diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 73f9cef..b5a0b19 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ include g-octave.1
 include g-octave.html
 include scripts/*
 recursive-include g_octave/tinderbox *
-recursive-include g_octave/svn *
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include tests *
 prune docs/_build/
 include docs/_build/.keep
 exclude g_octave/tinderbox/*.pyc
-exclude g_octave/svn/*.pyc
 exclude tests/*.pyc