diff --git a/cli/src/commands/diffedit.rs b/cli/src/commands/diffedit.rs
index 44f8c90ed..860cdbfcf 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/diffedit.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/diffedit.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ don't make any changes, then the operation will be aborted.",
     if tree_id == *target_commit.tree_id() {
         writeln!(ui.status(), "Nothing changed.")?;
     } else {
-        let mut_repo = tx.mut_repo();
-        let new_commit = mut_repo
+        let new_commit = tx
+            .mut_repo()
             .rewrite_commit(command.settings(), &target_commit)
             .set_tree_id(tree_id)
             .write()?;
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/restore.rs b/cli/src/commands/restore.rs
index af6d111a5..771c766eb 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/restore.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/restore.rs
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ pub(crate) fn cmd_restore(
         writeln!(ui.status(), "Nothing changed.")?;
     } else {
         let mut tx = workspace_command.start_transaction();
-        let mut_repo = tx.mut_repo();
-        let new_commit = mut_repo
+        let new_commit = tx
+            .mut_repo()
             .rewrite_commit(command.settings(), &to_commit)
             .set_tree_id(new_tree_id)
             .write()?;