diff --git a/portlets/create.bat b/portlets/create.bat
index 38a82b0e12ff..70932507b88c 100644
--- a/portlets/create.bat
+++ b/portlets/create.bat
@@ -5,22 +5,8 @@ if "" == "%2" goto errorCreate
 
 call ant -Dportlet.name=%1 -Dportlet.display.name=%2 create
 
-svn add %1-portlet
-
-cd %1-portlet\docroot\WEB-INF
-
-svn ps svn:ignore -F .cvsignore .
-
-svn remove --force .cvsignore
-
-cd ..
-
-cd ..
-
 rem call ant deploy
 
-cd ..
-
 goto end
 
 :errorCreate
diff --git a/portlets/create.sh b/portlets/create.sh
index fa4a48f2f62b..154d20fb392e 100755
--- a/portlets/create.sh
+++ b/portlets/create.sh
@@ -17,18 +17,6 @@ fi
 
 ant -Dportlet.name=$1 -Dportlet.display.name=\"$2\" create
 
-svn add $1-portlet
-
-cd $1-portlet/docroot/WEB-INF
-
-svn ps svn:ignore -F .cvsignore .
-
-svn remove --force .cvsignore
-
-cd ..
-
-cd ..
-
 #ant deploy
 
 exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/portlets/search-and-invite-portlet/docroot/WEB-INF/.cvsignore b/portlets/search-and-invite-portlet/docroot/WEB-INF/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d366d2ebb315..000000000000
--- a/portlets/search-and-invite-portlet/docroot/WEB-INF/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-classes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/create.bat b/themes/create.bat
index 390dc2ba5175..2072ae16cbcb 100644
--- a/themes/create.bat
+++ b/themes/create.bat
@@ -5,28 +5,8 @@ if "" == "%2" goto errorCreate
 
 call ant -Dtheme.name=%1 -Dtheme.display.name=%2 create
 
-svn add %1-theme
-
-cd %1-theme\docroot
-
-svn ps svn:ignore -F .cvsignore .
-
-svn remove --force .cvsignore
-
-cd WEB-INF
-
-svn ps svn:ignore -F .cvsignore .
-
-svn remove --force .cvsignore
-
-cd ..
-
-cd ..
-
 rem call ant deploy
 
-cd ..
-
 goto end
 
 :errorCreate
diff --git a/themes/create.sh b/themes/create.sh
index 09aee5e65be2..44c058cd5d13 100755
--- a/themes/create.sh
+++ b/themes/create.sh
@@ -17,24 +17,6 @@ fi
 
 ant -Dtheme.name=$1 -Dtheme.display.name=\"$2\" create
 
-svn add $1-theme
-
-cd $1-theme/docroot
-
-svn ps svn:ignore -F .cvsignore .
-
-svn remove --force .cvsignore
-
-cd WEB-INF
-
-svn ps svn:ignore -F .cvsignore .
-
-svn remove --force .cvsignore
-
-cd ..
-
-cd ..
-
 #ant deploy
 
 exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/theme_tmpl/docroot/.cvsignore b/tools/theme_tmpl/docroot/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6231829ddbd5..000000000000
--- a/tools/theme_tmpl/docroot/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-css
-images
-javascript
-templates
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/theme_tmpl/docroot/WEB-INF/.cvsignore b/tools/theme_tmpl/docroot/WEB-INF/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d366d2ebb315..000000000000
--- a/tools/theme_tmpl/docroot/WEB-INF/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-classes
\ No newline at end of file