diff --git a/mercurial/similar.py b/mercurial/similar.py
--- a/mercurial/similar.py
+++ b/mercurial/similar.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def _findexactmatches(repo, added, remov
 
     # Get hashes of removed files.
     hashes = {}
-    for i, fctx in enumerate(removed):
+    for i, fctx in enumerate(reversed(removed)):
         repo.ui.progress(_('searching for exact renames'), i, total=numfiles,
                          unit=_('files'))
         h = hashlib.sha1(fctx.data()).digest()
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def _findsimilarmatches(repo, added, rem
             if data is None:
                 data = _ctxdata(r)
             myscore = _score(a, data)
-            if myscore >= bestscore:
+            if myscore > bestscore:
                 copies[a] = (r, myscore)
     repo.ui.progress(_('searching'), None)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-addremove-similar.t b/tests/test-addremove-similar.t
--- a/tests/test-addremove-similar.t
+++ b/tests/test-addremove-similar.t
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pick one from many identical files
   removing 8
   removing 9
   adding a
-  recording removal of 9 as rename to a (100% similar)
+  recording removal of 0 as rename to a (100% similar)
   $ hg revert -aq
 
 pick one from many similar files
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pick one from many similar files
   removing 8
   removing 9
   adding a
-  recording removal of 9 as rename to a (99% similar)
+  recording removal of 0 as rename to a (99% similar)
   $ hg commit -m 'always the same file should be selected'
 
 should all fail