diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index e15616e198d..8c27424f617 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@ if  env['OURPLATFORM']=='darwin':
                 dn.remove('.svn')
             if '_svn' in dn:
                 dn.remove('_svn')
+            if '.git' in df:
+                df.remove('.git')
             dir=env['BF_INSTALLDIR']+dp[len(bundledir):]
             source=[dp+os.sep+f for f in df]
             blenderinstall.append(env.Install(dir=dir,source=source))
@@ -813,10 +815,8 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']!='darwin':
         scriptpaths=['release/scripts']
         for scriptpath in scriptpaths:
             for dp, dn, df in os.walk(scriptpath):
-                if '.svn' in dn:
-                    dn.remove('.svn')
-                if '_svn' in dn:
-                    dn.remove('_svn')
+                if '.git' in df:
+                    df.remove('.git')
                 if '__pycache__' in dn:  # py3.2 cache dir
                     dn.remove('__pycache__')
 
@@ -840,8 +840,6 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']!='darwin':
             # cycles python code
             dir=os.path.join(env['BF_INSTALLDIR'], VERSION, 'scripts', 'addons','cycles')
             source=os.listdir('intern/cycles/blender/addon')
-            if '.svn' in source: source.remove('.svn')
-            if '_svn' in source: source.remove('_svn')
             if '__pycache__' in source: source.remove('__pycache__')
             source=['intern/cycles/blender/addon/'+s for s in source]
             scriptinstall.append(env.Install(dir=dir,source=source))
@@ -849,8 +847,6 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']!='darwin':
             # cycles kernel code
             dir=os.path.join(env['BF_INSTALLDIR'], VERSION, 'scripts', 'addons','cycles', 'kernel')
             source=os.listdir('intern/cycles/kernel')
-            if '.svn' in source: source.remove('.svn')
-            if '_svn' in source: source.remove('_svn')
             if '__pycache__' in source: source.remove('__pycache__')
             source.remove('kernel.cpp')
             source.remove('CMakeLists.txt')
@@ -867,16 +863,12 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']!='darwin':
             # svm
             dir=os.path.join(env['BF_INSTALLDIR'], VERSION, 'scripts', 'addons','cycles', 'kernel', 'svm')
             source=os.listdir('intern/cycles/kernel/svm')
-            if '.svn' in source: source.remove('.svn')
-            if '_svn' in source: source.remove('_svn')
             if '__pycache__' in source: source.remove('__pycache__')
             source=['intern/cycles/kernel/svm/'+s for s in source]
             scriptinstall.append(env.Install(dir=dir,source=source))
             # closure
             dir=os.path.join(env['BF_INSTALLDIR'], VERSION, 'scripts', 'addons','cycles', 'kernel', 'closure')
             source=os.listdir('intern/cycles/kernel/closure')
-            if '.svn' in source: source.remove('.svn')
-            if '_svn' in source: source.remove('_svn')
             if '__pycache__' in source: source.remove('__pycache__')
             source=['intern/cycles/kernel/closure/'+s for s in source]
             scriptinstall.append(env.Install(dir=dir,source=source))
@@ -884,8 +876,6 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']!='darwin':
             # licenses
             dir=os.path.join(env['BF_INSTALLDIR'], VERSION, 'scripts', 'addons','cycles', 'license')
             source=os.listdir('intern/cycles/doc/license')
-            if '.svn' in source: source.remove('.svn')
-            if '_svn' in source: source.remove('_svn')
             if '__pycache__' in source: source.remove('__pycache__')
             source.remove('CMakeLists.txt')
             source=['intern/cycles/doc/license/'+s for s in source]
@@ -920,11 +910,6 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']!='darwin':
         colormanagement = os.path.join('release', 'datafiles', 'colormanagement')
 
         for dp, dn, df in os.walk(colormanagement):
-            if '.svn' in dn:
-                dn.remove('.svn')
-            if '_svn' in dn:
-                dn.remove('_svn')
-
             dir = os.path.join(env['BF_INSTALLDIR'], VERSION, 'datafiles')
             dir += os.sep + os.path.basename(colormanagement) + dp[len(colormanagement):]
 
@@ -946,10 +931,8 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']!='darwin':
 
         for intpath in internationalpaths:
             for dp, dn, df in os.walk(intpath):
-                if '.svn' in dn:
-                    dn.remove('.svn')
-                if '_svn' in dn:
-                    dn.remove('_svn')
+                if '.git' in df:
+                    df.remove('.git')
 
                 # we only care about release/datafiles/fonts, release/datafiles/locales
                 if check_path(dp, "fonts"):
@@ -984,10 +967,6 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']=='linux':
     icontargetlist = []
 
     for tp, tn, tf in os.walk('release/freedesktop/icons'):
-        if '.svn' in tn:
-            tn.remove('.svn')
-        if '_svn' in tn:
-            tn.remove('_svn')
         for f in tf:
             iconlist.append(os.path.join(tp, f))
             icontargetlist.append( os.path.join(*([env['BF_INSTALLDIR']] + tp.split(os.sep)[2:] + [f])) )
@@ -1013,10 +992,6 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']=='linuxcross':
 textlist = []
 texttargetlist = []
 for tp, tn, tf in os.walk('release/text'):
-    if '.svn' in tn:
-        tn.remove('.svn')
-    if '_svn' in tn:
-        tn.remove('_svn')
     for f in tf:
         textlist.append(tp+os.sep+f)
 
diff --git a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
index 495399b43cb..cb745d46fa4 100644
--- a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ if(WITH_PYTHON)
 	install(
 		DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/scripts
 		DESTINATION ${TARGETDIR_VER}
-		PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
+		PATTERN ".git" EXCLUDE
 		PATTERN "__pycache__" EXCLUDE
 		PATTERN "${ADDON_EXCLUDE_CONDITIONAL}" EXCLUDE
 		PATTERN "${FREESTYLE_EXCLUDE_CONDITIONAL}" EXCLUDE
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ if(WITH_INTERNATIONAL)
 		DIRECTORY
 			${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/datafiles/fonts
 		DESTINATION ${TARGETDIR_VER}/datafiles
-		PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
 	)
 
 	set(_locale_dir "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/datafiles/locale")
@@ -370,7 +369,6 @@ if(WITH_OPENCOLORIO)
 	install(
 		DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/datafiles/colormanagement
 		DESTINATION ${TARGETDIR_VER}/datafiles
-		PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
 	)
 endif()
 
@@ -447,7 +445,6 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 				${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/freedesktop/icons/48x48
 				${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/release/freedesktop/icons/256x256
 			DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor
-			PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
 			PATTERN "*.svg" EXCLUDE
 		)
 		install(
@@ -737,6 +734,7 @@ elseif(APPLE)
 		install(
 			DIRECTORY ${from}
 			DESTINATION ${to}
+			PATTERN ".git" EXCLUDE
 			PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE
 			PATTERN "*.pyc" EXCLUDE
 			PATTERN "*.pyo" EXCLUDE