diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index ef16cae73758..d3452fd3cef7 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 *.cpp  diff=cpp
 *.hpp  diff=cpp
 *.py   diff=python
-. svn-properties=svn:executable=tools/tools/git/git-svn-init