diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
index 73cae73a2..631270abc 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func TestCommitLoader_getConflictedCommitImpl(t *testing.T) {
 			builder := &CommitLoader{
 				Common:              common,
 				cmd:                 oscommands.NewDummyCmdObjBuilder(oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t)),
-				getWorkingTreeState: func() enums.RebaseMode { return enums.REBASE_MODE_INTERACTIVE },
+				getWorkingTreeState: func() enums.RebaseMode { return enums.REBASE_MODE_REBASING },
 				dotGitDir:           ".git",
 				readFile: func(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
 					return []byte(""), nil
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/status.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/status.go
index 0e0ef37fc..ff1499ec9 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/status.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/status.go
@@ -20,24 +20,9 @@ func NewStatusCommands(
 	}
 }
 
-// RebaseMode returns "" for non-rebase mode, "normal" for normal rebase
-// and "interactive" for interactive rebase
-func (self *StatusCommands) RebaseMode() (enums.RebaseMode, error) {
-	ok, err := self.IsInNormalRebase()
-	if err == nil && ok {
-		return enums.REBASE_MODE_NORMAL, nil
-	}
-	ok, err = self.IsInInteractiveRebase()
-	if err == nil && ok {
-		return enums.REBASE_MODE_INTERACTIVE, err
-	}
-
-	return enums.REBASE_MODE_NONE, err
-}
-
 func (self *StatusCommands) WorkingTreeState() enums.RebaseMode {
-	rebaseMode, _ := self.RebaseMode()
-	if rebaseMode != enums.REBASE_MODE_NONE {
+	isInRebase, _ := self.IsInRebase()
+	if isInRebase {
 		return enums.REBASE_MODE_REBASING
 	}
 	merging, _ := self.IsInMergeState()
@@ -51,14 +36,14 @@ func (self *StatusCommands) IsBareRepo() bool {
 	return self.repoPaths.isBareRepo
 }
 
-func (self *StatusCommands) IsInNormalRebase() (bool, error) {
+func (self *StatusCommands) IsInRebase() (bool, error) {
+	exists, err := self.os.FileExists(filepath.Join(self.repoPaths.WorktreeGitDirPath(), "rebase-merge"))
+	if err == nil && exists {
+		return true, nil
+	}
 	return self.os.FileExists(filepath.Join(self.repoPaths.WorktreeGitDirPath(), "rebase-apply"))
 }
 
-func (self *StatusCommands) IsInInteractiveRebase() (bool, error) {
-	return self.os.FileExists(filepath.Join(self.repoPaths.WorktreeGitDirPath(), "rebase-merge"))
-}
-
 // IsInMergeState states whether we are still mid-merge
 func (self *StatusCommands) IsInMergeState() (bool, error) {
 	return self.os.FileExists(filepath.Join(self.repoPaths.WorktreeGitDirPath(), "MERGE_HEAD"))
diff --git a/pkg/commands/types/enums/enums.go b/pkg/commands/types/enums/enums.go
index 68a29d8f0..790cb1f5c 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/types/enums/enums.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/types/enums/enums.go
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ type RebaseMode int
 const (
 	// this means we're neither rebasing nor merging
 	REBASE_MODE_NONE RebaseMode = iota
-	// this means normal rebase as opposed to interactive rebase
-	REBASE_MODE_NORMAL
-	REBASE_MODE_INTERACTIVE
-	// REBASE_MODE_REBASING is a general state that captures both REBASE_MODE_NORMAL and REBASE_MODE_INTERACTIVE
 	REBASE_MODE_REBASING
 	REBASE_MODE_MERGING
 )
@@ -18,5 +14,5 @@ func (self RebaseMode) IsMerging() bool {
 }
 
 func (self RebaseMode) IsRebasing() bool {
-	return self == REBASE_MODE_INTERACTIVE || self == REBASE_MODE_NORMAL || self == REBASE_MODE_REBASING
+	return self == REBASE_MODE_REBASING
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/cherry_pick_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/cherry_pick_helper.go
index 47108df16..1cb2285d0 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/cherry_pick_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/cherry_pick_helper.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (self *CherryPickHelper) Paste() error {
 				"numCommits": strconv.Itoa(len(self.getData().CherryPickedCommits)),
 			}),
 		HandleConfirm: func() error {
-			isInRebase, err := self.c.Git().Status.IsInInteractiveRebase()
+			isInRebase, err := self.c.Git().Status.IsInRebase()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (self *CherryPickHelper) Paste() error {
 				// be because there were conflicts. Don't clear the copied
 				// commits in this case, since we might want to abort and
 				// try pasting them again.
-				isInRebase, err = self.c.Git().Status.IsInInteractiveRebase()
+				isInRebase, err = self.c.Git().Status.IsInRebase()
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}