diff --git a/maven-scm-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/plugin/CheckoutMojoTest.java b/maven-scm-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/plugin/CheckoutMojoTest.java
index 354d6eeed..f3d00cbe2 100644
--- a/maven-scm-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/plugin/CheckoutMojoTest.java
+++ b/maven-scm-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/scm/plugin/CheckoutMojoTest.java
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ public void testExcludeInclude() throws Exception {
         assertFalse(new File(checkoutDir, "readme.txt").exists());
         assertFalse(new File(checkoutDir, "src/test").exists());
         assertTrue(new File(checkoutDir, "src/main/java").exists());
-        // olamy those files not exists anymore with svn 1.7
-        // assertTrue( new File( checkoutDir, "src/main/java/.svn" ).exists() );
-        // assertTrue( new File( checkoutDir, "src/main/.svn" ).exists() );
     }
 
     @Test