diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 4d8a16ddc..ba2380754 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ Mapnik 0.7.0 Release
 
 - Python: Fixed potential crash if pycairo support is enabled but python-cairo module is missing (#392)
 
-- Python: Added 'mapnik.mapnik_svn_revision()' function to svn revision of Mapnik was compiled at.
-
 - Python: Added 'mapnik.has_pycairo()' function to test for pycairo support (r1278) (#284)
 
 - Python: Added 'mapnik.register_plugins()' and 'mapnik.register_fonts()' functions (r1256)
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 11dcd1869..1230fdd62 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ pickle_store = [# Scons internal variables
         'PYTHON_INSTALL_LOCATION',
         'PYTHON_SYS_PREFIX',
         'COLOR_PRINT',
-        'SVN_REVISION',
         'HAS_CAIRO',
         'HAS_PYCAIRO',
         'HAS_LIBXML2',
@@ -983,7 +982,6 @@ if not preconfigured:
     env['CAIROMM_CPPPATHS'] = []
     env['HAS_PYCAIRO'] = False
     env['HAS_LIBXML2'] = False
-    env['SVN_REVISION'] = None
     env['LIBMAPNIK_LIBS'] = []
     env['LIBMAPNIK_CPPATHS'] = []
     env['LIBMAPNIK_CXXFLAGS'] = []
@@ -1432,13 +1430,6 @@ if not preconfigured:
         else :
             common_cxx_flags = '-D%s ' % env['PLATFORM'].upper()
 
-        svn_version = call('svnversion')
-        if not svn_version == 'exported':
-            pattern = r'(\d+)(.*)'
-            try:
-                env['SVN_REVISION'] = re.match(pattern,svn_version).groups()[0]
-            except: pass
-            
         # Mac OSX (Darwin) special settings
         if env['PLATFORM'] == 'Darwin':
             pthread = ''
diff --git a/bindings/python/build.py b/bindings/python/build.py
index 5e0b1faad..5a3c4af98 100644
--- a/bindings/python/build.py
+++ b/bindings/python/build.py
@@ -185,12 +185,6 @@ if env['HAS_PYCAIRO']:
     py_env.ParseConfig('pkg-config --cflags pycairo')
     py_env.Append(CXXFLAGS = '-DHAVE_PYCAIRO')
 
-if env['SVN_REVISION']:
-    sources.remove('mapnik_python.cpp')
-    env2 = py_env.Clone()
-    env2.Append(CXXFLAGS='-DSVN_REVISION=%s' % env['SVN_REVISION'])
-    sources.insert(0,env2.SharedObject('mapnik_python.cpp'))
-
 _mapnik = py_env.LoadableModule('mapnik/_mapnik', sources, LIBS=libraries, LDMODULEPREFIX='', LDMODULESUFFIX='.so',LINKFLAGS=linkflags)
 
 Depends(_mapnik, env.subst('../../src/%s' % env['MAPNIK_LIB_NAME']))
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
index 9ca7fcf0a..49744a53e 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik/__init__.py
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ __all__ = [
     #   version and environment
     'mapnik_version_string',
     'mapnik_version',
-    'mapnik_svn_revision',
     'has_cairo',
     'has_pycairo',
     #   factory methods
diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp
index 70b361e75..768bb6686 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_python.cpp
@@ -331,15 +331,6 @@ unsigned mapnik_version()
     return MAPNIK_VERSION;
 }
 
-unsigned mapnik_svn_revision()
-{
-#if defined(SVN_REVISION)
-    return SVN_REVISION;
-#else
-    return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 // indicator for jpeg read/write support within libmapnik
 bool has_jpeg()
 {
@@ -633,7 +624,6 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(_mapnik)
 
     def("save_map_to_string", &save_map_to_string, save_map_to_string_overloads());
     def("mapnik_version", &mapnik_version,"Get the Mapnik version number");
-    def("mapnik_svn_revision", &mapnik_svn_revision,"Get the Mapnik svn revision");
     def("has_jpeg", &has_jpeg, "Get jpeg read/write support status");
     def("has_cairo", &has_cairo, "Get cairo library status");
     def("has_pycairo", &has_pycairo, "Get pycairo module status");
diff --git a/utils/mapnik-config/build.py b/utils/mapnik-config/build.py
index 341fd9c30..c86d3b5e7 100644
--- a/utils/mapnik-config/build.py
+++ b/utils/mapnik-config/build.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ CONFIG_OTHER_INCLUDES='%(other_includes)s'
 CONFIG_FONTS='%(fonts)s'
 CONFIG_INPUT_PLUGINS='%(input_plugins)s'
 CONFIG_GIT_REVISION='%(git_revision)s'
-CONFIG_SVN_REVISION='%(svn_revision)s'
 
 CONFIG_JSON="{
   \\"prefix\\": \\"${CONFIG_PREFIX}\\",
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ CONFIG_JSON="{
   \\"fonts\\": \\"${CONFIG_FONTS}\\",
   \\"input_plugins\\": \\"${CONFIG_INPUT_PLUGINS}\\",
   \\"git_revision\\": \\"${CONFIG_GIT_REVISION}\\",
-  \\"svn_revision\\": ${CONFIG_SVN_REVISION},
 }"
 
 '''
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ configuration = {
     "other_includes": other_includes,
     "fonts": config_env['MAPNIK_FONTS'],
     "input_plugins": config_env['MAPNIK_INPUT_PLUGINS'],
-    "svn_revision": config_env['SVN_REVISION'],
     "git_revision": git_revision,
     "version": config_env['MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING'],
 }
diff --git a/utils/mapnik-config/mapnik-config.template.sh b/utils/mapnik-config/mapnik-config.template.sh
index 222402cf9..b2e32c56b 100755
--- a/utils/mapnik-config/mapnik-config.template.sh
+++ b/utils/mapnik-config/mapnik-config.template.sh
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
       echo ${CONFIG_GIT_REVISION}
       ;;
 
-    --svn-revision)
-      echo ${CONFIG_SVN_REVISION}
-      ;;
-
     --help)
       usage 0
       ;;