diff -r 938a7769050c -r bac82c2ce858 mercurial/dirstate.py
--- a/mercurial/dirstate.py	Wed Sep 15 18:36:59 2021 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/dirstate.py	Wed Sep 15 18:38:24 2021 +0200
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@
             possibly_dirty = True
         elif not (p1_tracked or wc_tracked):
             # the file is no longer relevant to anyone
-            if self._map.dropfile(filename):
+            if self._map.get(filename) is not None:
+                self._map.reset_state(filename)
                 self._dirty = True
                 self._updatedfiles.add(filename)
         elif (not p1_tracked) and wc_tracked: