diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -951,6 +951,15 @@
                     mresult.addfile(
                         f, mergestatemod.ACTION_REMOVE, None, b'other deleted',
                     )
+                    if branchmerge:
+                        # the file must be absent after merging,
+                        # howeber the user might make
+                        # the file reappear using revert and if they does,
+                        # we force create a new node
+                        mresult.addcommitinfo(
+                            f, b'MERGE_DELETE_CANDIDATE', b'yes'
+                        )
+
             else:  # file not in ancestor, not in remote
                 rename_found = False
                 for source, dest in branch_copies1.dirmove.items():
@@ -1097,6 +1106,14 @@
                     None,
                     b'local not present, remote unchanged',
                 )
+                if branchmerge:
+                    # the file must be absent after merging
+                    # however the user might make
+                    # the file reappear using revert and if they does,
+                    # we force create a new node
+                    mresult.addcommitinfo(
+                        f, b'MERGE_DELETE_CANDIDATE', b'yes'
+                    )
 
     # make sure actions for rename destination are there and if not
     # add them
diff --git a/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t b/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
--- a/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
+++ b/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
@@ -681,7 +681,9 @@
   $ ls -1
   other-file
   $ hg debugmergestate
-  no merge state found
+  local (working copy): adfd88e5d7d3d3e22bdd26512991ee64d59c1d8f
+  other (merge rev): 5e3eccec60d88f94a7ba57c351f32cb24c15fe0c
+  extra: the-file (MERGE_DELETE_CANDIDATE = yes)
 
 (merging two deletion together → no conflict)
 
@@ -720,7 +722,9 @@
   $ ls -1
   other-file
   $ hg debugmergestate
-  no merge state found
+  local (working copy): a4e0e44229dc130be2915b92c957c093f8c7ee3e
+  other (merge rev): 5e3eccec60d88f94a7ba57c351f32cb24c15fe0c
+  extra: the-file (MERGE_DELETE_CANDIDATE = yes)
 
 (merging two "keeping" together → no conflict)
 
@@ -763,7 +767,9 @@
   other-file
   the-file
   $ hg debugmergestate
-  no merge state found
+  local (working copy): 5e3eccec60d88f94a7ba57c351f32cb24c15fe0c
+  other (merge rev): a4e0e44229dc130be2915b92c957c093f8c7ee3e
+  extra: the-file (MERGE_DELETE_CANDIDATE = yes)
 
 (merging two "keeping" together → no conflict)