" "$head_name" "$strategy" \
-		"$strategy_opts" "$cmd" "$switch_to" \
-		"$allow_rerere_autoupdate" "$gpg_sign_opt" "$signoff"
-}
diff --git a/git-rebase.sh b/git-rebase.sh
index 6e1e413cf2..3e7798e07b 100755
--- a/git-rebase.sh
+++ b/git-rebase.sh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ run_interactive () {
 	test -n "$cmd" && cmd="--cmd=$cmd"
 	test -n "$action" && action="--$action"
 
-	exec git rebase--interactive2 "$action" "$keep_empty" "$rebase_merges" "$rebase_cousins" \
+	exec git rebase--interactive "$action" "$keep_empty" "$rebase_merges" "$rebase_cousins" \
 		"$upstream" "$onto" "$squash_onto" "$restrict_revision" \
 		"$allow_empty_message" "$autosquash" "$verbose" \
 		"$force_rebase" "$onto_name" "$head_name" "$strategy" \
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 3fefa28998..2ffafefac3 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "push", cmd_push, RUN_SETUP },
 	{ "range-diff", cmd_range_diff, RUN_SETUP | USE_PAGER },
 	{ "read-tree", cmd_read_tree, RUN_SETUP | SUPPORT_SUPER_PREFIX},
-	{ "rebase--interactive2", cmd_rebase__interactive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
+	{ "rebase--interactive", cmd_rebase__interactive, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 	{ "rebase--helper", cmd_rebase__helper, RUN_SETUP | NEED_WORK_TREE },
 	{ "receive-pack", cmd_receive_pack },
 	{ "reflog", cmd_reflog, RUN_SETUP },
