diff --git a/mercurial/context.py b/mercurial/context.py
--- a/mercurial/context.py
+++ b/mercurial/context.py
@@ -1747,7 +1747,6 @@
                         unknown=False):
         '''Gets the status from the dirstate -- internal use only.'''
         listignored, listclean, listunknown = ignored, clean, unknown
-        match = match or matchmod.always(self._repo.root, self._repo.getcwd())
         subrepos = []
         if '.hgsub' in self:
             subrepos = sorted(self.substate)
@@ -1980,7 +1979,6 @@
         Uncommitted files appear "clean" via this context, even if
         they aren't actually so in the working directory.
         """
-        match = match or matchmod.always(self._repo.root, self._repo.getcwd())
         if clean:
             clean = [f for f in self._manifest if f not in self._changedset]
         else: