--- a/hgext/evolve.py	Mon Jun 29 02:30:27 2015 -0700
+++ b/hgext/evolve.py	Wed Jun 24 16:38:24 2015 -0700
@@ -1849,12 +1849,6 @@
         ui.write_err(msg)
         return 2
     other = others[0]
-    if divergent.phase() <= phases.public:
-        msg = _("skipping %s: we can't resolve divergence from the public side\n") % divergent
-        ui.write_err(msg)
-        hint = _("(%s is public, try from %s)\n" % (divergent, other))
-        ui.write_err(hint)
-        return 2
     if len(other.parents()) > 1:
         msg = _("skipping %s: divergent changeset can't be a merge (yet)\n" % divergent)
         ui.write_err(msg)