diff -r c2d2e18f9700 -r 1faa34347b24 mercurial/phases.py
--- a/mercurial/phases.py	Mon Oct 09 17:33:03 2017 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/phases.py	Mon Oct 09 16:31:43 2017 +0200
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
     Handle all possible values for the phases.new-commit options.
 
     """
-    v = ui.config('phases', 'new-commit', draft)
+    v = ui.config('phases', 'new-commit')
     try:
         return phasenames.index(v)
     except ValueError: