diff -r 54810b543bf4 -r 79c08d17a3d7 hgext3rd/topic/__init__.py
--- a/hgext3rd/topic/__init__.py	Wed Mar 30 22:05:49 2016 -0700
+++ b/hgext3rd/topic/__init__.py	Wed Mar 30 22:25:17 2016 -0700
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import contextlib
 import re
 
 from mercurial.i18n import _
@@ -92,28 +91,8 @@
     discovery.modsetup(ui)
     setupimportexport(ui)
 
-@contextlib.contextmanager
-def usetopicmap(repo):
-    """use awful monkey patching to update the topic cache"""
-    oldbranchcache = branchmap.branchcache
-    oldfilename = branchmap._filename
-    oldread = branchmap.read
-    oldcaches = getattr(repo, '_branchcaches', {})
-    try:
-        branchmap.branchcache = topicmap.topiccache
-        branchmap._filename = topicmap._filename
-        branchmap.read = topicmap.readtopicmap
-        repo._branchcaches = getattr(repo, '_topiccaches', {})
-        yield
-        repo._topiccaches = repo._branchcaches
-    finally:
-        repo._branchcaches = oldcaches
-        branchmap.branchcache = oldbranchcache
-        branchmap._filename = oldfilename
-        branchmap.read = oldread
-
 def cgapply(orig, repo, *args, **kwargs):
-    with usetopicmap(repo):
+    with topicmap.usetopicmap(repo):
         return orig(repo, *args, **kwargs)
 
 def reposetup(ui, repo):
@@ -148,7 +127,7 @@
                 not self.currenttopic):
                 # we are amending and need to remove a topic
                 del ctx.extra()[constants.extrakey]
-            with usetopicmap(self):
+            with topicmap.usetopicmap(self):
                 return orig.commitctx(self, ctx, error=error)
 
         @property
@@ -166,12 +145,12 @@
         def branchmap(self, topic=True):
             if not topic:
                 super(topicrepo, self).branchmap()
-            with usetopicmap(self):
+            with topicmap.usetopicmap(self):
                 branchmap.updatecache(self)
             return self._topiccaches[self.filtername]
 
         def destroyed(self, *args, **kwargs):
-            with usetopicmap(self):
+            with topicmap.usetopicmap(self):
                 return super(topicrepo, self).destroyed(*args, **kwargs)
 
         def invalidatecaches(self):