diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62afef2347..8670081adf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ git-status
 git-stripspace
 git-submodule
 git-svn
-git-svnimport
 git-symbolic-ref
 git-tag
 git-tar-tree
diff --git a/Documentation/cmd-list.perl b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
index 1061fd8bcd..8d21d423e5 100755
--- a/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
+++ b/Documentation/cmd-list.perl
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ git-status                              mainporcelain
 git-stripspace                          purehelpers
 git-submodule                           mainporcelain
 git-svn                                 foreignscminterface
-git-svnimport                           foreignscminterface
 git-symbolic-ref                        plumbingmanipulators
 git-tag                                 mainporcelain
 git-tar-tree                            plumbinginterrogators
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72f5ef43ce..eb98d91bdf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ SCRIPT_SH = \
 SCRIPT_PERL = \
 	git-add--interactive.perl \
 	git-archimport.perl git-cvsimport.perl git-relink.perl \
-	git-cvsserver.perl git-remote.perl \
-	git-svnimport.perl git-cvsexportcommit.perl \
+	git-cvsserver.perl git-remote.perl git-cvsexportcommit.perl \
 	git-send-email.perl git-svn.perl
 
 SCRIPTS = $(patsubst %.sh,%,$(SCRIPT_SH)) \
diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index e760930740..599b2fc571 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ __git_commands ()
 		ssh-*)            : transport;;
 		stripspace)       : plumbing;;
 		svn)              : import export;;
-		svnimport)        : import;;
 		symbolic-ref)     : plumbing;;
 		tar-tree)         : deprecated;;
 		unpack-file)      : plumbing;;
diff --git a/git-svnimport.perl b/contrib/examples/git-svnimport.perl
similarity index 100%
rename from git-svnimport.perl
rename to contrib/examples/git-svnimport.perl
diff --git a/Documentation/git-svnimport.txt b/contrib/examples/git-svnimport.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/git-svnimport.txt
rename to contrib/examples/git-svnimport.txt