diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ff52aedc..dc7f2f71 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
    version. use 'osc pull' to repair the broken link.
  - osc my request is showing now also requests from other people target to
    myself
- - new "osc revert" command to make a server side revert of code
 
  #
  # Features which require OBS 1.7
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 1f79f8da..f5aee923 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -3333,64 +3333,6 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-    @cmdln.option('-r', '--revision', metavar='rev',
-                        help='show log of the specified revision')
-    @cmdln.option('-m', '--message', metavar='TEXT',
-                  help='specify message TEXT')
-    def do_revert(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
-        """${cmd_name}: Revert package sources to a former state
-
-        The command revert to a former state. It goes back just one
-        revision when no other is specified.
-
-        Usage:
-            osc revert (inside working copy)
-            osc revert remote_project remote_package
-
-        ${cmd_option_list}
-        """
-
-        args = slash_split(args)
-        if len(args) == 0:
-            wd = os.curdir
-            project = store_read_project(wd)
-            package = store_read_package(wd)
-            apiurl = store_read_apiurl(wd)
-            update_local_dir = 1
-        elif len(args) < 2:
-            raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Too few arguments (required none or two)')
-        elif len(args) > 2:
-            raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Too many arguments (required none or two)')
-        else:
-            apiurl = conf.config['apiurl']
-            project = args[0]
-            package = args[1]
-            update_local_dir = 0
-
-        rev, dummy = parseRevisionOption(opts.revision)
-        if not rev:
-            rev = int(show_upstream_rev(apiurl, project, package)) - 1
-            if not rev or int(rev) <= 0:
-               print >>sys.stderr, 'Can not revert for %s %s' % (project, package)
-               sys.exit(1)
-        elif not checkRevision(project, package, rev, apiurl):
-            print >>sys.stderr, 'Revision \'%s\' does not exist' % rev
-            sys.exit(1)
-
-        if opts.message:
-            message=opts.message
-        else:
-            message="Revert to revsion %s" % rev
-
-        r = copy_pac(apiurl, project, package,
-                     apiurl, project, package,
-                     revision=rev, comment=message)
-        print r
-        if update_local_dir == 1:
-           pac = findpacs(wd)[0]
-           pac.update()
-
-
     @cmdln.option('-r', '--revision', metavar='rev',
                         help='show log of the specified revision')
     @cmdln.option('', '--csv', action='store_true',