diff --git a/tests/test-uncommit.t b/tests/test-uncommit.t
--- a/tests/test-uncommit.t
+++ b/tests/test-uncommit.t
@@ -474,25 +474,10 @@
   $ hg init issue5977
   $ cd issue5977
   $ echo 'super critical info!' > a
-  $ hg ci -Am 'add a'
+  $ echo 'foo' > b
+  $ hg ci -Am 'add b'
   adding a
-  $ echo 'foo' > b
-  $ hg add b
-  $ hg status
-  A b
-  $ hg unc a
-  note: keeping empty commit
-  $ cat a
-  super critical info!
-  $ hg log
-  changeset:   1:656ba143d384
-  tag:         tip
-  parent:      -1:000000000000
-  user:        test
-  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  summary:     add a
-  
-  $ hg ci -Am 'add b'
+  adding b
   $ echo 'foo bar' > b
   $ hg unc b
   abort: uncommitted changes
@@ -500,16 +485,10 @@
   [255]
   $ hg unc --allow-dirty-working-copy b
   $ hg log
-  changeset:   3:30fa958635b2
+  changeset:   1:0aa852043fdc
   tag:         tip
-  parent:      1:656ba143d384
+  parent:      -1:000000000000
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
   summary:     add b
   
-  changeset:   1:656ba143d384
-  parent:      -1:000000000000
-  user:        test
-  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  summary:     add a
-