diff --git a/lib/src/conflicts.rs b/lib/src/conflicts.rs
index 81b2298f0..bb3717b7c 100644
--- a/lib/src/conflicts.rs
+++ b/lib/src/conflicts.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,184 @@ impl Conflict<Option<TreeValue>> {
             .collect();
         backend::Conflict { removes, adds }
     }
+
+    pub fn materialize(
+        &self,
+        store: &Store,
+        path: &RepoPath,
+        output: &mut dyn Write,
+    ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        if let Some(file_conflict) = self.to_file_conflict() {
+            let content = file_conflict.extract_as_single_hunk(store, path);
+            materialize_merge_result(&content, output)
+        } else {
+            // Unless all terms are regular files, we can't do much better than to try to
+            // describe the conflict.
+            self.describe(output)
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_file_conflict(&self) -> Option<Conflict<Option<FileId>>> {
+        fn collect_file_terms(terms: &[Option<TreeValue>]) -> Option<Vec<Option<FileId>>> {
+            let mut file_terms = vec![];
+            for term in terms {
+                match term {
+                    None => {
+                        file_terms.push(None);
+                    }
+                    Some(TreeValue::File {
+                        id,
+                        executable: false,
+                    }) => {
+                        file_terms.push(Some(id.clone()));
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        return None;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Some(file_terms)
+        }
+        let file_removes = collect_file_terms(self.removes())?;
+        let file_adds = collect_file_terms(self.adds())?;
+        Some(Conflict::new(file_removes, file_adds))
+    }
+
+    /// Give a summary description of the conflict's "removes" and "adds"
+    pub fn describe(&self, file: &mut dyn Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        file.write_all(b"Conflict:\n")?;
+        for term in self.removes().iter().flatten() {
+            file.write_all(format!("  Removing {}\n", describe_conflict_term(term)).as_bytes())?;
+        }
+        for term in self.adds().iter().flatten() {
+            file.write_all(format!("  Adding {}\n", describe_conflict_term(term)).as_bytes())?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `None` if there are no conflict markers in `content`.
+    pub fn update_from_content(
+        &self,
+        store: &Store,
+        path: &RepoPath,
+        content: &[u8],
+    ) -> BackendResult<Option<Conflict<Option<TreeValue>>>> {
+        // TODO: Check that the conflict only involves files and convert it to a
+        // `Conflict<Option<FileId>>` so we can remove the wildcard pattern in the loops
+        // further down.
+
+        // First check if the new content is unchanged compared to the old content. If
+        // it is, we don't need parse the content or write any new objects to the
+        // store. This is also a way of making sure that unchanged tree/file
+        // conflicts (for example) are not converted to regular files in the working
+        // copy.
+        let mut old_content = Vec::with_capacity(content.len());
+        self.materialize(store, path, &mut old_content).unwrap();
+        if content == old_content {
+            return Ok(Some(self.clone()));
+        }
+
+        let mut removed_content = vec![vec![]; self.removes().len()];
+        let mut added_content = vec![vec![]; self.adds().len()];
+        // TODO: Change to let-else once our MSRV is above 1.65
+        let hunks =
+            if let Some(hunks) = parse_conflict(content, self.removes().len(), self.adds().len()) {
+                hunks
+            } else {
+                // Either there are no self markers of they don't have the expected arity
+                return Ok(None);
+            };
+        for hunk in hunks {
+            match hunk {
+                MergeHunk::Resolved(slice) => {
+                    for buf in &mut removed_content {
+                        buf.extend_from_slice(&slice);
+                    }
+                    for buf in &mut added_content {
+                        buf.extend_from_slice(&slice);
+                    }
+                }
+                MergeHunk::Conflict(ConflictHunk { removes, adds }) => {
+                    for (i, buf) in removes.iter().enumerate() {
+                        removed_content[i].extend_from_slice(buf);
+                    }
+                    for (i, buf) in adds.iter().enumerate() {
+                        added_content[i].extend_from_slice(buf);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Now write the new files contents we found by parsing the file
+        // with conflict markers. Update the Conflict object with the new
+        // FileIds.
+        let mut new_removes = vec![];
+        for (i, buf) in removed_content.iter().enumerate() {
+            match &self.removes()[i] {
+                Some(TreeValue::File { id: _, executable }) => {
+                    let file_id = store.write_file(path, &mut buf.as_slice())?;
+                    let new_value = TreeValue::File {
+                        id: file_id,
+                        executable: *executable,
+                    };
+                    new_removes.push(Some(new_value));
+                }
+                None if buf.is_empty() => {
+                    // The missing side of a conflict is still represented by
+                    // the empty string we materialized it as
+                    new_removes.push(None);
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    // The user edited a non-file side. This should never happen. We consider the
+                    // conflict resolved for now.
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        let mut new_adds = vec![];
+        for (i, buf) in added_content.iter().enumerate() {
+            match &self.adds()[i] {
+                Some(TreeValue::File { id: _, executable }) => {
+                    let file_id = store.write_file(path, &mut buf.as_slice())?;
+                    let new_value = TreeValue::File {
+                        id: file_id,
+                        executable: *executable,
+                    };
+                    new_adds.push(Some(new_value));
+                }
+                None if buf.is_empty() => {
+                    // The missing side of a conflict is still represented by
+                    // the empty string we materialized it as => nothing to do
+                    new_adds.push(None);
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    // The user edited a non-file side. This should never happen. We consider the
+                    // conflict resolved for now.
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(Some(Conflict::new(new_removes, new_adds)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Conflict<Option<FileId>> {
+    pub fn extract_as_single_hunk(&self, store: &Store, path: &RepoPath) -> ConflictHunk {
+        let removes_content = self
+            .removes()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|term| get_file_contents(store, path, term))
+            .collect_vec();
+        let adds_content = self
+            .adds()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|term| get_file_contents(store, path, term))
+            .collect_vec();
+
+        ConflictHunk {
+            removes: removes_content,
+            adds: adds_content,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn describe_conflict_term(value: &TreeValue) -> String {
@@ -159,49 +337,6 @@ fn describe_conflict_term(value: &TreeValue) -> String {
     }
 }
 
-/// Give a summary description of a conflict's "removes" and "adds"
-pub fn describe_conflict(
-    conflict: &Conflict<Option<TreeValue>>,
-    file: &mut dyn Write,
-) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    file.write_all(b"Conflict:\n")?;
-    for term in conflict.removes().iter().flatten() {
-        file.write_all(format!("  Removing {}\n", describe_conflict_term(term)).as_bytes())?;
-    }
-    for term in conflict.adds().iter().flatten() {
-        file.write_all(format!("  Adding {}\n", describe_conflict_term(term)).as_bytes())?;
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn to_file_conflict(
-    conflict: &Conflict<Option<TreeValue>>,
-) -> Option<Conflict<Option<FileId>>> {
-    fn collect_file_terms(terms: &[Option<TreeValue>]) -> Option<Vec<Option<FileId>>> {
-        let mut file_terms = vec![];
-        for term in terms {
-            match term {
-                None => {
-                    file_terms.push(None);
-                }
-                Some(TreeValue::File {
-                    id,
-                    executable: false,
-                }) => {
-                    file_terms.push(Some(id.clone()));
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    return None;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        Some(file_terms)
-    }
-    let file_removes = collect_file_terms(conflict.removes())?;
-    let file_adds = collect_file_terms(conflict.adds())?;
-    Some(Conflict::new(file_removes, file_adds))
-}
-
 fn get_file_contents(store: &Store, path: &RepoPath, term: &Option<FileId>) -> Vec<u8> {
     match term {
         Some(id) => {
@@ -243,44 +378,6 @@ fn write_diff_hunks(hunks: &[DiffHunk], file: &mut dyn Write) -> std::io::Result
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn materialize_conflict(
-    store: &Store,
-    path: &RepoPath,
-    conflict: &Conflict<Option<TreeValue>>,
-    output: &mut dyn Write,
-) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    if let Some(file_conflict) = to_file_conflict(conflict) {
-        let content = extract_file_conflict_as_single_hunk(store, path, &file_conflict);
-        materialize_merge_result(&content, output)
-    } else {
-        // Unless all terms are regular files, we can't do much better than to try to
-        // describe the conflict.
-        describe_conflict(conflict, output)
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn extract_file_conflict_as_single_hunk(
-    store: &Store,
-    path: &RepoPath,
-    conflict: &Conflict<Option<FileId>>,
-) -> ConflictHunk {
-    let removes_content = conflict
-        .removes()
-        .iter()
-        .map(|term| get_file_contents(store, path, term))
-        .collect_vec();
-    let adds_content = conflict
-        .adds()
-        .iter()
-        .map(|term| get_file_contents(store, path, term))
-        .collect_vec();
-
-    ConflictHunk {
-        removes: removes_content,
-        adds: adds_content,
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn materialize_merge_result(
     single_hunk: &ConflictHunk,
     output: &mut dyn Write,
@@ -471,111 +568,6 @@ fn parse_conflict_hunk(input: &[u8]) -> MergeHunk {
     MergeHunk::Conflict(ConflictHunk { removes, adds })
 }
 
-/// Returns `None` if there are no conflict markers in `content`.
-pub fn update_conflict_from_content(
-    store: &Store,
-    path: &RepoPath,
-    conflict: &Conflict<Option<TreeValue>>,
-    content: &[u8],
-) -> BackendResult<Option<Conflict<Option<TreeValue>>>> {
-    // TODO: Check that the conflict only involves files and convert it to a
-    // `Conflict<Option<FileId>>` so we can remove the wildcard pattern in the loops
-    // further down.
-
-    // First check if the new content is unchanged compared to the old content. If
-    // it is, we don't need parse the content or write any new objects to the
-    // store. This is also a way of making sure that unchanged tree/file
-    // conflicts (for example) are not converted to regular files in the working
-    // copy.
-    let mut old_content = Vec::with_capacity(content.len());
-    materialize_conflict(store, path, conflict, &mut old_content).unwrap();
-    if content == old_content {
-        return Ok(Some(conflict.clone()));
-    }
-
-    let mut removed_content = vec![vec![]; conflict.removes().len()];
-    let mut added_content = vec![vec![]; conflict.adds().len()];
-    // TODO: Change to let-else once our MSRV is above 1.65
-    let hunks = if let Some(hunks) =
-        parse_conflict(content, conflict.removes().len(), conflict.adds().len())
-    {
-        hunks
-    } else {
-        // Either there are no conflict markers of they don't have the expected arity
-        return Ok(None);
-    };
-    for hunk in hunks {
-        match hunk {
-            MergeHunk::Resolved(slice) => {
-                for buf in &mut removed_content {
-                    buf.extend_from_slice(&slice);
-                }
-                for buf in &mut added_content {
-                    buf.extend_from_slice(&slice);
-                }
-            }
-            MergeHunk::Conflict(ConflictHunk { removes, adds }) => {
-                for (i, buf) in removes.iter().enumerate() {
-                    removed_content[i].extend_from_slice(buf);
-                }
-                for (i, buf) in adds.iter().enumerate() {
-                    added_content[i].extend_from_slice(buf);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    // Now write the new files contents we found by parsing the file
-    // with conflict markers. Update the Conflict object with the new
-    // FileIds.
-    let mut new_removes = vec![];
-    for (i, buf) in removed_content.iter().enumerate() {
-        match &conflict.removes()[i] {
-            Some(TreeValue::File { id: _, executable }) => {
-                let file_id = store.write_file(path, &mut buf.as_slice())?;
-                let new_value = TreeValue::File {
-                    id: file_id,
-                    executable: *executable,
-                };
-                new_removes.push(Some(new_value));
-            }
-            None if buf.is_empty() => {
-                // The missing side of a conflict is still represented by
-                // the empty string we materialized it as
-                new_removes.push(None);
-            }
-            _ => {
-                // The user edited a non-file side. This should never happen. We consider the
-                // conflict resolved for now.
-                return Ok(None);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    let mut new_adds = vec![];
-    for (i, buf) in added_content.iter().enumerate() {
-        match &conflict.adds()[i] {
-            Some(TreeValue::File { id: _, executable }) => {
-                let file_id = store.write_file(path, &mut buf.as_slice())?;
-                let new_value = TreeValue::File {
-                    id: file_id,
-                    executable: *executable,
-                };
-                new_adds.push(Some(new_value));
-            }
-            None if buf.is_empty() => {
-                // The missing side of a conflict is still represented by
-                // the empty string we materialized it as => nothing to do
-                new_adds.push(None);
-            }
-            _ => {
-                // The user edited a non-file side. This should never happen. We consider the
-                // conflict resolved for now.
-                return Ok(None);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(Some(Conflict::new(new_removes, new_adds)))
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/lib/src/working_copy.rs b/lib/src/working_copy.rs
index de9a55481..6cb343452 100644
--- a/lib/src/working_copy.rs
+++ b/lib/src/working_copy.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use crate::backend::{
     BackendError, ConflictId, FileId, MillisSinceEpoch, ObjectId, SymlinkId, TreeId, TreeValue,
 };
-use crate::conflicts::{materialize_conflict, update_conflict_from_content};
 use crate::gitignore::GitIgnoreFile;
 use crate::lock::FileLock;
 use crate::matchers::{DifferenceMatcher, Matcher, PrefixMatcher};
@@ -659,13 +658,9 @@ impl TreeState {
                             let mut content = vec![];
                             file.read_to_end(&mut content).unwrap();
                             let conflict = self.store.read_conflict(&repo_path, conflict_id)?;
-                            if let Some(new_conflict) = update_conflict_from_content(
-                                self.store.as_ref(),
-                                &repo_path,
-                                &conflict,
-                                &content,
-                            )
-                            .unwrap()
+                            if let Some(new_conflict) = conflict
+                                .update_from_content(self.store.as_ref(), &repo_path, &content)
+                                .unwrap()
                             {
                                 new_file_state.file_type = FileType::Conflict;
                                 *current_file_state = new_file_state;
@@ -792,7 +787,8 @@ impl TreeState {
                 err,
             })?;
         let mut conflict_data = vec![];
-        materialize_conflict(self.store.as_ref(), path, &conflict, &mut conflict_data)
+        conflict
+            .materialize(self.store.as_ref(), path, &mut conflict_data)
             .expect("Failed to materialize conflict to in-memory buffer");
         file.write_all(&conflict_data)
             .map_err(|err| CheckoutError::IoError {
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs b/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs
index 72380e529..f31e062c5 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_conflicts.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use jujutsu_lib::backend::{FileId, TreeValue};
-use jujutsu_lib::conflicts::{
-    materialize_conflict, parse_conflict, update_conflict_from_content, Conflict,
-};
+use jujutsu_lib::conflicts::{parse_conflict, Conflict};
 use jujutsu_lib::repo::Repo;
 use jujutsu_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
 use jujutsu_lib::store::Store;
@@ -290,7 +288,7 @@ line 5 right
         vec![Some(file_value(&left_id)), Some(file_value(&right_id))],
     );
     let mut result: Vec<u8> = vec![];
-    materialize_conflict(store, &path, &conflict, &mut result).unwrap();
+    conflict.materialize(store, &path, &mut result).unwrap();
     insta::assert_snapshot!(
         String::from_utf8(result.clone()).unwrap(),
         @r###"
@@ -648,24 +646,28 @@ fn test_update_conflict_from_content() {
     // If the content is unchanged compared to the materialized value, we get the
     // old conflict id back.
     let mut materialized = vec![];
-    materialize_conflict(store, &path, &conflict, &mut materialized).unwrap();
-    let result = update_conflict_from_content(store, &path, &conflict, &materialized).unwrap();
+    conflict
+        .materialize(store, &path, &mut materialized)
+        .unwrap();
+    let result = conflict
+        .update_from_content(store, &path, &materialized)
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(result, Some(conflict.clone()));
 
     // If the conflict is resolved, we get None back to indicate that.
-    let result =
-        update_conflict_from_content(store, &path, &conflict, b"resolved 1\nline 2\nresolved 3\n")
-            .unwrap();
+    let result = conflict
+        .update_from_content(store, &path, b"resolved 1\nline 2\nresolved 3\n")
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(result, None);
 
     // If the conflict is partially resolved, we get a new conflict back.
-    let result = update_conflict_from_content(
-        store,
-        &path,
-        &conflict,
-        b"resolved 1\nline 2\n<<<<<<<\n%%%%%%%\n-line 3\n+left 3\n+++++++\nright 3\n>>>>>>>\n",
-    )
-    .unwrap();
+    let result = conflict
+        .update_from_content(
+            store,
+            &path,
+            b"resolved 1\nline 2\n<<<<<<<\n%%%%%%%\n-line 3\n+left 3\n+++++++\nright 3\n>>>>>>>\n",
+        )
+        .unwrap();
     let new_conflict = result.unwrap();
     assert_ne!(new_conflict, conflict);
     // Calculate expected new FileIds
@@ -700,19 +702,24 @@ fn test_update_conflict_from_content_modify_delete() {
     // If the content is unchanged compared to the materialized value, we get the
     // old conflict id back.
     let mut materialized = vec![];
-    materialize_conflict(store, &path, &conflict, &mut materialized).unwrap();
-    let result = update_conflict_from_content(store, &path, &conflict, &materialized).unwrap();
+    conflict
+        .materialize(store, &path, &mut materialized)
+        .unwrap();
+    let result = conflict
+        .update_from_content(store, &path, &materialized)
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(result, Some(conflict.clone()));
 
     // If the conflict is resolved, we get None back to indicate that.
-    let result = update_conflict_from_content(store, &path, &conflict, b"resolved\n").unwrap();
+    let result = conflict
+        .update_from_content(store, &path, b"resolved\n")
+        .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(result, None);
 
     // If the conflict is modified, we get a new conflict back.
-    let result = update_conflict_from_content(
+    let result = conflict.update_from_content(
         store,
         &path,
-        &conflict,
         b"<<<<<<<\n%%%%%%%\n line 1\n-line 2 before\n+line 2 modified after\n line 3\n+++++++\n>>>>>>>\n",
     )
     .unwrap();
@@ -737,6 +744,6 @@ fn materialize_conflict_string(
     conflict: &Conflict<Option<TreeValue>>,
 ) -> String {
     let mut result: Vec<u8> = vec![];
-    materialize_conflict(store, path, conflict, &mut result).unwrap();
+    conflict.materialize(store, path, &mut result).unwrap();
     String::from_utf8(result).unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index f3dc900f7..4a2fd4080 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use jujutsu_lib::rewrite::{back_out_commit, merge_commit_trees, rebase_commit, D
 use jujutsu_lib::settings::UserSettings;
 use jujutsu_lib::tree::{merge_trees, Tree};
 use jujutsu_lib::workspace::Workspace;
-use jujutsu_lib::{conflicts, file_util, revset};
+use jujutsu_lib::{file_util, revset};
 use maplit::{hashmap, hashset};
 
 use crate::cli_util::{
@@ -1290,7 +1290,9 @@ fn cmd_cat(ui: &mut Ui, command: &CommandHelper, args: &CatArgs) -> Result<(), C
         Some(TreeValue::Conflict(id)) => {
             let conflict = repo.store().read_conflict(&path, &id)?;
             let mut contents = vec![];
-            conflicts::materialize_conflict(repo.store(), &path, &conflict, &mut contents).unwrap();
+            conflict
+                .materialize(repo.store(), &path, &mut contents)
+                .unwrap();
             ui.request_pager();
             ui.stdout_formatter().write_all(&contents)?;
         }
diff --git a/src/diff_util.rs b/src/diff_util.rs
index 55e3991e6..5285517a0 100644
--- a/src/diff_util.rs
+++ b/src/diff_util.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use jujutsu_lib::repo::{ReadonlyRepo, Repo};
 use jujutsu_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
 use jujutsu_lib::settings::UserSettings;
 use jujutsu_lib::tree::{Tree, TreeDiffIterator};
-use jujutsu_lib::{conflicts, diff, files, rewrite, tree};
+use jujutsu_lib::{diff, files, rewrite, tree};
 
 use crate::cli_util::{CommandError, WorkspaceCommandHelper};
 use crate::formatter::Formatter;
@@ -307,7 +307,9 @@ fn diff_content(
         TreeValue::Conflict(id) => {
             let conflict = repo.store().read_conflict(path, id).unwrap();
             let mut content = vec![];
-            conflicts::materialize_conflict(repo.store(), path, &conflict, &mut content).unwrap();
+            conflict
+                .materialize(repo.store(), path, &mut content)
+                .unwrap();
             Ok(content)
         }
     }
@@ -456,7 +458,9 @@ fn git_diff_part(
             mode = "100644".to_string();
             hash = id.hex();
             let conflict = repo.store().read_conflict(path, id).unwrap();
-            conflicts::materialize_conflict(repo.store(), path, &conflict, &mut content).unwrap();
+            conflict
+                .materialize(repo.store(), path, &mut content)
+                .unwrap();
         }
     }
     let hash = hash[0..10].to_string();
diff --git a/src/merge_tools.rs b/src/merge_tools.rs
index 932511d56..b34fb2842 100644
--- a/src/merge_tools.rs
+++ b/src/merge_tools.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use config::ConfigError;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use jujutsu_lib::backend::{TreeId, TreeValue};
-use jujutsu_lib::conflicts::{
-    describe_conflict, extract_file_conflict_as_single_hunk, materialize_merge_result,
-    to_file_conflict, update_conflict_from_content,
-};
+use jujutsu_lib::conflicts::materialize_merge_result;
 use jujutsu_lib::gitignore::GitIgnoreFile;
 use jujutsu_lib::matchers::EverythingMatcher;
 use jujutsu_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
@@ -161,9 +158,10 @@ pub fn run_mergetool(
         None => return Err(ConflictResolveError::PathNotFoundError(repo_path.clone())),
     };
     let conflict = tree.store().read_conflict(repo_path, &conflict_id)?;
-    let file_conflict = to_file_conflict(&conflict).ok_or_else(|| {
+    let file_conflict = conflict.to_file_conflict().ok_or_else(|| {
         let mut summary_bytes: Vec<u8> = vec![];
-        describe_conflict(&conflict, &mut summary_bytes)
+        conflict
+            .describe(&mut summary_bytes)
             .expect("Writing to an in-memory buffer should never fail");
         ConflictResolveError::NotNormalFilesError(
             repo_path.clone(),
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ pub fn run_mergetool(
             sides: file_conflict.adds().len(),
         });
     };
-    let mut content = extract_file_conflict_as_single_hunk(tree.store(), repo_path, &file_conflict);
+    let mut content = file_conflict.extract_as_single_hunk(tree.store(), repo_path);
 
     let editor = get_merge_tool_from_settings(ui, settings)?;
     let initial_output_content: Vec<u8> = if editor.merge_tool_edits_conflict_markers {
@@ -246,10 +244,9 @@ pub fn run_mergetool(
 
     let mut new_tree_value: Option<TreeValue> = None;
     if editor.merge_tool_edits_conflict_markers {
-        if let Some(new_conflict) = update_conflict_from_content(
+        if let Some(new_conflict) = conflict.update_from_content(
             tree.store(),
             repo_path,
-            &conflict,
             output_file_contents.as_slice(),
         )? {
             let new_conflict_id = tree.store().write_conflict(repo_path, &new_conflict)?;