diff --git a/alias.c b/alias.c
index e814948ced..54a1a23d2c 100644
--- a/alias.c
+++ b/alias.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "alloc.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 
 struct config_alias_data {
@@ -46,6 +47,23 @@ void list_aliases(struct string_list *list)
 	read_early_config(config_alias_cb, &data);
 }
 
+void quote_cmdline(struct strbuf *buf, const char **argv)
+{
+	for (const char **argp = argv; *argp; argp++) {
+		if (argp != argv)
+			strbuf_addch(buf, ' ');
+		strbuf_addch(buf, '"');
+		for (const char *p = *argp; *p; p++) {
+			const char c = *p;
+
+			if (c == '"' || c =='\\')
+				strbuf_addch(buf, '\\');
+			strbuf_addch(buf, c);
+		}
+		strbuf_addch(buf, '"');
+	}
+}
+
 #define SPLIT_CMDLINE_BAD_ENDING 1
 #define SPLIT_CMDLINE_UNCLOSED_QUOTE 2
 #define SPLIT_CMDLINE_ARGC_OVERFLOW 3
diff --git a/alias.h b/alias.h
index aef4843bb7..43db736484 100644
--- a/alias.h
+++ b/alias.h
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef ALIAS_H
 #define ALIAS_H
 
+struct strbuf;
 struct string_list;
 
 char *alias_lookup(const char *alias);
+/* Quote argv so buf can be parsed by split_cmdline() */
+void quote_cmdline(struct strbuf *buf, const char **argv);
 int split_cmdline(char *cmdline, const char ***argv);
 /* Takes a negative value returned by split_cmdline */
 const char *split_cmdline_strerror(int cmdline_errno);
diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 680fe3c145..1ceac603c7 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ struct rebase_options {
 	struct string_list exec;
 	int allow_empty_message;
 	int rebase_merges, rebase_cousins;
-	char *strategy, *strategy_opts;
+	char *strategy;
+	struct string_list strategy_opts;
 	struct strbuf git_format_patch_opt;
 	int reschedule_failed_exec;
 	int reapply_cherry_picks;
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ struct rebase_options {
 		.config_rebase_merges = -1,             \
 		.update_refs = -1,                      \
 		.config_update_refs = -1,               \
+		.strategy_opts = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP,\
 	}
 
 static struct replay_opts get_replay_opts(const struct rebase_options *opts)
@@ -183,8 +185,8 @@ static struct replay_opts get_replay_opts(const struct rebase_options *opts)
 		replay.default_strategy = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (opts->strategy_opts)
-		parse_strategy_opts(&replay, opts->strategy_opts);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < opts->strategy_opts.nr; i++)
+		strvec_push(&replay.xopts, opts->strategy_opts.items[i].string);
 
 	if (opts->squash_onto) {
 		oidcpy(&replay.squash_onto, opts->squash_onto);
@@ -492,24 +494,6 @@ static int read_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
 		opts->gpg_sign_opt = xstrdup(buf.buf);
 	}
 
-	if (file_exists(state_dir_path("strategy", opts))) {
-		strbuf_reset(&buf);
-		if (!read_oneliner(&buf, state_dir_path("strategy", opts),
-				   READ_ONELINER_WARN_MISSING))
-			return -1;
-		free(opts->strategy);
-		opts->strategy = xstrdup(buf.buf);
-	}
-
-	if (file_exists(state_dir_path("strategy_opts", opts))) {
-		strbuf_reset(&buf);
-		if (!read_oneliner(&buf, state_dir_path("strategy_opts", opts),
-				   READ_ONELINER_WARN_MISSING))
-			return -1;
-		free(opts->strategy_opts);
-		opts->strategy_opts = xstrdup(buf.buf);
-	}
-
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -527,12 +511,6 @@ static int rebase_write_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
 		write_file(state_dir_path("quiet", opts), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->flags & REBASE_VERBOSE)
 		write_file(state_dir_path("verbose", opts), "%s", "");
-	if (opts->strategy)
-		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy", opts), "%s",
-			   opts->strategy);
-	if (opts->strategy_opts)
-		write_file(state_dir_path("strategy_opts", opts), "%s",
-			   opts->strategy_opts);
 	if (opts->allow_rerere_autoupdate > 0)
 		write_file(state_dir_path("allow_rerere_autoupdate", opts),
 			   "-%s-rerere-autoupdate",
@@ -1089,7 +1067,6 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct object_id branch_base;
 	int ignore_whitespace = 0;
 	const char *gpg_sign = NULL;
-	struct string_list strategy_options = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct object_id squash_onto;
 	char *squash_onto_name = NULL;
 	char *keep_base_onto_name = NULL;
@@ -1197,7 +1174,7 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			 N_("use 'merge-base --fork-point' to refine upstream")),
 		OPT_STRING('s', "strategy", &options.strategy,
 			   N_("strategy"), N_("use the given merge strategy")),
-		OPT_STRING_LIST('X', "strategy-option", &strategy_options,
+		OPT_STRING_LIST('X', "strategy-option", &options.strategy_opts,
 				N_("option"),
 				N_("pass the argument through to the merge "
 				   "strategy")),
@@ -1500,23 +1477,13 @@ int cmd_rebase(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	} else {
 		/* REBASE_MERGE */
 		if (ignore_whitespace) {
-			string_list_append(&strategy_options,
+			string_list_append(&options.strategy_opts,
 					   "ignore-space-change");
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (strategy_options.nr) {
-		int i;
-
-		if (!options.strategy)
-			options.strategy = "ort";
-
-		strbuf_reset(&buf);
-		for (i = 0; i < strategy_options.nr; i++)
-			strbuf_addf(&buf, " --%s",
-				    strategy_options.items[i].string);
-		options.strategy_opts = xstrdup(buf.buf);
-	}
+	if (options.strategy_opts.nr && !options.strategy)
+		options.strategy = "ort";
 
 	if (options.strategy) {
 		options.strategy = xstrdup(options.strategy);
@@ -1898,10 +1865,9 @@ cleanup:
 	free(options.gpg_sign_opt);
 	string_list_clear(&options.exec, 0);
 	free(options.strategy);
-	free(options.strategy_opts);
+	string_list_clear(&options.strategy_opts, 0);
 	strbuf_release(&options.git_format_patch_opt);
 	free(squash_onto_name);
 	free(keep_base_onto_name);
-	string_list_clear(&strategy_options, 0);
 	return !!ret;
 }
diff --git a/builtin/revert.c b/builtin/revert.c
index f72761bf88..0240ec8593 100644
--- a/builtin/revert.c
+++ b/builtin/revert.c
@@ -45,20 +45,6 @@ static const char * const *revert_or_cherry_pick_usage(struct replay_opts *opts)
 	return opts->action == REPLAY_REVERT ? revert_usage : cherry_pick_usage;
 }
 
-static int option_parse_x(const struct option *opt,
-			  const char *arg, int unset)
-{
-	struct replay_opts **opts_ptr = opt->value;
-	struct replay_opts *opts = *opts_ptr;
-
-	if (unset)
-		return 0;
-
-	ALLOC_GROW(opts->xopts, opts->xopts_nr + 1, opts->xopts_alloc);
-	opts->xopts[opts->xopts_nr++] = xstrdup(arg);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int option_parse_m(const struct option *opt,
 			  const char *arg, int unset)
 {
@@ -116,8 +102,8 @@ static int run_sequencer(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 			     N_("select mainline parent"), option_parse_m),
 		OPT_RERERE_AUTOUPDATE(&opts->allow_rerere_auto),
 		OPT_STRING(0, "strategy", &opts->strategy, N_("strategy"), N_("merge strategy")),
-		OPT_CALLBACK('X', "strategy-option", &opts, N_("option"),
-			N_("option for merge strategy"), option_parse_x),
+		OPT_STRVEC('X', "strategy-option", &opts->xopts, N_("option"),
+			N_("option for merge strategy")),
 		{ OPTION_STRING, 'S', "gpg-sign", &opts->gpg_sign, N_("key-id"),
 		  N_("GPG sign commit"), PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, NULL, (intptr_t) "" },
 		OPT_END()
@@ -178,7 +164,7 @@ static int run_sequencer(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix,
 				"--signoff", opts->signoff,
 				"--mainline", opts->mainline,
 				"--strategy", opts->strategy ? 1 : 0,
-				"--strategy-option", opts->xopts ? 1 : 0,
+				"--strategy-option", opts->xopts.nr ? 1 : 0,
 				"-x", opts->record_origin,
 				"--ff", opts->allow_ff,
 				"--rerere-autoupdate", opts->allow_rerere_auto == RERERE_AUTOUPDATE,
diff --git a/parse-options-cb.c b/parse-options-cb.c
index 2488e6c030..10f2f75e83 100644
--- a/parse-options-cb.c
+++ b/parse-options-cb.c
@@ -210,6 +210,22 @@ int parse_opt_string_list(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int parse_opt_strvec(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
+{
+	struct strvec *v = opt->value;
+
+	if (unset) {
+		strvec_clear(v);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!arg)
+		return -1;
+
+	strvec_push(v, arg);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int parse_opt_noop_cb(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/parse-options.h b/parse-options.h
index 6f6462fdf9..8e48efe524 100644
--- a/parse-options.h
+++ b/parse-options.h
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ struct option {
 	.help = (h), \
 	.callback = &parse_opt_string_list, \
 }
+#define OPT_STRVEC(s, l, v, a, h) { \
+	.type = OPTION_CALLBACK, \
+	.short_name = (s), \
+	.long_name = (l), \
+	.value = (v), \
+	.argh = (a), \
+	.help = (h), \
+	.callback = &parse_opt_strvec, \
+}
 #define OPT_UYN(s, l, v, h) { \
 	.type = OPTION_CALLBACK, \
 	.short_name = (s), \
@@ -480,6 +489,7 @@ int parse_opt_commits(const struct option *, const char *, int);
 int parse_opt_commit(const struct option *, const char *, int);
 int parse_opt_tertiary(const struct option *, const char *, int);
 int parse_opt_string_list(const struct option *, const char *, int);
+int parse_opt_strvec(const struct option *, const char *, int);
 int parse_opt_noop_cb(const struct option *, const char *, int);
 int parse_opt_passthru(const struct option *, const char *, int);
 int parse_opt_passthru_argv(const struct option *, const char *, int);
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 6985ca526a..d2c7698c48 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -359,9 +359,7 @@ void replay_opts_release(struct replay_opts *opts)
 	free(opts->reflog_action);
 	free(opts->default_strategy);
 	free(opts->strategy);
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; i++)
-		free(opts->xopts[i]);
-	free(opts->xopts);
+	strvec_clear (&opts->xopts);
 	strbuf_release(&opts->current_fixups);
 	if (opts->revs)
 		release_revisions(opts->revs);
@@ -699,8 +697,8 @@ static int do_recursive_merge(struct repository *r,
 	next_tree = next ? repo_get_commit_tree(r, next) : empty_tree(r);
 	base_tree = base ? repo_get_commit_tree(r, base) : empty_tree(r);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; i++)
-		parse_merge_opt(&o, opts->xopts[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts.nr; i++)
+		parse_merge_opt(&o, opts->xopts.v[i]);
 
 	if (!opts->strategy || !strcmp(opts->strategy, "ort")) {
 		memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
@@ -2336,7 +2334,7 @@ static int do_pick_commit(struct repository *r,
 		commit_list_insert(base, &common);
 		commit_list_insert(next, &remotes);
 		res |= try_merge_command(r, opts->strategy,
-					 opts->xopts_nr, (const char **)opts->xopts,
+					 opts->xopts.nr, opts->xopts.v,
 					common, oid_to_hex(&head), remotes);
 		free_commit_list(common);
 		free_commit_list(remotes);
@@ -2909,8 +2907,7 @@ static int populate_opts_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *data)
 	else if (!strcmp(key, "options.gpg-sign"))
 		git_config_string_dup(&opts->gpg_sign, key, value);
 	else if (!strcmp(key, "options.strategy-option")) {
-		ALLOC_GROW(opts->xopts, opts->xopts_nr + 1, opts->xopts_alloc);
-		opts->xopts[opts->xopts_nr++] = xstrdup(value);
+		strvec_push(&opts->xopts, value);
 	} else if (!strcmp(key, "options.allow-rerere-auto"))
 		opts->allow_rerere_auto =
 			git_config_bool_or_int(key, value, &error_flag) ?
@@ -2927,27 +2924,27 @@ static int populate_opts_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void parse_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts, char *raw_opts)
+static void parse_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts, char *raw_opts)
 {
 	int i;
 	int count;
+	const char **argv;
 	char *strategy_opts_string = raw_opts;
 
 	if (*strategy_opts_string == ' ')
 		strategy_opts_string++;
 
-	count = split_cmdline(strategy_opts_string,
-			      (const char ***)&opts->xopts);
+	count = split_cmdline(strategy_opts_string, &argv);
 	if (count < 0)
-		die(_("could not split '%s': %s"), strategy_opts_string,
+		BUG("could not split '%s': %s", strategy_opts_string,
 			    split_cmdline_strerror(count));
-	opts->xopts_nr = count;
-	for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; i++) {
-		const char *arg = opts->xopts[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		const char *arg = argv[i];
 
 		skip_prefix(arg, "--", &arg);
-		opts->xopts[i] = xstrdup(arg);
+		strvec_push(&opts->xopts, arg);
 	}
+	free(argv);
 }
 
 static void read_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts, struct strbuf *buf)
@@ -2955,7 +2952,6 @@ static void read_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts, struct strbuf *buf)
 	strbuf_reset(buf);
 	if (!read_oneliner(buf, rebase_path_strategy(), 0))
 		return;
-	free(opts->strategy);
 	opts->strategy = strbuf_detach(buf, NULL);
 	if (!read_oneliner(buf, rebase_path_strategy_opts(), 0))
 		return;
@@ -3064,12 +3060,13 @@ done_rebase_i:
 
 static void write_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts)
 {
-	int i;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; ++i)
-		strbuf_addf(&buf, " --%s", opts->xopts[i]);
-
+	/*
+	 * Quote strategy options so that they can be read correctly
+	 * by split_cmdline().
+	 */
+	quote_cmdline(&buf, opts->xopts.v);
 	write_file(rebase_path_strategy_opts(), "%s\n", buf.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
@@ -3092,7 +3089,7 @@ int write_basic_state(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *head_name,
 		write_file(rebase_path_verbose(), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->strategy)
 		write_file(rebase_path_strategy(), "%s\n", opts->strategy);
-	if (opts->xopts_nr > 0)
+	if (opts->xopts.nr > 0)
 		write_strategy_opts(opts);
 
 	if (opts->allow_rerere_auto == RERERE_AUTOUPDATE)
@@ -3461,13 +3458,10 @@ static int save_opts(struct replay_opts *opts)
 	if (opts->gpg_sign)
 		res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
 					"options.gpg-sign", opts->gpg_sign);
-	if (opts->xopts) {
-		int i;
-		for (i = 0; i < opts->xopts_nr; i++)
-			res |= git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(opts_file,
-					"options.strategy-option",
-					opts->xopts[i], "^$", 0);
-	}
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < opts->xopts.nr; i++)
+		res |= git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(opts_file,
+				"options.strategy-option",
+				opts->xopts.v[i], "^$", 0);
 	if (opts->allow_rerere_auto)
 		res |= git_config_set_in_file_gently(opts_file,
 				"options.allow-rerere-auto",
@@ -3879,7 +3873,7 @@ static int do_merge(struct repository *r,
 	struct commit *head_commit, *merge_commit, *i;
 	struct commit_list *bases, *j;
 	struct commit_list *to_merge = NULL, **tail = &to_merge;
-	const char *strategy = !opts->xopts_nr &&
+	const char *strategy = !opts->xopts.nr &&
 		(!opts->strategy ||
 		 !strcmp(opts->strategy, "recursive") ||
 		 !strcmp(opts->strategy, "ort")) ?
@@ -4063,9 +4057,9 @@ static int do_merge(struct repository *r,
 			strvec_push(&cmd.args, "octopus");
 		else {
 			strvec_push(&cmd.args, strategy);
-			for (k = 0; k < opts->xopts_nr; k++)
+			for (k = 0; k < opts->xopts.nr; k++)
 				strvec_pushf(&cmd.args,
-					     "-X%s", opts->xopts[k]);
+					     "-X%s", opts->xopts.v[k]);
 		}
 		if (!(flags & TODO_EDIT_MERGE_MSG))
 			strvec_push(&cmd.args, "--no-edit");
diff --git a/sequencer.h b/sequencer.h
index 33dbaf5b66..913a0f652d 100644
--- a/sequencer.h
+++ b/sequencer.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define SEQUENCER_H
 
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "strvec.h"
 #include "wt-status.h"
 
 struct commit;
@@ -60,8 +61,7 @@ struct replay_opts {
 	/* Merge strategy */
 	char *default_strategy;  /* from config options */
 	char *strategy;
-	char **xopts;
-	size_t xopts_nr, xopts_alloc;
+	struct strvec xopts;
 
 	/* Reflog */
 	char *reflog_action;
@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ struct replay_opts {
 	/* Private use */
 	const char *reflog_message;
 };
-#define REPLAY_OPTS_INIT { .edit = -1, .action = -1, .current_fixups = STRBUF_INIT }
+#define REPLAY_OPTS_INIT {			\
+	.edit = -1,				\
+	.action = -1,				\
+	.current_fixups = STRBUF_INIT,		\
+	.xopts = STRVEC_INIT,			\
+}
 
 /*
  * Note that ordering matters in this enum. Not only must it match the mapping
@@ -247,7 +252,6 @@ int read_oneliner(struct strbuf *buf,
 	const char *path, unsigned flags);
 int read_author_script(const char *path, char **name, char **email, char **date,
 		       int allow_missing);
-void parse_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts, char *raw_opts);
 int write_basic_state(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *head_name,
 		      struct commit *onto, const struct object_id *orig_head);
 void sequencer_post_commit_cleanup(struct repository *r, int verbose);
diff --git a/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh b/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh
index 7e46f4ca85..79b0640c00 100755
--- a/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t3402-rebase-merge.sh
@@ -131,27 +131,6 @@ test_expect_success 'picking rebase' '
 	esac
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'rebase -s funny -Xopt' '
-	test_when_finished "rm -fr test-bin funny.was.run" &&
-	mkdir test-bin &&
-	cat >test-bin/git-merge-funny <<-EOF &&
-	#!$SHELL_PATH
-	case "\$1" in --opt) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
-	shift &&
-	>funny.was.run &&
-	exec git merge-recursive "\$@"
-	EOF
-	chmod +x test-bin/git-merge-funny &&
-	git reset --hard &&
-	git checkout -b test-funny main^ &&
-	test_commit funny &&
-	(
-		PATH=./test-bin:$PATH &&
-		git rebase -s funny -Xopt main
-	) &&
-	test -f funny.was.run
-'
-
 test_expect_success 'rebase --skip works with two conflicts in a row' '
 	git checkout second-side  &&
 	tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]" <newfile >tmp &&
diff --git a/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh b/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
index 130e2f9b55..2d0789e554 100755
--- a/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
+++ b/t/t3418-rebase-continue.sh
@@ -62,61 +62,39 @@ test_expect_success 'rebase --continue remembers merge strategy and options' '
 	rm -fr .git/rebase-* &&
 	git reset --hard commit-new-file-F2-on-topic-branch &&
 	test_commit "commit-new-file-F3-on-topic-branch" F3 32 &&
-	test_when_finished "rm -fr test-bin funny.was.run" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -fr test-bin" &&
 	mkdir test-bin &&
-	cat >test-bin/git-merge-funny <<-EOF &&
-	#!$SHELL_PATH
-	case "\$1" in --opt) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
-	shift &&
-	>funny.was.run &&
-	exec git merge-recursive "\$@"
-	EOF
-	chmod +x test-bin/git-merge-funny &&
-	(
-		PATH=./test-bin:$PATH &&
-		test_must_fail git rebase -s funny -Xopt main topic
-	) &&
-	test -f funny.was.run &&
-	rm funny.was.run &&
-	echo "Resolved" >F2 &&
-	git add F2 &&
-	(
-		PATH=./test-bin:$PATH &&
-		git rebase --continue
-	) &&
-	test -f funny.was.run
-'
 
-test_expect_success 'rebase -i --continue handles merge strategy and options' '
-	rm -fr .git/rebase-* &&
-	git reset --hard commit-new-file-F2-on-topic-branch &&
-	test_commit "commit-new-file-F3-on-topic-branch-for-dash-i" F3 32 &&
-	test_when_finished "rm -fr test-bin funny.was.run funny.args" &&
-	mkdir test-bin &&
-	cat >test-bin/git-merge-funny <<-EOF &&
-	#!$SHELL_PATH
-	echo "\$@" >>funny.args
-	case "\$1" in --opt) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
-	case "\$2" in --foo) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
-	case "\$4" in --) ;; *) exit 2 ;; esac
-	shift 2 &&
-	>funny.was.run &&
-	exec git merge-recursive "\$@"
+	write_script test-bin/git-merge-funny <<-\EOF &&
+	printf "[%s]\n" $# "$1" "$2" "$3" "$5" >actual
+	shift 3 &&
+	exec git merge-recursive "$@"
 	EOF
-	chmod +x test-bin/git-merge-funny &&
+
+	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+	[7]
+	[--option=arg with space]
+	[--op"tion\]
+	[--new
+	line ]
+	[--]
+	EOF
+
+	rm -f actual &&
 	(
 		PATH=./test-bin:$PATH &&
-		test_must_fail git rebase -i -s funny -Xopt -Xfoo main topic
+		test_must_fail git rebase -s funny -X"option=arg with space" \
+				-Xop\"tion\\ -X"new${LF}line " main topic
 	) &&
-	test -f funny.was.run &&
-	rm funny.was.run &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	rm actual &&
 	echo "Resolved" >F2 &&
 	git add F2 &&
 	(
 		PATH=./test-bin:$PATH &&
 		git rebase --continue
 	) &&
-	test -f funny.was.run
+	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rebase -r passes merge strategy options correctly' '
diff --git a/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh b/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh
index c3184c9ade..94671d3c46 100755
--- a/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh
+++ b/t/t3436-rebase-more-options.sh
@@ -40,24 +40,6 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'bad -X <strategy-option> arguments: unclosed quote' '
-	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	fatal: could not split '\''--bad'\'': unclosed quote
-	EOF
-	test_expect_code 128 git rebase -X"bad argument\"" side main >out 2>actual &&
-	test_must_be_empty out &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
-'
-
-test_expect_success 'bad -X <strategy-option> arguments: bad escape' '
-	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	fatal: could not split '\''--bad'\'': cmdline ends with \
-	EOF
-	test_expect_code 128 git rebase -X"bad escape \\" side main >out 2>actual &&
-	test_must_be_empty out &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
-'
-
 test_expect_success '--ignore-whitespace works with apply backend' '
 	test_must_fail git rebase --apply main side &&
 	git rebase --abort &&