diff -r 08f16b3331df -r 1c797757f5bb mercurial/dirstate.py
--- a/mercurial/dirstate.py	Thu Aug 19 17:42:55 2021 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/dirstate.py	Fri Aug 20 11:23:41 2021 +0200
@@ -500,7 +500,9 @@
             self._drop(filename)
             return True
         else:
-            self._remove(filename)
+            self._dirty = True
+            self._updatedfiles.add(filename)
+            self._map.removefile(filename, in_merge=self.in_merge)
             return True
 
     @requires_no_parents_change