diff --git a/cmd/dump.go b/cmd/dump.go
index 1a7adf1..0394c75 100644
--- a/cmd/dump.go
+++ b/cmd/dump.go
@@ -15,19 +15,11 @@ func dump(config config) error {
 }
 
 func _dump(writer io.Writer, filepaths []string, tags []string, search, rootDisplay string) error {
-	var root pttodo.Root
-
-	for _, filepath := range filepaths {
-		subroot, err := pttodo.NewRootFromFile(filepath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		subroot.MoveScheduledToTodo()
-		root.MergeIn(subroot)
+	root, err := pttodo.NewRootFromFiles(filepaths...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	root.MoveScheduledToTodo()
-
 	var v interface{} = root
 	switch rootDisplay {
 	case DUMP_ALL: