diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4f8745b3..efca81b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ***************************************************** -*- Makefile -*-
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2015 Andreas Huggel <ahuggel@gmx.net>
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2017 Andreas Huggel <ahuggel@gmx.net>
 #
 # This Makefile is part of the Exiv2 distribution.
 #
@@ -133,12 +133,9 @@ configure:
 config:
 	cd config && $(MAKE) -f config.make $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 
-xmpsdk: src/svn_version.h config/config.mk
+xmpsdk: config/config.mk
 	if test "x$(ENABLE_XMP)" = "x1"; then cd xmpsdk/src && $(MAKE) $@; fi;
 
-src/svn_version.h:
-	cd src && $(MAKE) svn_version.h
-
 mostlyclean clean: config/config.mk
 	cd src && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	cd doc && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
@@ -147,7 +144,7 @@ mostlyclean clean: config/config.mk
 	cd xmpsdk/src && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	cd config && $(MAKE) -f config.make $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	cd po && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
-	rm -f include/exiv2/exv_conf.h src/svn_version.h
+	rm -f include/exiv2/exv_conf.h
 
 # `make distclean' also removes files created by configuring
 # the program. Running `make all distclean' prepares the project
diff --git a/config/Makefile.in b/config/Makefile.in
index 4f8745b3..efca81b1 100644
--- a/config/Makefile.in
+++ b/config/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # ***************************************************** -*- Makefile -*-
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2015 Andreas Huggel <ahuggel@gmx.net>
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2017 Andreas Huggel <ahuggel@gmx.net>
 #
 # This Makefile is part of the Exiv2 distribution.
 #
@@ -133,12 +133,9 @@ configure:
 config:
 	cd config && $(MAKE) -f config.make $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 
-xmpsdk: src/svn_version.h config/config.mk
+xmpsdk: config/config.mk
 	if test "x$(ENABLE_XMP)" = "x1"; then cd xmpsdk/src && $(MAKE) $@; fi;
 
-src/svn_version.h:
-	cd src && $(MAKE) svn_version.h
-
 mostlyclean clean: config/config.mk
 	cd src && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	cd doc && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
@@ -147,7 +144,7 @@ mostlyclean clean: config/config.mk
 	cd xmpsdk/src && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	cd config && $(MAKE) -f config.make $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 	cd po && $(MAKE) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
-	rm -f include/exiv2/exv_conf.h src/svn_version.h
+	rm -f include/exiv2/exv_conf.h
 
 # `make distclean' also removes files created by configuring
 # the program. Running `make all distclean' prepares the project
diff --git a/include/exiv2/svn_version.h b/include/exiv2/svn_version.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 359f6e8a..00000000
--- a/include/exiv2/svn_version.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SVN_VERSION
-#define SVN_VERSION 0
-#endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8a8366fe..1b955140 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -227,18 +227,12 @@ ifdef DEP_TRACKING
 -include $(DEP)
 endif
 
-# Be sure to rewrite exv_conf.h and svn_version.h before compiling anything
-$(SRC): ../include/exiv2/exv_conf.h svn_version.h
+# Be sure to rewrite exv_conf.h before compiling anything
+$(SRC): ../include/exiv2/exv_conf.h
 
 ../include/exiv2/exv_conf.h: $(top_srcdir)/config/config.h
 	LC_ALL=C sed 's/#define \([A-Z]\)/#define EXV_\1/; s/#undef \([A-Z]\)/#undef EXV_\1/' < $< > $@
 
-# svn_version.h is only rewritten when the svn info | grep Revision has changed
-svn_version.h:
-	./svn_version.sh
-
-version.hpp : svn_version.h
-
 $(LIBTOOL): $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 	$(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/config.status --recheck
 
@@ -263,10 +257,6 @@ install-header:
 	              $(INSTALL_DATA) ../include/exiv2/$$p $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/$$p; \
 	    else :; fi; \
 	done ; \
-	if test -e svn_version.h; then \
-	    echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) svn_version.h $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/svn_version.h"; \
-	          $(INSTALL_DATA) svn_version.h $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/svn_version.h; \
-    fi
 
 install-lib: lib install-header
 	$(INSTALL_DIRS) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
@@ -288,7 +278,6 @@ uninstall-header:
 	    echo "$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/$$p"; \
 	    $(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/$$p; \
 	done
-	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)/svn_version.h
 	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(incdir)
 
 uninstall-lib: uninstall-header
diff --git a/src/svn_version.sh b/src/svn_version.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1e5c9eb1..00000000
--- a/src/svn_version.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-##
-# update svn_version_h when revision changes
-##
-
-svn_version_h=svn_version.h
-svn_version=$(svn info .. 2>/dev/null)
-s=$?
-
-##
-# from Jenkins, svn is almost always a disaster because
-# Jenkins SVN Plugin is 1.7 and the build machine is normally at least 1.8
-if [ "$s" == "0" ]; then
-	svn_version=$(svn info .. | grep '^Last Changed Rev' | cut -f 2 -d':' | tr -d ' ')
-    if [ -z "$svn_version"   ]; then svn_version=0 ; fi
-else
-	svn_version=0
-fi
-
-##
-# report svn_version to output
-set | grep svn_version | grep -v -e BASH | grep -v -e $svn_version_h
-
-##
-# sniff svn_version in svn_version.h and delete the file if incorrect
-if [ -e "$svn_version_h" ]; then
-	old=$(cut -f 3 -d' ' "$svn_version_h")
-	if [ "$old" != "$svn_version" ]; then
-		rm -rf "$svn_version_h"
-	fi
-fi
-
-##
-# write svn_version to file
-if [ ! -e "$svn_version_h" ]; then
-	echo "#ifndef SVN_VERSION"                > "$svn_version_h"
-	echo "#define SVN_VERSION $svn_version"  >> "$svn_version_h"
-	echo "#endif"                            >> "$svn_version_h"
-fi
-
-# That's all Folks!
-##
diff --git a/src/version.cpp b/src/version.cpp
index 45e218f9..8a21552d 100644
--- a/src/version.cpp
+++ b/src/version.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ EXIV2_RCSID("@(#) $Id$")
 #endif
 
 #include "http.hpp"
-#include "svn_version.h"
 #include "version.hpp"
 #include "makernote_int.hpp"
 
@@ -526,7 +525,6 @@ void Exiv2::dumpLibraryInfo(std::ostream& os,const exv_grep_keys_t& keys)
     output(os,keys,"version"        , __VERSION__);
     output(os,keys,"date"           , __DATE__   );
     output(os,keys,"time"           , __TIME__   );
-    output(os,keys,"svn"            , SVN_VERSION);
     output(os,keys,"ssh"            , EXV_USE_SSH);
 #if EXV_USE_CURL == 1
     std::string curl_protocols;