diff --git a/rust/hg-core/src/dirstate/dirs_multiset.rs b/rust/hg-core/src/dirstate/dirs_multiset.rs
--- a/rust/hg-core/src/dirstate/dirs_multiset.rs
+++ b/rust/hg-core/src/dirstate/dirs_multiset.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 //! A multiset of directory names.
 //!
 //! Used to counts the references to directories in a manifest or dirstate.
-use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
+use std::collections::hash_map::{Entry, Iter};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::ops::Deref;
 use {DirsIterable, DirstateEntry, DirstateMapError};
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
@@ -18,14 +17,6 @@
     inner: HashMap<Vec<u8>, u32>,
 }
 
-impl Deref for DirsMultiset {
-    type Target = HashMap<Vec<u8>, u32>;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.inner
-    }
-}
-
 impl DirsMultiset {
     /// Initializes the multiset from a dirstate or a manifest.
     ///
@@ -132,6 +123,22 @@
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub fn contains_key(&self, key: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        self.inner.contains_key(key)
+    }
+
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter<Vec<u8>, u32> {
+        self.inner.iter()
+    }
+
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.inner.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Option<&u32> {
+        self.inner.get(key)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]