--- a/hgext3rd/evolve/rewriteutil.py	Mon Nov 04 01:30:50 2019 +0530
+++ b/hgext3rd/evolve/rewriteutil.py	Mon Nov 04 00:18:55 2019 +0530
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     node,
     obsolete,
     obsutil,
-    phases,
     revset,
     util,
 )
@@ -139,9 +138,6 @@
     if len(roots) > 1:
         raise error.Abort(_(b"cannot fold non-linear revisions "
                             b"(multiple roots given)"))
-    root = repo[roots.first()]
-    if root.phase() <= phases.public:
-        raise error.Abort(_(b"cannot fold public revisions"))
     heads = repo.revs(b'heads(%ld)', revs)
     if len(heads) > 1:
         raise error.Abort(_(b"cannot fold non-linear revisions "
@@ -158,6 +154,7 @@
             hint = _(b'set experimental.evolution.allowdivergence=yes'
                      b' to allow folding them')
             raise error.Abort(msg, hint=hint)
+    root = repo[roots.first()]
     # root's p1 is already used as the target ctx p1
     baseparents -= {root.p1().rev()}
     p2 = repo[baseparents.first()]