diff --git a/hg-fast-export.sh b/hg-fast-export.sh
index 1d84093..a21c61f 100755
--- a/hg-fast-export.sh
+++ b/hg-fast-export.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ done
 
 # for convenience: get default repo from state file
 if [ x"$REPO" = x -a -f "$GIT_DIR/$PFX-$SFX_STATE" ] ; then
-  REPO="`egrep '^:repo ' "$GIT_DIR/$PFX-$SFX_STATE" | cut -d ' ' -f 2`"
+  REPO="`grep '^:repo ' "$GIT_DIR/$PFX-$SFX_STATE" | cut -d ' ' -f 2`"
   echo "Using last hg repository \"$REPO\""
 fi
 
diff --git a/hg-reset.sh b/hg-reset.sh
index c77c291..7fbacdf 100755
--- a/hg-reset.sh
+++ b/hg-reset.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ done
 
 # for convenience: get default repo from state file
 if [ x"$REPO" = x -a -f "$GIT_DIR/$PFX-$SFX_STATE" ] ; then
-  REPO="`egrep '^:repo ' "$GIT_DIR/$PFX-$SFX_STATE" | cut -d ' ' -f 2`"
+  REPO="`grep '^:repo ' "$GIT_DIR/$PFX-$SFX_STATE" | cut -d ' ' -f 2`"
   echo "Using last hg repository \"$REPO\""
 fi