diff --git a/gclient_scm.py b/gclient_scm.py
index e0b7b259d..18811c453 100644
--- a/gclient_scm.py
+++ b/gclient_scm.py
@@ -628,8 +628,6 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
             raise gclient_utils.Error("Unsupported argument(s): %s" %
                                       ",".join(args))
 
-        self._CheckMinVersion("1.6.6")
-
         url, deps_revision = gclient_utils.SplitUrlRevision(self.url)
         revision = deps_revision
         managed = True
@@ -1385,13 +1383,6 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
             # whitespace between projects when syncing.
             self.Print('')
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _CheckMinVersion(min_version):
-        (ok, current_version) = scm.GIT.AssertVersion(min_version)
-        if not ok:
-            raise gclient_utils.Error('git version %s < minimum required %s' %
-                                      (current_version, min_version))
-
     def _EnsureValidHeadObjectOrCheckout(self, revision, options, url):
         # Special case handling if all 3 conditions are met:
         # * the mirros have recently changed, but deps destination remains same,
diff --git a/scm.py b/scm.py
index 2c98290c5..5dc9583ad 100644
--- a/scm.py
+++ b/scm.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 """SCM-specific utility classes."""
 
-import distutils.version
 import glob
 import io
 import os
@@ -489,14 +488,3 @@ class GIT(object):
         if sha_only:
             return sha == rev.lower()
         return True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def AssertVersion(cls, min_version):
-        """Asserts git's version is at least min_version."""
-        if cls.current_version is None:
-            current_version = cls.Capture(['--version'], '.')
-            matched = re.search(r'git version (.+)', current_version)
-            cls.current_version = distutils.version.LooseVersion(
-                matched.group(1))
-        min_version = distutils.version.LooseVersion(min_version)
-        return (min_version <= cls.current_version, cls.current_version)
diff --git a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
index 3b3c8794c..5f1adf14b 100755
--- a/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
+++ b/tests/gclient_scm_test.py
@@ -635,7 +635,6 @@ class ManagedGitWrapperTestCaseMock(unittest.TestCase):
         self.backup_base_path = os.path.join(self.root_dir,
                                              'old_%s.git' % self.relpath)
         mock.patch('gclient_scm.scm.GIT.ApplyEnvVars').start()
-        mock.patch('gclient_scm.GitWrapper._CheckMinVersion').start()
         mock.patch('gclient_scm.GitWrapper._Fetch').start()
         mock.patch('gclient_scm.GitWrapper._DeleteOrMove').start()
         mock.patch('sys.stdout', StringIO()).start()
diff --git a/tests/scm_unittest.py b/tests/scm_unittest.py
index 8e4a3f4c2..e0b1a6d61 100755
--- a/tests/scm_unittest.py
+++ b/tests/scm_unittest.py
@@ -34,25 +34,6 @@ class GitWrapperTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mockCapture.assert_called_with(['config', 'user.email'],
                                        cwd=self.root_dir)
 
-    @mock.patch('scm.GIT.Capture')
-    def testAssertVersion(self, mockCapture):
-        cases = [
-            ('1.7', True),
-            ('1.7.9', True),
-            ('1.7.9.foo-bar-baz', True),
-            ('1.8', True),
-            ('1.6.9', False),
-        ]
-        for expected_version, expected_ok in cases:
-
-            class GIT(scm.GIT):
-                pass
-
-            mockCapture.return_value = 'git version ' + expected_version
-            ok, version = GIT.AssertVersion('1.7')
-            self.assertEqual(expected_ok, ok)
-            self.assertEqual(expected_version, version)
-
     def testRefToRemoteRef(self):
         remote = 'origin'
         refs = {