diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -1894,10 +1894,6 @@ class localrepository(repo.repository):
                 self.hook("incoming", node=hex(cl.node(i)),
                           source=srctype, url=url)
 
-        # FIXME - why does this care about tip?
-        if newheads == oldheads:
-            bookmarks.update(self, self.dirstate.parents(), self['tip'].node())
-
         # never return 0 here:
         if newheads < oldheads:
             return newheads - oldheads - 1
diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t b/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import bookmark by name
   adding manifests
   adding file changes
   added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 1 files
+  updating bookmark Y
   (run 'hg update' to get a working copy)
   $ hg bookmarks
      Y                         0:4e3505fd9583