diff --git a/mercurial/merge.py b/mercurial/merge.py
--- a/mercurial/merge.py
+++ b/mercurial/merge.py
@@ -571,8 +571,11 @@ def manifestmerge(repo, wctx, p2, pa, br
 
     return actions
 
+actionpriority = dict((m, p) for p, m in enumerate(
+    ['r', 'f', 'g', 'a', 'k', 'm', 'dm', 'dg', 'dr', 'cd', 'dc', 'rd', 'e']))
+
 def actionkey(a):
-    return a[1] in "rf" and -1 or 0, a
+    return actionpriority[a[1]], a
 
 def getremove(repo, mctx, overwrite, args):
     """apply usually-non-interactive updates to the working directory
@@ -848,16 +851,16 @@ def recordupdates(repo, actions, branchm
 
     for a in actions:
         f, m, args, msg = a
-        if m == "r": # remove
+        if m == "r": # remove (must come first)
             if branchmerge:
                 repo.dirstate.remove(f)
             else:
                 repo.dirstate.drop(f)
+        elif m == "f": # forget (must come first)
+            repo.dirstate.drop(f)
         elif m == "a": # re-add
             if not branchmerge:
                 repo.dirstate.add(f)
-        elif m == "f": # forget
-            repo.dirstate.drop(f)
         elif m == "e": # exec change
             repo.dirstate.normallookup(f)
         elif m == "k": # keep
diff --git a/tests/test-graft.t b/tests/test-graft.t
--- a/tests/test-graft.t
+++ b/tests/test-graft.t
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ Graft out of order, skipping a merge and
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: True, partial: False
    ancestor: 4c60f11aa304, local: 6b9e5368ca4e+, remote: 97f8bfe72746
+   e: remote is newer -> g
    b: keep -> k
-   e: remote is newer -> g
   getting e
   updating: e 1/1 files (100.00%)
   e
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ Graft out of order, skipping a merge and
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: True, partial: False
    ancestor: 4c60f11aa304, local: 1905859650ec+, remote: 9c233e8e184d
+   d: remote is newer -> g
    b: keep -> k
-   d: remote is newer -> g
    e: versions differ -> m
     preserving e for resolve of e
   getting d
diff --git a/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t b/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
--- a/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
+++ b/tests/test-merge-criss-cross.t
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ The other way around:
    f2: picking 'get' action
   end of auction
   
+   f2: remote is newer -> g
    f1: keep -> k
-   f2: remote is newer -> g
   getting f2
   updating: f2 1/1 files (100.00%)
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
diff --git a/tests/test-rename-merge1.t b/tests/test-rename-merge1.t
--- a/tests/test-rename-merge1.t
+++ b/tests/test-rename-merge1.t
@@ -36,22 +36,22 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: af1939970a1c, local: 044f8520aeeb+, remote: 85c198ef2f6c
-   a2: divergent renames -> dr
+   b2: remote created -> g
    b: remote moved from a -> m
     preserving a for resolve of b
-   b2: remote created -> g
+   a2: divergent renames -> dr
   removing a
   getting b2
   updating: b2 1/3 files (33.33%)
-  updating: a2 2/3 files (66.67%)
-  note: possible conflict - a2 was renamed multiple times to:
-   c2
-   b2
-  updating: b 3/3 files (100.00%)
+  updating: b 2/3 files (66.67%)
   picked tool 'internal:merge' for b (binary False symlink False)
   merging a and b to b
   my b@044f8520aeeb+ other b@85c198ef2f6c ancestor a@af1939970a1c
    premerge successful
+  updating: a2 3/3 files (100.00%)
+  note: possible conflict - a2 was renamed multiple times to:
+   c2
+   b2
   1 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
 
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ Check for issue3074
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 19d7f95df299, local: 0084274f6b67+, remote: 5d32493049f0
+   newfile: remote created -> g
    file: rename and delete -> rd
-   newfile: remote created -> g
   getting newfile
   updating: newfile 1/2 files (50.00%)
   updating: file 2/2 files (100.00%)
diff --git a/tests/test-rename-merge2.t b/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
--- a/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
+++ b/tests/test-rename-merge2.t
@@ -379,20 +379,20 @@ m "um a c" "um x c" "      " "10 do merg
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 02963e448370+, remote: fe905ef2c33e
-   a: divergent renames -> dr
    c: remote created -> g
    rev: versions differ -> m
     preserving rev for resolve of rev
+   a: divergent renames -> dr
   getting c
   updating: c 1/3 files (33.33%)
-  updating: a 2/3 files (66.67%)
+  updating: rev 2/3 files (66.67%)
+  picked tool 'python ../merge' for rev (binary False symlink False)
+  merging rev
+  my rev@02963e448370+ other rev@fe905ef2c33e ancestor rev@924404dff337
+  updating: a 3/3 files (100.00%)
   note: possible conflict - a was renamed multiple times to:
    b
    c
-  updating: rev 3/3 files (100.00%)
-  picked tool 'python ../merge' for rev (binary False symlink False)
-  merging rev
-  my rev@02963e448370+ other rev@fe905ef2c33e ancestor rev@924404dff337
   1 files updated, 1 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   (branch merge, don't forget to commit)
   --------------
@@ -746,9 +746,9 @@ m "nm a b" "um x a" "      " "22 get a, 
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: True, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: 924404dff337, local: 02963e448370+, remote: 2b958612230f
+   c: remote created -> g
    b: local copied/moved from a -> m
     preserving b for resolve of b
-   c: remote created -> g
    rev: versions differ -> m
     preserving rev for resolve of rev
   getting c
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ 8  f  (f)  f   f   "remote differs from 
    ancestor: e6cb3cf11019, local: ec44bf929ab5+, remote: c62e34d0b898
   remote changed 8/f which local deleted
   use (c)hanged version or leave (d)eleted? c
+   8/f: prompt recreating -> g
    0/f: versions differ -> m
     preserving 0/f for resolve of 0/f
    1/g: versions differ -> m
@@ -856,7 +857,6 @@ 8  f  (f)  f   f   "remote differs from 
     preserving 6/g for resolve of 6/g
    7/f: remote differs from untracked local -> m
     preserving 7/f for resolve of 7/f
-   8/f: prompt recreating -> g
   removing 4/f
   getting 8/f
   $ hg mani
diff --git a/tests/test-up-local-change.t b/tests/test-up-local-change.t
--- a/tests/test-up-local-change.t
+++ b/tests/test-up-local-change.t
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: False, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: c19d34741b0a, local: c19d34741b0a+, remote: 1e71731e6fbb
+   b: remote created -> g
    a: versions differ -> m
     preserving a for resolve of a
-   b: remote created -> g
   getting b
   updating: b 1/2 files (50.00%)
   updating: a 2/2 files (100.00%)
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@
   resolving manifests
    branchmerge: False, force: False, partial: False
    ancestor: c19d34741b0a, local: c19d34741b0a+, remote: 1e71731e6fbb
+   b: remote created -> g
    a: versions differ -> m
     preserving a for resolve of a
-   b: remote created -> g
   getting b
   updating: b 1/2 files (50.00%)
   updating: a 2/2 files (100.00%)