diff --git a/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts b/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
index 0695869be35..63ee474707b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
@@ -213,11 +213,9 @@ export class ActionButtonCommand {
 		const behind = this.state.HEAD.behind ? ` ${this.state.HEAD.behind}$(arrow-down)` : '';
 		const icon = this.state.isSyncInProgress ? '$(sync~spin)' : '$(sync)';
 
-		const rebaseWhenSync = config.get<string>('rebaseWhenSync');
-
 		return {
 			command: {
-				command: rebaseWhenSync ? 'git.syncRebase' : 'git.sync',
+				command: 'git.sync',
 				title: `${icon}${behind}${ahead}`,
 				tooltip: this.state.isSyncInProgress ?
 					localize('syncing changes', "Synchronizing Changes...")
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index 83d13150603..e0b7b5d4670 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -2575,17 +2575,16 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (rebase) {
-			await repository.syncRebase(HEAD);
-		} else {
-			await repository.sync(HEAD);
-		}
+		await repository.sync(HEAD, rebase);
 	}
 
 	@command('git.sync', { repository: true })
 	async sync(repository: Repository): Promise<void> {
+		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git', Uri.file(repository.root));
+		const rebase = config.get<boolean>('rebaseWhenSync', false) === true;
+
 		try {
-			await this._sync(repository, false);
+			await this._sync(repository, rebase);
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (/Cancelled/i.test(err && (err.message || err.stderr || ''))) {
 				return;
@@ -2598,13 +2597,16 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 	@command('git._syncAll')
 	async syncAll(): Promise<void> {
 		await Promise.all(this.model.repositories.map(async repository => {
+			const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git', Uri.file(repository.root));
+			const rebase = config.get<boolean>('rebaseWhenSync', false) === true;
+
 			const HEAD = repository.HEAD;
 
 			if (!HEAD || !HEAD.upstream) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			await repository.sync(HEAD);
+			await repository.sync(HEAD, rebase);
 		}));
 	}
 
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 7c3ba92f792..995f9579e99 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 			|| e.affectsConfiguration('git.untrackedChanges', root)
 			|| e.affectsConfiguration('git.ignoreSubmodules', root)
 			|| e.affectsConfiguration('git.openDiffOnClick', root)
-			|| e.affectsConfiguration('git.rebaseWhenSync', root)
 			|| e.affectsConfiguration('git.showActionButton', root)
 		)(this.updateModelState, this, this.disposables);
 
@@ -1510,13 +1509,8 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 	}
 
 	@throttle
-	sync(head: Branch): Promise<void> {
-		return this._sync(head, false);
-	}
-
-	@throttle
-	async syncRebase(head: Branch): Promise<void> {
-		return this._sync(head, true);
+	sync(head: Branch, rebase: boolean): Promise<void> {
+		return this._sync(head, rebase);
 	}
 
 	private async _sync(head: Branch, rebase: boolean): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
index 68a9c91eb3a..bfb61d4266c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/statusbar.ts
@@ -145,10 +145,7 @@ class SyncStatusBar {
 					text += this.repository.syncLabel;
 				}
 
-				const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git', Uri.file(this.repository.root));
-				const rebaseWhenSync = config.get<string>('rebaseWhenSync');
-
-				command = rebaseWhenSync ? 'git.syncRebase' : 'git.sync';
+				command = 'git.sync';
 				tooltip = this.repository.syncTooltip;
 			} else {
 				icon = '$(cloud-upload)';