--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py	Mon Dec 08 15:41:54 2014 -0800
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py	Sat Dec 13 13:33:48 2014 -0500
@@ -189,8 +189,15 @@
                 # are removing the file.
                 if isaddremove:
                     ui.status(_('removing %s\n') % f)
-                util.unlinkpath(repo.wjoin(f), ignoremissing=True)
-            lfdirstate.remove(f)
+
+            if not opts.get('dry_run'):
+                if not after:
+                    util.unlinkpath(repo.wjoin(f), ignoremissing=True)
+                lfdirstate.remove(f)
+
+        if opts.get('dry_run'):
+            return result
+
         lfdirstate.write()
         remove = [lfutil.standin(f) for f in remove]
         # If this is being called by addremove, let the original addremove