diff --git a/mercurial/changelog.py b/mercurial/changelog.py
--- a/mercurial/changelog.py
+++ b/mercurial/changelog.py
@@ -404,12 +404,6 @@
         self.filteredrevs = frozenset()
         self._copiesstorage = opener.options.get(b'copies-storage')
 
-    def strip(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # XXX make something better than assert
-        # We can't expect proper strip behavior if we are filtered.
-        assert not self.filteredrevs
-        super(changelog, self).strip(*args, **kwargs)
-
     def rev(self, node):
         """filtered version of revlog.rev"""
         r = super(changelog, self).rev(node)
diff --git a/mercurial/repoview.py b/mercurial/repoview.py
--- a/mercurial/repoview.py
+++ b/mercurial/repoview.py
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@
                 revs = self._checknofilteredinrevs(revs)
             return super(filteredchangelog, self).headrevs(revs)
 
+        def strip(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            # XXX make something better than assert
+            # We can't expect proper strip behavior if we are filtered.
+            assert not self.filteredrevs
+            super(filteredchangelog, self).strip(*args, **kwargs)
+
     cl.__class__ = filteredchangelog
 
     return cl