diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index eea3df362a..137ba0d99a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ git-annex (10.20250321) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     configured as annex-cluster-node, warn and avoid writing bad data to
     the git-annex branch.
   * Fix build without the assistant.
+  * fsck: Avoid complaining about required content of dead repositories.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:27:11 -0400
 
diff --git a/Command/Fsck.hs b/Command/Fsck.hs
index a6b6e54875..50c21149b3 100644
--- a/Command/Fsck.hs
+++ b/Command/Fsck.hs
@@ -375,11 +375,13 @@ verifyRequiredContent key ai@(ActionItemAssociatedFile afile _) = case afile of
 	-- Can't be checked if there's no associated file.
 	AssociatedFile Nothing -> return True
 	AssociatedFile (Just _) -> do
-		requiredlocs <- S.fromList . M.keys <$> requiredContentMap
-		if S.null requiredlocs
+		requiredlocs <- filterM notdead =<< (M.keys <$> requiredContentMap)
+		if null requiredlocs
 			then return True
-			else go requiredlocs
+			else go (S.fromList requiredlocs)
   where
+	notdead u = (/=) DeadTrusted <$> lookupTrust u
+
 	go requiredlocs = do
 		presentlocs <- S.fromList <$> loggedLocations key
 		missinglocs <- filterM
diff --git a/doc/bugs/fsck_complains_about_requires_of_dead_repos.mdwn b/doc/bugs/fsck_complains_about_requires_of_dead_repos.mdwn
index c73a886d46..62578ad8e9 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/fsck_complains_about_requires_of_dead_repos.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/fsck_complains_about_requires_of_dead_repos.mdwn
@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ local repository version: 10
 ### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
 
 Best invention since sliced bread.
+
+> Good catch! [[fixed|done]] --[[Joey]]