diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
index 705daae67d..d29043eb7d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Src\StdMutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\StdThread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\StringUtil.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="Src\svnrev.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="Src\svnrev_template.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\SymbolDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\SysConf.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\Thread.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
index fecf4819f6..0922d00196 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Src\stdafx.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\StdThread.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\StringUtil.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="Src\svnrev.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="Src\svnrev_template.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\SymbolDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\SysConf.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Src\Thread.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js b/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js
index 7d7290c75b..a4b2369ca6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/make_scmrev.h.js
@@ -44,12 +44,11 @@ function GetFirstStdOutLine(cmd)
 	}
 }
 
-function GetRevFromFile(f)
+function GetFileContents(f)
 {
 	try
 	{
-		// read the current hash
-		return oFS.OpenTextFile(f).ReadAll().match(/SCM_REV_STR\s+"([0-9a-f]+)/)[1];
+		return oFS.OpenTextFile(f).ReadAll();
 	}
 	catch (e)
 	{
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ var out_contents =
 	"#define SCM_IS_MASTER " + isMaster + "\n";
 
 // check if file needs updating
-if (revision == GetRevFromFile(outfile))
+if (out_contents == GetFileContents(outfile))
 {
 	WScript.Echo(outfile + " doesn't need updating (already at " + revision + ")");
 }