diff --git a/lib/src/rewrite.rs b/lib/src/rewrite.rs
index 6915cb5bd..9e4b1c5ec 100644
--- a/lib/src/rewrite.rs
+++ b/lib/src/rewrite.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ impl<'repo> CommitRewriter<'repo> {
         self.new_parents.retain(|parent| head_set.contains(parent));
     }
 
+    /// Records the old commit as abandoned with the new parents.
+    pub fn abandon(self) {
+        let old_commit_id = self.old_commit.id().clone();
+        let new_parents = self.new_parents;
+        self.mut_repo
+            .record_abandoned_commit_with_parents(old_commit_id, new_parents);
+    }
+
     /// Rebase the old commit onto the new parents. Returns a `CommitBuilder`
     /// for the new commit. Returns `None` if the commit was abandoned.
     pub fn rebase_with_empty_behavior(
@@ -235,10 +243,7 @@ impl<'repo> CommitRewriter<'repo> {
                 EmptyBehaviour::AbandonAllEmpty => *parent.tree_id() == new_tree_id,
             };
             if should_abandon {
-                self.mut_repo.record_abandoned_commit_with_parents(
-                    self.old_commit.id().clone(),
-                    std::iter::once(parent.id().clone()),
-                );
+                self.abandon();
                 return Ok(None);
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_rewrite_transform.rs b/lib/tests/test_rewrite_transform.rs
index 58ebc7e76..87daa9775 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_rewrite_transform.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_rewrite_transform.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ fn test_transform_descendants_sync() {
         .transform_descendants(&settings, vec![commit_b.id().clone()], |mut rewriter| {
             rewriter.replace_parent(commit_a.id(), [commit_g.id()]);
             if *rewriter.old_commit() == commit_c {
-                let old_id = rewriter.old_commit().id().clone();
-                let new_parent_ids = rewriter.new_parents().to_vec();
-                rewriter
-                    .mut_repo()
-                    .record_abandoned_commit_with_parents(old_id, new_parent_ids);
+                rewriter.abandon();
             } else {
                 let old_commit_id = rewriter.old_commit().id().clone();
                 let new_commit = rewriter.rebase(&settings)?.write()?;