diff --git a/mercurial/hg.py b/mercurial/hg.py
--- a/mercurial/hg.py
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py
@@ -1076,7 +1076,11 @@ class localrepository:
                     remove.append(f) # other deleted it
             else:
                 if n == m1.get(f, nullid): # same as parent
-                    self.ui.debug("local created %s, keeping\n" % f)
+                    if p2 == pa: # going backwards?
+                        self.ui.debug("remote deleted %s\n" % f)
+                        remove.append(f)
+                    else:
+                        self.ui.debug("local created %s, keeping\n" % f)
                 else:
                     self.ui.debug("working dir created %s, keeping\n" % f)