--- a/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgConflictsListDialog.py	Tue Jan 12 17:19:02 2021 +0100
+++ b/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgConflictsListDialog.py	Tue Jan 12 20:03:30 2021 +0100
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 conflicts.
 """
 
-import os
-
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, Qt, QPoint
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QAbstractButton, QDialogButtonBox, QHeaderView, QTreeWidgetItem,
@@ -83,25 +81,14 @@
         
         super(HgConflictsListDialog, self).show()
     
-    def start(self, path):
+    def start(self):
         """
         Public slot to start the tags command.
-        
-        @param path name of directory to list conflicts for (string)
         """
         self.errorGroup.hide()
         QApplication.processEvents()
             
         self.intercept = False
-        dname, fname = self.vcs.splitPath(path)
-        
-        # find the root of the repo
-        self.__repodir = dname
-        while not os.path.isdir(
-                os.path.join(self.__repodir, self.vcs.adminDir)):
-            self.__repodir = os.path.dirname(self.__repodir)
-            if os.path.splitdrive(self.__repodir)[1] == os.sep:
-                return
         
         self.activateWindow()
         self.raise_()
@@ -220,7 +207,7 @@
         self.buttonBox.button(QDialogButtonBox.Cancel).setDefault(True)
         
         self.refreshButton.setEnabled(False)
-        self.start(self.__repodir)
+        self.start()
     
     @pyqtSlot(QTreeWidgetItem, int)
     def on_conflictsList_itemDoubleClicked(self, item, column):