diff --git a/hgext/rebase.py b/hgext/rebase.py
--- a/hgext/rebase.py
+++ b/hgext/rebase.py
@@ -14,14 +14,41 @@ For more information:
 https://mercurial-scm.org/wiki/RebaseExtension
 '''
 
-from mercurial import hg, util, repair, merge, cmdutil, commands, bookmarks
-from mercurial import extensions, patch, scmutil, phases, obsolete, error
-from mercurial import copies, destutil, repoview, registrar, revset
-from mercurial.commands import templateopts
-from mercurial.node import nullrev, nullid, hex, short
-from mercurial.lock import release
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import errno
+import os
+from mercurial import (
+    bookmarks,
+    cmdutil,
+    commands,
+    copies,
+    destutil,
+    error,
+    extensions,
+    hg,
+    lock,
+    merge,
+    obsolete,
+    patch,
+    phases,
+    registrar,
+    repair,
+    repoview,
+    revset,
+    scmutil,
+    util,
+)
+from mercurial.node import (
+    hex,
+    nullid,
+    nullrev,
+    short,
+)
 from mercurial.i18n import _
-import os, errno
+
+release = lock.release
+templateopts = commands.templateopts
 
 # The following constants are used throughout the rebase module. The ordering of
 # their values must be maintained.
diff --git a/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t b/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
--- a/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
+++ b/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py not using absolute_import
   hgext/largefiles/uisetup.py not using absolute_import
   hgext/largefiles/wirestore.py not using absolute_import
-  hgext/rebase.py not using absolute_import
   hgext/share.py not using absolute_import
   hgext/win32text.py not using absolute_import
   i18n/check-translation.py not using absolute_import
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
   hgext/pager.py: error importing: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (error at revset.py:*) (glob)
   hgext/patchbomb.py: error importing: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (error at revset.py:*) (glob)
   hgext/purge.py: error importing: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (error at revset.py:*) (glob)
-  hgext/rebase.py: error importing: <SyntaxError> invalid syntax (bundle*.py, line *) (error at bundlerepo.py:*) (glob)
+  hgext/rebase.py: error importing: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (error at revset.py:*) (glob)
   hgext/record.py: error importing: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (error at revset.py:*) (glob)
   hgext/relink.py: error importing: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (error at revset.py:*) (glob)
   hgext/schemes.py: error importing: <AttributeError> 'dict' object has no attribute 'iteritems' (error at revset.py:*) (glob)