diff --git a/mercurial/copies.py b/mercurial/copies.py
--- a/mercurial/copies.py
+++ b/mercurial/copies.py
@@ -588,9 +588,6 @@
 
     # generate a directory move map
     d1, d2 = c1.dirs(), c2.dirs()
-    # Hack for adding '', which is not otherwise added, to d1 and d2
-    d1.addpath('/')
-    d2.addpath('/')
     invalid = set()
     dirmove = {}