diff --git a/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst b/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst
index f8e298e7c..1141eaae6 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/compiling.rst
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ Linux
 
       cython python-dev python-numpy python-numpy-dev
 
-* Checking out the source code from version control requires either Git (install
-  ``git`` and ``git-svn``) or Subversion (install ``subversion``).
+* Checking out the source code from version control requires Git (install
+  ``git``).
 
 * The minimum compatible Cython version is 0.17. If your distribution does not
   contain a suitable version, you may be able to install a more recent version
@@ -403,11 +403,6 @@ program.
 Other Required Software
 -----------------------
 
-* Subversion
-
-  * For Windows: http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html
-  * Known to work with versions >= 1.6
-
 * SCons:
 
   * http://www.scons.org/download.php
diff --git a/doc/sphinx/faq.rst b/doc/sphinx/faq.rst
index 0ad5c139f..7351c9dd1 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/faq.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/faq.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Installation & Compilation
       * The output of the ``scons build`` and ``scons build dump`` commands
         (you can direct this output to a file by running ``scons build >buildlog.txt 2>&1``)
       * The exact version of Cantera you are trying to compile, and how it was
-        obtained (i.e. downloaded source tarball or the specific Git/SVN commit)
+        obtained (i.e. downloaded source tarball or the specific Git commit)
       * Your operating system, compiler versions, and the versions of any other
         relevant software.
 
diff --git a/include/cantera/base/config.h.in b/include/cantera/base/config.h.in
index bc2a20344..cdffa00af 100644
--- a/include/cantera/base/config.h.in
+++ b/include/cantera/base/config.h.in
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 //---------------------------- Version Flags ------------------//
 // Cantera version -> this will be a double-quoted string value
-//                    referring to branch number within svn
 %(CANTERA_VERSION)s
 
 //------------------------ Development flags ------------------//