diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9997ee255f26e0..d068efddd4ab5c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3908,20 +3908,12 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES(Makefile, [
     {
 	AS_IF([test ${VCS+set}], [
 	    :
-	], [svn info "$srcdir" > /dev/null 2>&1], [
-	    VCS='svn'
 	], [git_dir=`$GIT --work-tree="$srcdir" --git-dir="$srcdir/.git" rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null`], [
-	    AS_IF([test -d "$git_dir/svn"], [
-		VCS='$(GIT) svn'
-	    ], [
-		VCS='$(GIT)'
-	    ])
+	    VCS='$(GIT)'
 	], [
 	    VCS='echo cannot'
 	])
 	AS_CASE("$VCS",
-		[svn],          [VCSUP='$(VCS) up $(SVNUPOPTIONS)'],
-		['$(GIT) svn'], [VCSUP='$(VCS) rebase $(GITSVNREBASEOPTIONS)'],
 		['$(GIT)'|git], [VCSUP='$(VCS) pull $(GITPULLOPTIONS)'],
 		[VCSUP='$(VCS)'])
 	sed -n \
diff --git a/win32/Makefile.sub b/win32/Makefile.sub
index ff1a86597ff499..756ee7a280e803 100644
--- a/win32/Makefile.sub
+++ b/win32/Makefile.sub
@@ -495,12 +495,7 @@ HAVE_GIT = no
 ! endif
 !endif
 
-!if exist($(srcdir)/.svn)
-VCS = svn
-VCSUP = $(VCS) up $(SVNUPOPTIONS)
-!else if exist($(srcdir)/.git/svn)
-VCS = $(GIT) svn
-VCSUP = $(VCS) rebase $(GITSVNREBASEOPTIONS)
+!if defined(VCS)
 !else if exist($(srcdir)/.git)
 VCS = $(GIT)
 VCSUP = $(VCS) pull $(GITPULLOPTIONS)