--- a/mercurial/context.py	Wed Jan 05 15:56:03 2011 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/context.py	Sun Jan 02 19:34:41 2011 +0100
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@
         if unlink:
             for f in list:
                 try:
-                    util.unlink(self._repo.wjoin(f))
+                    util.unlinkpath(self._repo.wjoin(f))
                 except OSError, inst:
                     if inst.errno != errno.ENOENT:
                         raise