diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
index 155455a34..1c0497da8 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (self *RebaseCommands) PrepareInteractiveRebaseCommand(opts PrepareInteract
 		Arg("--keep-empty").
 		ArgIf(opts.keepCommitsThatBecomeEmpty && self.version.IsAtLeast(2, 26, 0), "--empty=keep").
 		Arg("--no-autosquash").
-		ArgIf(self.version.IsAtLeast(2, 22, 0), "--rebase-merges").
+		Arg("--rebase-merges").
 		ArgIf(opts.onto != "", "--onto", opts.onto).
 		Arg(opts.baseHashOrRoot).
 		ToArgv()
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase_test.go
index d79bc0b6a..47d7e9703 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/rebase_test.go
@@ -54,16 +54,6 @@ func TestRebaseRebaseBranch(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			testName:   "successful rebase (< 2.22.0)",
-			arg:        "master",
-			gitVersion: &GitVersion{2, 21, 9, ""},
-			runner: oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rebase", "--interactive", "--autostash", "--keep-empty", "--no-autosquash", "master"}, "", nil),
-			test: func(err error) {
-				assert.NoError(t, err)
-			},
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range scenarios {
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_merge_commit.go b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_merge_commit.go
index fc0c21240..0011baf7d 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_merge_commit.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/drop_merge_commit.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ var DropMergeCommit = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	Description:  "Drops a merge commit outside of an interactive rebase",
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
-	GitVersion:   AtLeast("2.22.0"), // first version that supports the --rebase-merges option
 	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
 		shared.CreateMergeCommit(shell)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_down_to_merge_outside_rebase.go b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_down_to_merge_outside_rebase.go
index 364b04518..8ef1446fb 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_down_to_merge_outside_rebase.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_down_to_merge_outside_rebase.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ var EditRangeSelectDownToMergeOutsideRebase = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationT
 	Description:  "Select a range of commits (the last one being a merge commit) to edit outside of a rebase",
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
-	GitVersion:   AtLeast("2.22.0"), // first version that supports the --rebase-merges option
 	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
 		shared.CreateMergeCommit(shell)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_outside_rebase.go b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_outside_rebase.go
index 4ff2a8c83..d12a9c77d 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_outside_rebase.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase/edit_range_select_outside_rebase.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ var EditRangeSelectOutsideRebase = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	Description:  "Select a range of commits to edit outside of a rebase",
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
-	GitVersion:   AtLeast("2.22.0"), // first version that supports the --rebase-merges option
 	SetupConfig:  func(config *config.AppConfig) {},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
 		shared.CreateMergeCommit(shell)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter.go b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter.go
index 363f2f1ba..588ae2049 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter.go
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ var Enter = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("repo"))
 		}
 		assertInSubmodule := func() {
-			if t.Git().Version().IsAtLeast(2, 22, 0) {
-				t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("my_submodule_path(my_submodule_name)"))
-			} else {
-				t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("my_submodule_path"))
-			}
+			t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("my_submodule_path(my_submodule_name)"))
 		}
 
 		assertInParentRepo()
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter_nested.go b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter_nested.go
index 172dfbfae..24cdf5261 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter_nested.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/enter_nested.go
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ var EnterNested = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			// enter the nested submodule
 			PressEnter()
 
-		if t.Git().Version().IsAtLeast(2, 22, 0) {
-			t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("innerSubPath(innerSubName)"))
-		} else {
-			t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("innerSubPath"))
-		}
+		t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("innerSubPath(innerSubName)"))
 		t.Views().Commits().ContainsLines(
 			Contains("initial inner commit"),
 		)
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/reset.go b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/reset.go
index 282417238..6f78d974f 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/reset.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/submodule/reset.go
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ var Reset = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("repo"))
 		}
 		assertInSubmodule := func() {
-			if t.Git().Version().IsAtLeast(2, 22, 0) {
-				t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("my_submodule_path(my_submodule_name)"))
-			} else {
-				t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("my_submodule_path"))
-			}
+			t.Views().Status().Content(Contains("my_submodule_path(my_submodule_name)"))
 		}
 
 		assertInParentRepo()