diff -r fda1df3d4e06 -r 6346e21eecc8 hgext/remotenames.py
--- a/hgext/remotenames.py	Thu Jul 12 03:12:09 2018 +0530
+++ b/hgext/remotenames.py	Thu Oct 04 21:35:12 2018 -0400
@@ -347,28 +347,18 @@
     return templateutil.compatlist(context, mapping, 'remotebranch',
                                    remotebranches, plural='remotebranches')
 
-def _revsetutil(repo, subset, x, rtypes, args):
+def _revsetutil(repo, subset, x, rtypes, matcher):
     """utility function to return a set of revs based on the rtypes"""
 
     revs = set()
     cl = repo.changelog
-    literals, matchers = args
-    # whether arguments were passed or not
-    argspassed = bool(literals or matchers)
     for rtype in rtypes:
         if rtype in repo.names:
             ns = repo.names[rtype]
             for name in ns.listnames(repo):
-                if argspassed:
-                    if name in literals:
-                        revs.update(ns.nodes(repo, name))
-                        continue
-                    for matcher in matchers:
-                        if matcher(name):
-                            revs.update(ns.nodes(repo, name))
-                            break
-                else:
-                    revs.update(ns.nodes(repo, name))
+                if not matcher(name):
+                    continue
+                revs.update(ns.nodes(repo, name))
 
     results = (cl.rev(n) for n in revs if cl.hasnode(n))
     return subset & smartset.baseset(sorted(results))
@@ -376,48 +366,29 @@
 def _parseargs(x):
     """parses the argument passed in revsets
 
-    returns (literals, matchers) where,
-        literals is a set of literals passed by user
-        matchers is a list of matcher objects for patterns passed by user
+    Returns a matcher for the passed pattern.
     """
-
-    # set of paths passed as literals
-    literals = set()
-    # list of matcher to match the patterns passed as names
-    matchers = []
-
-    if not x:
-        return literals, matchers
+    args = revsetlang.getargs(x, 0, 1, _('only one argument accepted'))
+    for arg in args:
+        kind, pattern, matcher = stringutil.stringmatcher(
+            revsetlang.getstring(arg, _('argument must be a string')))
+        return matcher
+    return lambda a: True
 
-    args = set()
-    lx = revsetlang.getlist(x)
-    err = _('the argument must be a string')
-    for entry in lx:
-        args.add(revsetlang.getstring(entry, err))
-    for p in args:
-        kind, pattern, matcher = stringutil.stringmatcher(p)
-        if kind == 'literal':
-            literals.add(pattern)
-        else:
-            matchers.append(matcher)
-    return literals, matchers
-
-@revsetpredicate('remotenames([name, ...])')
+@revsetpredicate('remotenames([name])')
 def remotenamesrevset(repo, subset, x):
-    """All changesets which have a remotename on them. If paths are specified,
-    remotenames of those remote paths are only considered.
+    """All changesets which have a remotename on them. If `name` is
+    specified, only remotenames of matching remote paths are considered.
 
     Pattern matching is supported for `name`. See :hg:`help revisions.patterns`.
     """
-
-    args = _parseargs(x)
     return _revsetutil(repo, subset, x, ('remotebookmarks', 'remotebranches'),
-                       args)
+                       _parseargs(x))
 
-@revsetpredicate('remotebranches([name, ...])')
+@revsetpredicate('remotebranches([name])')
 def remotebranchesrevset(repo, subset, x):
-    """All changesets which are branch heads on remotes. If paths are specified,
-    only those remotes paths are considered.
+    """All changesets which are branch heads on remotes. If `name` is
+    specified, only remotenames of matching remote paths are considered.
 
     Pattern matching is supported for `name`. See :hg:`help revisions.patterns`.
     """
@@ -425,10 +396,10 @@
     args = _parseargs(x)
     return _revsetutil(repo, subset, x, ('remotebranches',), args)
 
-@revsetpredicate('remotebookmarks([name, ...])')
+@revsetpredicate('remotebookmarks([name])')
 def remotebmarksrevset(repo, subset, x):
-    """All changesets which have bookmarks on remotes. If paths are specified,
-    only those remote paths are considered.
+    """All changesets which have bookmarks on remotes. If `name` is
+    specified, only remotenames of matching remote paths are considered.
 
     Pattern matching is supported for `name`. See :hg:`help revisions.patterns`.
     """