diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index dc6c821011..f1f2ee6020 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1527,7 +1527,6 @@ from . import gitannex
 from . import local
 from . import svn
 from . import wget
-from . import svk
 from . import ssh
 from . import sftp
 from . import perforce
@@ -1543,7 +1542,6 @@ methods.append(git.Git())
 methods.append(gitsm.GitSM())
 methods.append(gitannex.GitANNEX())
 methods.append(cvs.Cvs())
-methods.append(svk.Svk())
 methods.append(ssh.SSH())
 methods.append(sftp.SFTP())
 methods.append(perforce.Perforce())
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/svk.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/svk.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f70a3be28..0000000000
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/svk.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-# ex:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:et
-# -*- tab-width: 4; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-"""
-BitBake 'Fetch' implementations
-
-This implementation is for svk. It is based on the svn implementation
-
-"""
-
-# Copyright (C) 2006 Holger Hans Peter Freyther
-# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004  Chris Larson
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# Based on functions from the base bb module, Copyright 2003 Holger Schurig
-
-import os
-import logging
-import bb
-from   bb import data
-from   bb.fetch2 import FetchMethod
-from   bb.fetch2 import FetchError
-from   bb.fetch2 import MissingParameterError
-from   bb.fetch2 import logger
-from   bb.fetch2 import runfetchcmd
-
-class Svk(FetchMethod):
-    """Class to fetch a module or modules from svk repositories"""
-    def supports(self, ud, d):
-        """
-        Check to see if a given url can be fetched with svk.
-        """
-        return ud.type in ['svk']
-
-    def urldata_init(self, ud, d):
-
-        if not "module" in ud.parm:
-            raise MissingParameterError('module', ud.url)
-        else:
-            ud.module = ud.parm["module"]
-
-        ud.revision = ud.parm.get('rev', "")
-
-        ud.localfile = data.expand('%s_%s_%s_%s_%s.tar.gz' % (ud.module.replace('/', '.'), ud.host, ud.path.replace('/', '.'), ud.revision, ud.date), d)
-
-    def need_update(self, ud, d):
-        if ud.date == "now":
-            return True
-        if not os.path.exists(ud.localpath):
-            return True
-        return False
-
-    def download(self, ud, d):
-        """Fetch urls"""
-
-        svkroot = ud.host + ud.path
-
-        svkcmd = "svk co -r {%s} %s/%s" % (ud.date, svkroot, ud.module)
-
-        if ud.revision:
-            svkcmd = "svk co -r %s %s/%s" % (ud.revision, svkroot, ud.module)
-
-        # create temp directory
-        logger.debug(2, "Fetch: creating temporary directory")
-        bb.utils.mkdirhier(d.expand('${WORKDIR}'))
-        mktemp = d.getVar("FETCHCMD_svkmktemp", True) or d.expand("mktemp -d -q '${WORKDIR}/oesvk.XXXXXX'")
-        tmpfile, errors = bb.process.run(mktemp)
-        tmpfile = tmpfile.strip()
-        if not tmpfile:
-            logger.error()
-            raise FetchError("Fetch: unable to create temporary directory.. make sure 'mktemp' is in the PATH.", ud.url)
-
-        # check out sources there
-        os.chdir(tmpfile)
-        logger.info("Fetch " + ud.url)
-        logger.debug(1, "Running %s", svkcmd)
-        runfetchcmd(svkcmd, d, cleanup = [tmpfile])
-
-        os.chdir(os.path.join(tmpfile, os.path.dirname(ud.module)))
-        # tar them up to a defined filename
-        runfetchcmd("tar -czf %s %s" % (ud.localpath, os.path.basename(ud.module)), d, cleanup = [ud.localpath])
-
-        # cleanup
-        bb.utils.prunedir(tmpfile)