diff --git a/lib/src/rewrite.rs b/lib/src/rewrite.rs
index 58b0462a6..d073c7303 100644
--- a/lib/src/rewrite.rs
+++ b/lib/src/rewrite.rs
@@ -305,33 +305,18 @@ impl<'settings, 'repo> DescendantRebaser<'settings, 'repo> {
                 let local_target = self.mut_repo.get_local_branch(branch_name).unwrap();
                 for old_add in local_target.adds() {
                     if old_add == old_commit_id {
-                        branch_updates.push((branch_name.clone(), true));
-                    }
-                }
-                for old_add in local_target.removes() {
-                    if old_add == old_commit_id {
-                        // Arguments reversed for removes
-                        branch_updates.push((branch_name.clone(), false));
+                        branch_updates.push(branch_name.clone());
                     }
                 }
             }
             let (old_target, new_target) =
                 DescendantRebaser::ref_target_update(old_commit_id.clone(), new_commit_ids);
-            for (branch_name, is_add) in branch_updates {
-                if is_add {
-                    self.mut_repo.merge_single_ref(
-                        &RefName::LocalBranch(branch_name),
-                        Some(&old_target),
-                        Some(&new_target),
-                    );
-                } else {
-                    // Arguments reversed for removes
-                    self.mut_repo.merge_single_ref(
-                        &RefName::LocalBranch(branch_name),
-                        Some(&new_target),
-                        Some(&old_target),
-                    );
-                }
+            for branch_name in branch_updates {
+                self.mut_repo.merge_single_ref(
+                    &RefName::LocalBranch(branch_name),
+                    Some(&old_target),
+                    Some(&new_target),
+                );
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_rewrite.rs b/lib/tests/test_rewrite.rs
index cb23bc8c5..aa8140d70 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_rewrite.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_rewrite.rs
@@ -1122,9 +1122,9 @@ fn test_rebase_descendants_rewrite_updates_branch_conflict() {
     let test_repo = testutils::init_repo(&settings, false);
     let repo = &test_repo.repo;
 
-    // Branch "main" is a conflict removing commit A and adding commit B and C.
+    // Branch "main" is a conflict removing commit A and adding commits B and C.
     // A gets rewritten as A2 and A3. B gets rewritten as B2 and B2. The branch
-    // should become a conflict removing A2, A3, and B, and adding A, B2, B3, C.
+    // should become a conflict removing A and B, and adding B2, B3, C.
     let mut tx = repo.start_transaction("test");
     let mut graph_builder = CommitGraphBuilder::new(&settings, tx.mut_repo());
     let commit_a = graph_builder.initial_commit();
@@ -1156,14 +1156,9 @@ fn test_rebase_descendants_rewrite_updates_branch_conflict() {
     assert_eq!(
         tx.mut_repo().get_local_branch("main"),
         Some(RefTarget::Conflict {
-            removes: vec![
-                commit_a2.id().clone(),
-                commit_a3.id().clone(),
-                commit_b.id().clone(),
-            ],
+            removes: vec![commit_a.id().clone(), commit_b.id().clone()],
             adds: vec![
                 commit_c.id().clone(),
-                commit_a.id().clone(),
                 commit_b2.id().clone(),
                 commit_b3.id().clone(),
             ]