diff --git a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go
index eedb3bab1..6be9fd6b5 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo.go
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ func RemoveUpdateRefsForCopiedBranch(fileName string, commentChar byte) error {
 }
 
 // We render a todo in the commits view if it's a commit or if it's an
-// update-ref. We don't render label, reset, or comment lines.
+// update-ref or exec. We don't render label, reset, or comment lines.
 func isRenderedTodo(t todo.Todo) bool {
-	return t.Commit != "" || t.Command == todo.UpdateRef
+	return t.Commit != "" || t.Command == todo.UpdateRef || t.Command == todo.Exec
 }
 
 func DropMergeCommit(fileName string, hash string, commentChar byte) error {
diff --git a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go
index 60093bb21..180c6371f 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/rebase_todo_test.go
@@ -89,12 +89,8 @@ func TestRebaseCommands_moveTodoDown(t *testing.T) {
 			todoToMoveDown: Todo{Hash: "5678"},
 			expectedErr:    "",
 			expectedTodos: []todo.Todo{
-				/* EXPECTED:
 				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "1234"},
 				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "5678"},
-				ACTUAL: */
-				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "5678"},
-				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "1234"},
 				{Command: todo.Exec, ExecCommand: "make test"},
 			},
 		},
@@ -250,12 +246,8 @@ func TestRebaseCommands_moveTodoUp(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedErr:  "",
 			expectedTodos: []todo.Todo{
 				{Command: todo.Exec, ExecCommand: "make test"},
-				/* EXPECTED:
 				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "1234"},
 				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "5678"},
-				ACTUAL: */
-				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "5678"},
-				{Command: todo.Pick, Commit: "1234"},
 			},
 		},
 		{