diff --git a/git-branchless-hook/tests/test_hook.rs b/git-branchless-hook/tests/test_hook.rs
index 379cedb64..41c11c924 100644
--- a/git-branchless-hook/tests/test_hook.rs
+++ b/git-branchless-hook/tests/test_hook.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ fn test_rebase_no_process_new_commits_until_conclusion() -> eyre::Result<()> {
             insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @"");
         }
 
-        git.commit_file("test4", 4)?;
         {
             let (stdout, stderr) = git.run(&["rebase", "--continue"])?;
             insta::assert_snapshot!(stderr, @r###"
@@ -133,8 +132,6 @@ fn test_rebase_no_process_new_commits_until_conclusion() -> eyre::Result<()> {
             O f777ecc (master) create initial.txt
             |\
             | o 047b7ad create test1.txt
-            | |
-            | o ecab41f create test4.txt
             |
             x 62fc20d (rewritten as 047b7ad7) create test1.txt
             |
diff --git a/git-branchless-lib/src/core/rewrite/rewrite_hooks.rs b/git-branchless-lib/src/core/rewrite/rewrite_hooks.rs
index 956693068..6651538ef 100644
--- a/git-branchless-lib/src/core/rewrite/rewrite_hooks.rs
+++ b/git-branchless-lib/src/core/rewrite/rewrite_hooks.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 
 use std::fmt::Write;
-use std::fs::{self, File};
-use std::io::{self, stdin, BufRead, BufReader, Read, Write as WriteIo};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{stdin, BufRead, BufReader, Read, Write as WriteIo};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 use console::style;
@@ -44,20 +43,6 @@ pub fn get_deferred_commits_path(repo: &Repo) -> PathBuf {
     repo.get_rebase_state_dir_path().join("deferred-commits")
 }
 
-fn read_deferred_commits(repo: &Repo) -> eyre::Result<Vec<NonZeroOid>> {
-    let deferred_commits_path = get_deferred_commits_path(repo);
-    let contents = match fs::read_to_string(&deferred_commits_path) {
-        Ok(contents) => contents,
-        Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Default::default(),
-        Err(err) => {
-            return Err(err)
-                .with_context(|| format!("Reading deferred commits at {deferred_commits_path:?}"))
-        }
-    };
-    let commit_oids = contents.lines().map(NonZeroOid::from_str).try_collect()?;
-    Ok(commit_oids)
-}
-
 #[instrument(skip(stream))]
 fn read_rewritten_list_entries(
     stream: &mut impl Read,
@@ -148,19 +133,6 @@ pub fn hook_post_rewrite(
     let event_log_db = EventLogDb::new(&conn)?;
     let event_tx_id = event_log_db.make_transaction_id(now, "hook-post-rewrite")?;
 
-    {
-        let deferred_commit_oids = read_deferred_commits(&repo)?;
-        let commit_events = deferred_commit_oids
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|commit_oid| Event::CommitEvent {
-                timestamp,
-                event_tx_id,
-                commit_oid,
-            })
-            .collect_vec();
-        event_log_db.add_events(commit_events)?;
-    }
-
     let (rewritten_oids, rewrite_events) = {
         let rewritten_oids = read_rewritten_list_entries(&mut stdin().lock())?;
         let events = rewritten_oids
diff --git a/git-branchless/tests/test_hooks.rs b/git-branchless/tests/test_hooks.rs
index 09b98059f..f142d789a 100644
--- a/git-branchless/tests/test_hooks.rs
+++ b/git-branchless/tests/test_hooks.rs
@@ -411,5 +411,46 @@ fn test_symbolic_transaction_ref() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         branchless: processing checkout
         "###);
     }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+fn test_git_rebase_multiple_fixup_does_not_strand_commits() -> eyre::Result<()> {
+    let git = make_git()?;
+    git.init_repo()?;
+
+    git.detach_head()?;
+
+    git.write_file("test1.txt", "bleh")?;
+    git.run(&["add", "."])?;
+    git.run(&["commit", "-m", "create test1.txt"])?;
+    git.write_file("test2.txt", "bleh")?;
+    git.run(&["add", "."])?;
+    git.run(&["commit", "-m", "fixup! create test1.txt"])?;
+    git.write_file("test3.txt", "bleh")?;
+    git.run(&["add", "."])?;
+    git.run(&["commit", "-m", "fixup! create test1.txt"])?;
+    git.write_file("test3.txt", "bleh")?;
+
+    git.run(&[
+        "-c",
+        "sequence.editor=:",
+        "rebase",
+        "-i",
+        "--autosquash",
+        "master",
+    ])?;
+
+    {
+        let stdout = git.smartlog()?;
+        insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
+        O f777ecc (master) create initial.txt
+        |
+        @ 8777bab create test1.txt
+        "###);
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }