diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ def resolverevlogstorevfsoptions(ui, req
     options[b'sparse-read-min-gap-size'] = srmingapsize
 
     sparserevlog = requirementsmod.SPARSEREVLOG_REQUIREMENT in requirements
-    options[b'sparse-revlog'] = sparserevlog
+    delta_config.sparse_revlog = sparserevlog
     if sparserevlog:
         options[b'generaldelta'] = True
 
diff --git a/mercurial/revlog.py b/mercurial/revlog.py
--- a/mercurial/revlog.py
+++ b/mercurial/revlog.py
@@ -630,8 +630,6 @@ class revlog:
         mmapindexthreshold = None
         if self._mmaplargeindex:
             mmapindexthreshold = self.data_config.mmap_index_threshold
-        if b'sparse-revlog' in opts:
-            self.delta_config.sparse_revlog = bool(opts[b'sparse-revlog'])
         if self.delta_config.sparse_revlog:
             # sparse-revlog forces sparse-read
             self.data_config.with_sparse_read = True
diff --git a/tests/test-revlog-raw.py b/tests/test-revlog-raw.py
--- a/tests/test-revlog-raw.py
+++ b/tests/test-revlog-raw.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ tvfs = vfs.vfs(encoding.environ.get(b'TE
 tvfs.options = {
     b'generaldelta': True,
     b'revlogv1': True,
-    b'sparse-revlog': True,
+    b'delta-config': revlog.DeltaConfig(sparse_revlog=True),
 }