diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index f6d6f7dc3b..1ca885fe3f 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ ASSUME_PROVIDED = "\
     patch-native \
     perl-native-runtime \
     python-native-runtime \
-    subversion-native \
     tar-native \
     virtual/libintl-native \
     "
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.7.2.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.7.2.bb
index a8d4f2226e..d4d56d051d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/subversion/subversion_1.7.2.bb
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 
 PR = "r1"
 
-# negative, because of new checkout format in 1.7.0 
-# and distro PREMIRRORs need to be in sync with users
-DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
-
 SRC_URI = "${APACHE_MIRROR}/${BPN}/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
            file://libtool2.patch \
 "