diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/__init__.py b/hgext/largefiles/__init__.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/__init__.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ explicitly do so with the --large flag p
 command.
 '''
 
-from mercurial import commands, hg, localrepo
+from mercurial import hg, localrepo
 
 import lfcommands
 import proto
@@ -125,6 +125,4 @@ def uisetup(ui):
     hg.wirepeersetupfuncs.append(proto.wirereposetup)
     uisetupmod.uisetup(ui)
 
-commands.norepo += " lfconvert"
-
 cmdtable = lfcommands.cmdtable
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ commands.inferrepo += " lfconvert"
     ('', 'to-normal', False,
      _('convert from a largefiles repo to a normal repo')),
     ],
-    _('hg lfconvert SOURCE DEST [FILE ...]'))
+    _('hg lfconvert SOURCE DEST [FILE ...]'),
+    norepo=True)
 def lfconvert(ui, src, dest, *pats, **opts):
     '''convert a normal repository to a largefiles repository