--- a/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/StripExtension/strip.py	Tue Jan 12 17:19:02 2021 +0100
+++ b/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/StripExtension/strip.py	Tue Jan 12 20:03:30 2021 +0100
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 Module implementing the strip extension interface.
 """
 
-import os
-
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog
 
 from ..HgExtension import HgExtension
@@ -28,29 +26,20 @@
         """
         super(Strip, self).__init__(vcs)
     
-    def hgStrip(self, name, rev=""):
+    def hgStrip(self, rev=""):
         """
         Public method to strip revisions from a repository.
         
-        @param name file/directory name
-        @type str
         @param rev revision to strip from
         @type str
         @return flag indicating that the project should be reread
         @rtype bool
         """
-        # find the root of the repo
-        repodir = self.vcs.splitPath(name)[0]
-        while not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(repodir, self.vcs.adminDir)):
-            repodir = os.path.dirname(repodir)
-            if os.path.splitdrive(repodir)[1] == os.sep:
-                return False
-        
         from .HgStripDialog import HgStripDialog
         res = False
-        dlg = HgStripDialog(self.vcs.hgGetTagsList(repodir),
-                            self.vcs.hgGetBranchesList(repodir),
-                            self.vcs.hgGetBookmarksList(repodir),
+        dlg = HgStripDialog(self.vcs.hgGetTagsList(),
+                            self.vcs.hgGetBranchesList(),
+                            self.vcs.hgGetBookmarksList(),
                             rev)
         if dlg.exec() == QDialog.Accepted:
             rev, bookmark, force, noBackup, keep = dlg.getData()
@@ -71,7 +60,7 @@
             dia = HgDialog(
                 self.tr("Stripping changesets from repository"),
                 self.vcs)
-            res = dia.startProcess(args, repodir)
+            res = dia.startProcess(args)
             if res:
                 dia.exec()
                 res = dia.hasAddOrDelete()