--- a/mercurial/strip.py	Thu Dec 08 15:33:19 2022 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/strip.py	Thu Aug 31 23:56:15 2023 +0200
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     registrar,
     repair,
     scmutil,
-    util,
 )
 
 release = lockmod.release
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
     currentbranch = repo[None].branch()
 
     if (
-        util.safehasattr(repo, 'mq')
+        hasattr(repo, 'mq')
         and p2 != repo.nullid
         and p2 in [x.node for x in repo.mq.applied]
     ):