diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1697,10 +1697,8 @@ def locate(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
 
     ret = 1
     m = cmdutil.match(repo, pats, opts, default='relglob')
-    m.bad = lambda x,y: True
+    m.bad = lambda x,y: False
     for src, abs, rel, exact in cmdutil.walk(repo, m, node):
-        if src == 'b':
-            continue
         if not node and abs not in repo.dirstate:
             continue
         if opts['fullpath']:
@@ -2342,11 +2340,7 @@ def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
         files = []
 
         m = cmdutil.match(repo, pats, opts)
-        def bad(f, msg):
-            if f not in mf:
-                repo.ui.warn("%s: %s\n" % (m.rel(f), msg))
-            return False
-        m.bad = bad
+        m.bad = lambda x,y: False
         for src, abs, rel, exact in cmdutil.walk(repo, m):
             names[abs] = (rel, exact)
 
@@ -2354,17 +2348,18 @@ def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
 
         def badfn(path, msg):
             if path in names:
-                return True
+                return False
             path_ = path + '/'
             for f in names:
                 if f.startswith(path_):
-                    return True
+                    return False
+            repo.ui.warn("%s: %s\n" % (m.rel(path), msg))
             return False
 
         m = cmdutil.match(repo, pats, opts)
         m.bad = badfn
         for src, abs, rel, exact in cmdutil.walk(repo, m, node=node):
-            if abs in names or src == 'b':
+            if abs in names:
                 continue
             names[abs] = (rel, exact)
 
diff --git a/mercurial/dirstate.py b/mercurial/dirstate.py
--- a/mercurial/dirstate.py
+++ b/mercurial/dirstate.py
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ class dirstate(object):
         'f' the file was found in the directory tree
         'd' the file is a directory of the tree
         'm' the file was only in the dirstate and not in the tree
-        'b' file was not found and did not match badfn
 
         and st is the stat result if the file was found in the directory.
         '''
@@ -543,7 +542,7 @@ class dirstate(object):
                     if inst.errno != errno.ENOENT:
                         fwarn(ff, inst.strerror)
                     elif badfn(ff, inst.strerror) and imatch(nf):
-                        yield 'b', ff, None
+                        yield 'f', ff, None
                 continue
             if s_isdir(st.st_mode):
                 if not dirignore(nf):
diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -941,7 +941,6 @@ class localrepository(repo.repository):
         is one of:
         'f' the file was found in the directory tree
         'm' the file was only in the dirstate and not in the tree
-        'b' file was not found and matched badmatch
         '''
 
         if node:
@@ -965,7 +964,7 @@ class localrepository(repo.repository):
             for fn in ffiles:
                 if match.bad(fn, 'No such file in rev ' + short(node)) \
                         and match(fn):
-                    yield 'b', fn
+                    yield 'f', fn
         else:
             for src, fn in self.dirstate.walk(match):
                 yield src, fn
diff --git a/tests/test-revert.out b/tests/test-revert.out
--- a/tests/test-revert.out
+++ b/tests/test-revert.out
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ no changes needed to a
 %% should say file not managed
 file not managed: q
 %% should say file not found
-notfound: No such file or directory
+notfound: No such file in rev 095eacd0c0d7
 A z
 ? e.orig
 %% should add a, remove d, forget z