--- a/hgext3rd/evolve/cmdrewrite.py	Thu Mar 07 01:57:43 2019 +0530
+++ b/hgext3rd/evolve/cmdrewrite.py	Mon Mar 25 15:44:44 2019 -0700
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
     try:
         wlock = repo.wlock()
         lock = repo.lock()
-        rewriteutil.precheck(repo, revs, 'touch')
+        rewriteutil.precheck(repo, revs, 'prune')
         tr = repo.transaction('prune')
         # defines pruned changesets
         precs = []