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diff --git a/tests/revwalk/mergebase.c b/tests/revwalk/mergebase.c
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--- a/tests/revwalk/mergebase.c
+++ b/tests/revwalk/mergebase.c
@@ -492,3 +492,22 @@ void test_revwalk_mergebase__octopus_merge_branch(void)
  *
  *       a
  */
+
+void test_revwalk_mergebase__remove_redundant(void)
+{
+	git_repository *repo;
+	git_oid one, two, base;
+	git_oidarray result = {NULL, 0};
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_repository_open(&repo, cl_fixture("redundant.git")));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&one, "d89137c93ba1ee749214ff4ce52ae9137bc833f9"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&two, "91f4b95df4a59504a9813ba66912562931d990e3"));
+	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&base, "6cb1f2352d974e1c5a776093017e8772416ac97a"));
+
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge_bases(&result, repo, &one, &two));
+	cl_assert_equal_i(1, result.count);
+	cl_assert_equal_oid(&base, &result.ids[0]);
+
+	git_repository_free(repo);
+}