diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -189,21 +189,16 @@ def removelargefiles(ui, repo, isaddremo
         result = warn(added, _('not removing %s: file has been marked for add'
                                ' (use forget to undo)\n')) or result
 
-    for f in sorted(remove):
-        if ui.verbose or not m.exact(f):
-            ui.status(_('removing %s\n') % m.rel(f))
-
     # Need to lock because standin files are deleted then removed from the
     # repository and we could race in-between.
     wlock = repo.wlock()
     try:
         lfdirstate = lfutil.openlfdirstate(ui, repo)
-        for f in remove:
-            if not after:
-                # If this is being called by addremove, notify the user that we
-                # are removing the file.
-                if isaddremove:
-                    ui.status(_('removing %s\n') % f)
+        for f in sorted(remove):
+            if isaddremove:
+                ui.status(_('removing %s\n') % f)
+            elif ui.verbose or not m.exact(f):
+                ui.status(_('removing %s\n') % m.rel(f))
 
             if not opts.get('dry_run'):
                 if not after:
diff --git a/tests/test-largefiles.t b/tests/test-largefiles.t
--- a/tests/test-largefiles.t
+++ b/tests/test-largefiles.t
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ Test addremove with -R
   $ echo "testing addremove with patterns" > testaddremove.dat
   $ echo "normaladdremove" > normaladdremove
   $ cd ..
-  $ hg -R a addremove
+  $ hg -R a -v addremove
   removing sub/large4
   adding a/testaddremove.dat as a largefile (glob)
   removing normal3