diff --git a/tests/test-backwards-remove b/tests/test-backwards-remove
--- a/tests/test-backwards-remove
+++ b/tests/test-backwards-remove
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 hg init
 echo This is file a1 > a
 hg add a
-hg commit -t "commit #0" -d "0 0" -u user
+hg commit -m "commit #0" -d "0 0"
 ls
 echo This is file b1 > b
 hg add b
-hg commit -t "commit #1" -d "0 0" -u user
+hg commit -m "commit #1" -d "0 0"
 hg co 0
 # B should disappear
 ls