diff --git a/cbuildbot/commands.py b/cbuildbot/commands.py
index cd06be2..5318897 100644
--- a/cbuildbot/commands.py
+++ b/cbuildbot/commands.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 """Module containing the various individual commands a builder can run."""
 
+import base64
 import collections
 import fnmatch
 import glob
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@
 from chromite.cbuildbot import constants
 from chromite.cros.tests import cros_vm_test
 from chromite.lib import cros_build_lib
-from chromite.lib import gclient
 from chromite.lib import git
+from chromite.lib import gob_util
 from chromite.lib import gs
 from chromite.lib import locking
 from chromite.lib import osutils
@@ -1803,15 +1804,13 @@
                 os.path.join(archive_dir, STATEFUL_FILE))
 
 
-def GetChromeLKGM(svn_revision):
-  """Returns the ChromeOS LKGM from Chrome given the SVN revision."""
-  svn_url = '/'.join([gclient.GetBaseURLs()[0], constants.SVN_CHROME_LKGM])
-  svn_revision_args = []
-  if svn_revision:
-    svn_revision_args = ['-r', str(svn_revision)]
-
-  svn_cmd = ['svn', 'cat', svn_url] + svn_revision_args
-  return cros_build_lib.RunCommand(svn_cmd, capture_output=True).output.strip()
+def GetChromeLKGM(revision):
+  """Returns the ChromeOS LKGM from Chrome given the git revision."""
+  revision = revision or 'refs/heads/master'
+  lkgm_url_path = '%s/+/%s/%s?format=text' % (
+      constants.CHROMIUM_SRC_PROJECT, revision, constants.PATH_TO_CHROME_LKGM)
+  contents_b64 = gob_util.FetchUrl(constants.EXTERNAL_GOB_HOST, lkgm_url_path)
+  return base64.b64decode(contents_b64).strip()
 
 
 def SyncChrome(build_root, chrome_root, useflags, tag=None, revision=None):
diff --git a/cbuildbot/commands_unittest.py b/cbuildbot/commands_unittest.py
index 6f1cd95..5cda241 100755
--- a/cbuildbot/commands_unittest.py
+++ b/cbuildbot/commands_unittest.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 """Unittests for commands."""
 
+import base64
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 from chromite.lib import cros_test_lib
 from chromite.lib import gs
 from chromite.lib import git
+from chromite.lib import gob_util
 from chromite.lib import osutils
 from chromite.lib import partial_mock
 from chromite.scripts import pushimage
@@ -353,15 +355,17 @@
     self.assertCommandContains(['./build_image'])
 
   def _TestChromeLKGM(self, chrome_revision):
-    """Helper method for testing the GetChromeLKGM method.
-
-    Args:
-      chrome_revision: either a number or None.
-    """
+    """Helper method for testing the GetChromeLKGM method."""
     chrome_lkgm = '3322.0.0'
-    output = '\n\n%s\n' % chrome_lkgm
-    self.rc.AddCmdResult(partial_mock.In('svn'), output=output)
-    self.assertEqual(chrome_lkgm, commands.GetChromeLKGM(chrome_revision))
+    url = '%s/+/%s/%s?format=text' % (
+        constants.CHROMIUM_SRC_PROJECT,
+        chrome_revision or 'refs/heads/master',
+        constants.PATH_TO_CHROME_LKGM)
+    with mock.patch.object(
+        gob_util, 'FetchUrl',
+        return_value=base64.b64encode(chrome_lkgm)) as patcher:
+      self.assertEqual(chrome_lkgm, commands.GetChromeLKGM(chrome_revision))
+      patcher.assert_called_with(constants.EXTERNAL_GOB_HOST, url)
 
   def testChromeLKGM(self):
     """Verifies that we can get the chrome lkgm without a chrome revision."""
@@ -369,8 +373,7 @@
 
   def testChromeLKGMWithRevision(self):
     """Verifies that we can get the chrome lkgm with a chrome revision."""
-    self._TestChromeLKGM(1234)
-    self.assertCommandContains(['svn', 'cat', '-r', '1234'])
+    self._TestChromeLKGM('deadbeef' * 5)
 
   def testAbortCQHWTests(self):
     commands.AbortCQHWTests('my-version', debug=False)
diff --git a/cbuildbot/constants.py b/cbuildbot/constants.py
index c4833e0..b61d17a 100644
--- a/cbuildbot/constants.py
+++ b/cbuildbot/constants.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 
 CORP_DOMAIN = 'corp.google.com'
 GOLO_DOMAIN = 'golo.chromium.org'
+CHROME_DOMAIN = 'chrome.' + CORP_DOMAIN
 
 GOB_HOST = '%s.googlesource.com'
 
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@
 CHROMITE_URL = '%s/%s' % (EXTERNAL_GOB_URL, CHROMITE_PROJECT)
 CHROMIUM_SRC_PROJECT = 'chromium/src'
 CHROMIUM_GOB_URL = '%s/%s.git' % (EXTERNAL_GOB_URL, CHROMIUM_SRC_PROJECT)
+CHROME_INTERNAL_PROJECT = 'chrome/src-internal'
+CHROME_INTERNAL_GOB_URL = '%s/%s.git' % (
+    INTERNAL_GOB_URL, CHROME_INTERNAL_PROJECT)
 
 MANIFEST_PROJECT = 'chromiumos/manifest'
 MANIFEST_INT_PROJECT = 'chromeos/manifest-internal'
diff --git a/cbuildbot/stages/sync_stages.py b/cbuildbot/stages/sync_stages.py
index c64c984..cc899ef 100644
--- a/cbuildbot/stages/sync_stages.py
+++ b/cbuildbot/stages/sync_stages.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 from chromite.cbuildbot.stages import build_stages
 from chromite.lib import commandline
 from chromite.lib import cros_build_lib
-from chromite.lib import gclient
 from chromite.lib import git
 from chromite.lib import osutils
 from chromite.lib import patch as cros_patch
@@ -644,7 +643,8 @@
 
   def GetLatestChromeVersion(self):
     """Returns the version of Chrome to uprev."""
-    return cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.GetLatestRelease(gclient.GetBaseURLs()[0])
+    return cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.GetLatestRelease(
+        constants.CHROMIUM_GOB_URL)
 
   @failures_lib.SetFailureType(failures_lib.InfrastructureFailure)
   def PerformStage(self):
diff --git a/lib/cros_build_lib.py b/lib/cros_build_lib.py
index 2c642ed..b1e310a 100644
--- a/lib/cros_build_lib.py
+++ b/lib/cros_build_lib.py
@@ -761,6 +761,14 @@
   return domain if domain else 'localdomain'
 
 
+def HostIsCIBuilder(fq_hostname=None):
+  """Return True iff a host is a continuous-integration builder."""
+  if not fq_hostname:
+    fq_hostname = GetHostName(fully_qualified=True)
+  return (fq_hostname.endswith('.' + constants.GOLO_DOMAIN) or
+          fq_hostname.endswith('.' + constants.CHROME_DOMAIN))
+
+
 def TimedCommand(functor, *args, **kwargs):
   """Wrapper for simple log timing of other python functions.
 
diff --git a/lib/gclient.py b/lib/gclient.py
index 28c770e..1089e39 100644
--- a/lib/gclient.py
+++ b/lib/gclient.py
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 
 import os
 import pprint
-import re
 
+from chromite.cbuildbot import constants
 from chromite.lib import cros_build_lib
+from chromite.lib import git
 from chromite.lib import osutils
 
 CHROME_COMMITTER_URL = 'svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome'
@@ -34,68 +35,37 @@
   return None
 
 
-def _UseGoloMirror():
-  """Check whether to use the golo.chromium.org mirrors.
-
-  This function returns whether or not we should use the mirrors from
-  golo.chromium.org, which we presume are only accessible from within
-  that subdomain, and a few other known exceptions.
-  """
-  host = cros_build_lib.GetHostName(fully_qualified=True)
-  GOLO_SUFFIXES = [
-      '.golo.chromium.org',
-      '.chrome.corp.google.com',
-  ]
-  return any([host.endswith(s) for s in GOLO_SUFFIXES])
-
-
-def GetBaseURLs():
-  """Get the base URLs for checking out Chromium and Chrome."""
-  if _UseGoloMirror():
-    external_url = '%s/chrome' % SVN_MIRROR_URL
-    internal_url = '%s/chrome-internal' % SVN_MIRROR_URL
-  else:
-    external_url = 'http://src.chromium.org/svn'
-    internal_url = 'svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome-internal'
-
-  return external_url, internal_url
-
-
-def GetTipOfTrunkSvnRevision(svn_url):
-  """Returns the current svn revision for the chrome tree."""
-  cmd = ['svn', 'info', svn_url]
-  svn_info = cros_build_lib.RunCommand(cmd, redirect_stdout=True).output
-
-  revision_re = re.compile(r'^Revision:\s+(\d+)')
-  for line in svn_info.splitlines():
-    match = revision_re.match(line)
-    if match:
-      svn_revision = match.group(1)
-      cros_build_lib.Info('Found SVN Revision %s' % svn_revision)
-      return svn_revision
-
-  raise Exception('Could not find revision information from %s' % svn_url)
-
-
 def _GetGclientURLs(internal, rev):
-  """Get the URLs to use in gclient file.
+  """Get the URLs and deps_file values to use in gclient file.
 
   See WriteConfigFile below.
   """
   results = []
-  external_url, internal_url = GetBaseURLs()
 
-  if rev is None or isinstance(rev, (int, long)):
-    rev_str = '@%s' % rev if rev else ''
-    results.append(('src', '%s/trunk/src%s' % (external_url, rev_str)))
+  if rev is None or git.IsSHA1(rev):
+    # Regular chromium checkout; src may float to origin/master or be pinned.
+    url = constants.CHROMIUM_GOB_URL
+    if rev:
+      url += ('@' + rev)
+    # TODO(szager): .DEPS.git will eventually be deprecated in favor of DEPS.
+    # When that happens, this could should continue to work, because gclient
+    # will fall back to DEPS if .DEPS.git doesn't exist.  Eventually, this
+    # code should be cleaned up to stop referring to non-existent .DEPS.git.
+    results.append(('src', url, '.DEPS.git'))
     if internal:
-      results.append(('src-internal', '%s/trunk/src-internal' % internal_url))
+      results.append(
+          ('src-internal', constants.CHROME_INTERNAL_GOB_URL, '.DEPS.git'))
   elif internal:
-    # TODO(petermayo): Fall back to the archive directory if needed.
-    primary_url = '%s/trunk/tools/buildspec/releases/%s' % (internal_url, rev)
-    results.append(('CHROME_DEPS', primary_url))
+    # Internal buildspec: check out the buildspec repo and set deps_file to
+    # the path to the desired release spec.
+    url = constants.INTERNAL_GOB_URL + '/chrome/tools/buildspec.git'
+    results.append(('CHROME_DEPS', url, 'releases/%s/.DEPS.git' % rev))
   else:
-    results.append(('CHROMIUM_DEPS', '%s/releases/%s' % (external_url, rev)))
+    # External buildspec: use the main chromium src repository, pinned to the
+    # release tag, with deps_file set to .DEPS.git (which is created by
+    # publish_deps.py).
+    url = constants.CHROMIUM_GOB_URL + '@refs/tags/' + rev
+    results.append(('src', url, '.DEPS.git'))
 
   return results
 
@@ -106,20 +76,17 @@
   See WriteConfigFile below.
   """
   urls = _GetGclientURLs(internal, rev)
-  custom_deps, custom_vars = {}, {}
-  if _UseGoloMirror():
-    custom_vars.update({
-      'svn_url': SVN_MIRROR_URL,
-      'webkit_trunk': '%s/webkit-readonly/trunk' % SVN_MIRROR_URL,
-      'googlecode_url': SVN_MIRROR_URL + '/%s',
-      'gsutil': SVN_MIRROR_URL + '/gsutil',
-      'sourceforge_url': SVN_MIRROR_URL + '/%(repo)s'
-    })
-
-  solutions = [{'name': name,
-                'url': url,
-                'custom_deps': custom_deps,
-                'custom_vars': custom_vars} for (name, url) in urls]
+  solutions = []
+  for (name, url, deps_file) in urls:
+    solution = {
+        'name': name,
+        'url': url,
+        'custom_deps': {},
+        'custom_vars': {},
+    }
+    if deps_file:
+      solution['deps_file'] = deps_file
+    solutions.append(solution)
   return solutions
 
 
@@ -129,8 +96,15 @@
   See WriteConfigFile below.
   """
   solutions = _GetGclientSolutions(internal=internal, rev=rev)
-  return 'solutions = %s\n' % pprint.pformat(solutions)
+  result = 'solutions = %s\n' % pprint.pformat(solutions)
 
+  # Horrible hack, I will go to hell for this.  The bots need to have a git
+  # cache set up; but how can we tell whether this code is running on a bot
+  # or a developer's machine?
+  if cros_build_lib.HostIsCIBuilder():
+    result += "cache_dir = '/b/git-cache'\n"
+
+  return result
 
 def WriteConfigFile(gclient, cwd, internal, rev):
   """Initialize the specified directory as a gclient checkout.
@@ -142,9 +116,10 @@
     gclient: Path to gclient.
     cwd: Directory to sync.
     internal: Whether you want an internal checkout.
-    rev: Revision or tag to use. If None, use the latest from trunk. If this is
-      a number, use the specified revision. If this is a string, use the
-      specified tag.
+    rev: Revision or tag to use.
+        - If None, use the latest from trunk.
+        - If this is a sha1, use the specified revision.
+        - Otherwise, treat this as a chrome version string.
   """
   spec = _GetGclientSpec(internal=internal, rev=rev)
   cmd = [gclient, 'config', '--spec', spec]
@@ -170,7 +145,8 @@
     reset: Reset to pristine version of the source code.
   """
   cmd = [gclient, 'sync', '--verbose', '--nohooks', '--transitive',
-         '--manually_grab_svn_rev']
+         '--with_branch_heads', '--with_tags']
+
   if reset:
     cmd += ['--reset', '--force', '--delete_unversioned_trees']
   cros_build_lib.RunCommand(cmd, cwd=cwd)
diff --git a/lib/gob_util.py b/lib/gob_util.py
index 2e0ecff..5770f97 100644
--- a/lib/gob_util.py
+++ b/lib/gob_util.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import os
 import socket
 import urllib
+import urlparse
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 from chromite.lib import retry_util
@@ -458,3 +459,19 @@
     elif new_revision != revision:
       raise GOBError(200, 'While resetting labels on change "%s", '
                      'a new patchset was uploaded.' % change)
+
+
+def GetTipOfTrunkRevision(git_url):
+  """Returns the current git revision on the master branch."""
+  parsed_url = urlparse.urlparse(git_url)
+  path = parsed_url[2].rstrip('/') + '/+log/master?n=1&format=JSON'
+  j = FetchUrlJson(parsed_url[1], path, ignore_404=False)
+  if not j:
+    raise GOBError(
+        'Could not find revision information from %s' % git_url)
+  try:
+    return j['log'][0]['commit']
+  except (IndexError, KeyError, TypeError):
+    msg = ('The json returned by https://%s%s has an unfamiliar structure:\n'
+           '%s\n' % (parsed_url[1], path, j))
+    raise GOBError(msg)
diff --git a/scripts/cbuildbot.py b/scripts/cbuildbot.py
index b9f14a9..dd06d41 100644
--- a/scripts/cbuildbot.py
+++ b/scripts/cbuildbot.py
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 from chromite.lib import cleanup
 from chromite.lib import commandline
 from chromite.lib import cros_build_lib
-from chromite.lib import gclient
 from chromite.lib import gerrit
 from chromite.lib import git
+from chromite.lib import gob_util
 from chromite.lib import osutils
 from chromite.lib import patch as cros_patch
 from chromite.lib import parallel
@@ -916,9 +916,8 @@
   if options.chrome_rev:
     chrome_rev = options.chrome_rev
   if chrome_rev == constants.CHROME_REV_TOT:
-    # Build the TOT Chrome revision.
-    svn_url = gclient.GetBaseURLs()[0]
-    options.chrome_version = gclient.GetTipOfTrunkSvnRevision(svn_url)
+    options.chrome_version = gob_util.GetTipOfTrunkRevision(
+        constants.CHROMIUM_GOB_URL)
     options.chrome_rev = constants.CHROME_REV_SPEC
 
   # If it's likely we'll need to build Chrome, fetch the source.
@@ -1240,7 +1239,7 @@
                           action='callback', dest='chrome_version',
                           callback=_CheckChromeVersionOption,
                           help=('Used with SPEC logic to force a particular '
-                                'SVN revision of chrome rather than the '
+                                'git revision of chrome rather than the '
                                 'latest.'))
   group.add_remote_option('--clobber', action='store_true', dest='clobber',
                           default=False,
diff --git a/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.py b/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.py
index 6222646..63a8d2d 100644
--- a/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.py
+++ b/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.py
@@ -15,18 +15,21 @@
 emerge-x86-generic =chrome-base/chromeos-chrome-8.0.552.0_alpha_r1
 """
 
+import base64
+import distutils.version
 import filecmp
 import optparse
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-import time
+import urlparse
 
 from chromite.cbuildbot import constants
 from chromite.cbuildbot import portage_utilities
 from chromite.lib import cros_build_lib
-from chromite.lib import gclient
 from chromite.lib import git
+from chromite.lib import gob_util
+from chromite.lib import timeout_util
 from chromite.scripts import cros_mark_as_stable
 
 # Helper regex's for finding ebuilds.
@@ -48,14 +51,10 @@
 _REV_TYPES_FOR_LINKS = [constants.CHROME_REV_LATEST,
                         constants.CHROME_REV_STICKY]
 
+# TODO(szager): This is inaccurate, but is it safe to change?  I have no idea.
 _CHROME_SVN_TAG = 'CROS_SVN_COMMIT'
 
 
-def _GetSvnUrl(base_url):
-  """Returns the path to the svn url for the given chrome branch."""
-  return os.path.join(base_url, 'trunk')
-
-
 def _GetVersionContents(chrome_version_info):
   """Returns the current Chromium version, from the contents of a VERSION file.
 
@@ -69,40 +68,37 @@
   return '.'.join(chrome_version_array)
 
 
-def _GetSpecificVersionUrl(base_url, revision, time_to_wait=600):
+def _GetSpecificVersionUrl(git_url, revision, time_to_wait=600):
   """Returns the Chromium version, from a repository URL and version.
 
   Args:
-     base_url: URL for the root of the chromium checkout.
-     revision: the SVN revision we want to use.
+     git_url: Repository URL for chromium.
+     revision: the git revision we want to use.
      time_to_wait: the minimum period before abandoning our wait for the
          desired revision to be present.
   """
-  svn_url = os.path.join(_GetSvnUrl(base_url), 'src', 'chrome', 'VERSION')
-  if not revision or not (int(revision) > 0):
-    raise Exception('Revision must be positive, got %s' % revision)
+  parsed_url = urlparse.urlparse(git_url)
+  host = parsed_url[1]
+  path = parsed_url[2].rstrip('/') + (
+      '/+/%s/chrome/VERSION?format=text' % revision)
 
-  start = time.time()
-  # Use the fact we are SVN, hence ordered.
-  # Dodge the fact it will silently ignore the revision if it is not
-  # yet known.  (i.e. too high)
-  repo_version = gclient.GetTipOfTrunkSvnRevision(base_url)
-  while revision > repo_version:
-    if time.time() - start > time_to_wait:
-      raise Exception('Timeout Exceeeded')
+  # Allow for git repository replication lag with sleep/retry loop.
+  def _fetch():
+    fh = gob_util.FetchUrl(host, path, ignore_404=True)
+    return fh.read() if fh else None
 
-    msg = 'Repository only has version %s, looking for %s.  Sleeping...'
-    cros_build_lib.Info(msg, repo_version, revision)
-    time.sleep(30)
-    repo_version = gclient.GetTipOfTrunkSvnRevision(base_url)
+  def _wait_msg(_remaining_minutes):
+    cros_build_lib.Info(
+        'Repository does not yet have revision %s.  Sleeping...',
+        revision)
 
-  chrome_version_info = cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-      ['svn', 'cat', '-r', revision, svn_url],
-      redirect_stdout=True,
-      error_message='Could not read version file at %s revision %s.' %
-                    (svn_url, revision)).output
-
-  return _GetVersionContents(chrome_version_info)
+  content = timeout_util.WaitForSuccess(
+      retry_check=lambda x: not bool(x),
+      func=_fetch,
+      timeout=time_to_wait,
+      period=30,
+      side_effect_func=_wait_msg)
+  return _GetVersionContents(base64.b64decode(content))
 
 
 def _GetTipOfTrunkVersionFile(root):
@@ -120,7 +116,7 @@
   return _GetVersionContents(chrome_version_info)
 
 
-def CheckIfChromeRightForOS(url):
+def CheckIfChromeRightForOS(deps_content):
   """Checks if DEPS is right for Chrome OS.
 
   This function checks for a variable called 'buildspec_platforms' to
@@ -128,15 +124,12 @@
   then it chooses that DEPS.
 
   Args:
-    url: url where DEPS file present.
+    deps_content: Content of release buildspec DEPS file.
 
   Returns:
     True if DEPS is the right Chrome for Chrome OS.
   """
-  deps_contents = cros_build_lib.RunCommand(['svn', 'cat', url],
-                                            redirect_stdout=True).output
-
-  platforms_search = re.search(r'buildspec_platforms.*\s.*\s', deps_contents)
+  platforms_search = re.search(r'buildspec_platforms.*\s.*\s', deps_content)
 
   if platforms_search:
     platforms = platforms_search.group()
@@ -146,37 +139,40 @@
   return False
 
 
-def GetLatestRelease(base_url, branch=None):
-  """Gets the latest release version from the buildspec_url for the branch.
+def GetLatestRelease(git_url, branch=None):
+  """Gets the latest release version from the release tags in the repository.
 
   Args:
-    base_url: Base URL for the SVN repository.
+    git_url: URL of git repository.
     branch: If set, gets the latest release for branch, otherwise latest
       release.
 
   Returns:
     Latest version string.
   """
-  buildspec_url = os.path.join(base_url, 'releases')
-  svn_ls = cros_build_lib.RunCommand(['svn', 'ls', buildspec_url],
-                                     redirect_stdout=True).output
-  sorted_ls = cros_build_lib.RunCommand(['sort', '--version-sort', '-r'],
-                                        input=svn_ls,
-                                        redirect_stdout=True).output
+  # TODO(szager): This only works for public release buildspecs in the chromium
+  # src repository.  Internal buildspecs are tracked differently.  At the time
+  # of writing, I can't find any callers that use this method to scan for
+  # internal buildspecs.  But there may be something lurking...
+
+  parsed_url = urlparse.urlparse(git_url)
+  path = parsed_url[2].rstrip('/') + '/+refs/tags?format=JSON'
+  j = gob_util.FetchUrlJson(parsed_url[1], path, ignore_404=False)
   if branch:
     chrome_version_re = re.compile(r'^%s\.\d+.*' % branch)
   else:
     chrome_version_re = re.compile(r'^[0-9]+\..*')
-
-  for chrome_version in sorted_ls.splitlines():
-    if chrome_version_re.match(chrome_version):
-      deps_url = os.path.join(buildspec_url, chrome_version, 'DEPS')
-      deps_check = cros_build_lib.RunCommand(['svn', 'ls', deps_url],
-                                             error_code_ok=True,
-                                             redirect_stdout=True).output
-      if deps_check == 'DEPS\n':
-        if CheckIfChromeRightForOS(deps_url):
-          return chrome_version.rstrip('/')
+  matching_versions = [key for key in j.keys() if chrome_version_re.match(key)]
+  matching_versions.sort(key=distutils.version.LooseVersion)
+  for chrome_version in reversed(matching_versions):
+    path = parsed_url[2].rstrip() + (
+        '/+/refs/tags/%s/DEPS?format=text' % chrome_version)
+    fh = gob_util.FetchUrl(parsed_url[1], path, ignore_404=False)
+    content = fh.read() if fh else None
+    if content:
+      deps_content = base64.b64decode(content)
+      if CheckIfChromeRightForOS(deps_content):
+        return chrome_version
 
   return None
 
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@
         are release candidates for the next sticky version.
       constants.CHROME_REV_STICKY -  Revs the sticky version.
     chrome_version: The \d.\d.\d.\d version of Chrome.
-    commit: Used with constants.CHROME_REV_TOT.  The svn revision of chrome.
+    commit: Used with constants.CHROME_REV_TOT.  The git revision of chrome.
     overlay_dir: Path to the chromeos-chrome package dir.
 
   Returns:
@@ -431,25 +427,15 @@
   return '%s-%s' % (new_ebuild.package, new_ebuild.version)
 
 
-def ParseMaxRevision(revision_list):
-  """Returns the max revision from a list of url@revision string."""
-  revision_re = re.compile(r'.*@(\d+)')
-
-  def RevisionKey(revision):
-    return revision_re.match(revision).group(1)
-
-  max_revision = max(revision_list.split(), key=RevisionKey)
-  return max_revision.rpartition('@')[2]
-
-
 def main(_argv):
   usage_options = '|'.join(constants.VALID_CHROME_REVISIONS)
   usage = '%s OPTIONS [%s]' % (__file__, usage_options)
   parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage)
   parser.add_option('-b', '--boards', default=None)
-  parser.add_option('-c', '--chrome_url', default=gclient.GetBaseURLs()[0])
+  parser.add_option('-c', '--chrome_url',
+                    default=constants.CHROMIUM_GOB_URL)
   parser.add_option('-f', '--force_version', default=None,
-                    help='Chrome version or SVN revision number to use')
+                    help='Chrome version or git revision hash to use')
   parser.add_option('-s', '--srcroot', default=os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'],
                                                             'trunk', 'src'),
                     help='Path to the src directory')
@@ -490,11 +476,11 @@
     else:
       commit_to_use = options.force_version
       if '@' in commit_to_use:
-        commit_to_use = ParseMaxRevision(commit_to_use)
+        commit_to_use = commit_to_use.rpartition('@')[2]
       version_to_uprev = _GetSpecificVersionUrl(options.chrome_url,
                                                 commit_to_use)
   elif chrome_rev == constants.CHROME_REV_TOT:
-    commit_to_use = gclient.GetTipOfTrunkSvnRevision(options.chrome_url)
+    commit_to_use = gob_util.GetTipOfTrunkRevision(options.chrome_url)
     version_to_uprev = _GetSpecificVersionUrl(options.chrome_url,
                                               commit_to_use)
   elif chrome_rev == constants.CHROME_REV_LATEST:
diff --git a/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable_unittest.py b/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable_unittest.py
index 372a2c3..fff55cf 100755
--- a/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable_unittest.py
+++ b/scripts/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable_unittest.py
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
 # run with:
 #    cros_sdk ../../chromite.cbuildbot/cros_mark_chrome_as_stable_unittest.py
 
+import base64
+import cStringIO
 import mox
 import os
 import sys
+from textwrap import dedent
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
                                 '..', '..'))
@@ -19,8 +22,8 @@
 from chromite.cbuildbot import portage_utilities
 from chromite.lib import cros_build_lib
 from chromite.lib import cros_test_lib
-from chromite.lib import gclient
 from chromite.lib import git
+from chromite.lib import gob_util
 from chromite.scripts import cros_mark_chrome_as_stable
 
 # pylint: disable=W0212,R0904
@@ -135,127 +138,105 @@
 
     self.assertEqual(candidate.ebuild_path, self.sticky_rc)
 
-  def testGetTipOfTrunkSvnRevision(self):
+  def testGetTipOfTrunkRevision(self):
     """Tests if we can get the latest svn revision from TOT."""
     A_URL = 'dorf://mink/delaane/forkat/sertiunu.ortg./desk'
-    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cros_build_lib, 'RunCommand')
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'info', A_URL],
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(
-          _StubCommandResult(
-            'Some Junk 2134\nRevision: %s\nOtherInfo: test_data' %
-            fake_svn_rev))
+    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(gob_util, 'FetchUrlJson')
+    gob_util.FetchUrlJson(
+        'mink',
+        '/delaane/forkat/sertiunu.ortg./desk/+log/master?n=1&format=JSON',
+        ignore_404=False).AndReturn(
+            { 'log': [ { 'commit': 'deadbeef' * 5 } ] })
     self.mox.ReplayAll()
-    revision = gclient.GetTipOfTrunkSvnRevision(A_URL)
+    revision = gob_util.GetTipOfTrunkRevision(A_URL)
     self.mox.VerifyAll()
-    self.assertEquals(revision, fake_svn_rev)
+    self.assertEquals(revision, 'deadbeef' * 5)
 
   def testGetTipOfTrunkVersion(self):
     """Tests if we get the latest version from TOT."""
-    ARBITRARY_URL = 'Pratooey'
-    path = os.path.join(cros_mark_chrome_as_stable._GetSvnUrl(ARBITRARY_URL),
-                        'src', 'chrome', 'VERSION')
-    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cros_build_lib, 'RunCommand')
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'info', ARBITRARY_URL],
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(
-          _StubCommandResult(
-            'Some Junk 2134\nRevision: %s\nOtherInfo: test_data' %
-            fake_svn_rev))
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'cat', '-r', fake_svn_rev, path], redirect_stdout=True,
-        error_message=mox.IsA(str)).AndReturn(
-          _StubCommandResult('A=8\nB=0\nC=256\nD=0'))
-
+    TEST_URL = 'proto://host.org/path/to/repo'
+    TEST_VERSION_CONTENTS = dedent('''\
+        A=8
+        B=0
+        C=256
+        D=0''')
+    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(gob_util, 'FetchUrl')
+    gob_util.FetchUrl(
+        'host.org',
+        '/path/to/repo/+/test-revision/chrome/VERSION?format=text',
+        ignore_404=True).AndReturn(
+            cStringIO.StringIO(base64.b64encode(TEST_VERSION_CONTENTS)))
     self.mox.ReplayAll()
-    version = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable._GetSpecificVersionUrl(ARBITRARY_URL,
-                                                                fake_svn_rev)
+    version = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable._GetSpecificVersionUrl(
+        TEST_URL, 'test-revision')
     self.mox.VerifyAll()
     self.assertEquals(version, '8.0.256.0')
 
   def testCheckIfChromeRightForOS(self):
     """Tests if we can find the chromeos build from our mock DEPS."""
-    ARBITRARY_URL = 'phthp://sores.chromium.org/tqs/7.0.224.1/DEPS'
     test_data1 = "buildspec_platforms:\n    'chromeos,',\n"
     test_data2 = "buildspec_platforms:\n    'android,',\n"
-    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cros_build_lib, 'RunCommand')
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'cat', ARBITRARY_URL],
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(_StubCommandResult(test_data1))
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'cat', ARBITRARY_URL],
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(_StubCommandResult(test_data2))
-    self.mox.ReplayAll()
     expected_deps = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.CheckIfChromeRightForOS(
-        ARBITRARY_URL)
+        test_data1)
     unexpected_deps = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.CheckIfChromeRightForOS(
-        ARBITRARY_URL)
-    self.mox.VerifyAll()
+        test_data2)
     self.assertTrue(expected_deps)
     self.assertFalse(unexpected_deps)
 
   def testGetLatestRelease(self):
     """Tests if we can find the latest release from our mock url data."""
-    ARBITRARY_URL = 'phthp://sores.chromium.org/tqs'
-    input_data = ['7.0.224.1/', '7.0.224.2/', '8.0.365.5/', 'LATEST.txt']
-    test_data = '\n'.join(input_data)
-    sorted_data = '\n'.join(reversed(input_data))
-    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cros_build_lib, 'RunCommand')
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'ls', ARBITRARY_URL + '/releases'],
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(_StubCommandResult(test_data))
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['sort', '--version-sort', '-r'], input=test_data,
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(_StubCommandResult(sorted_data))
-    # pretend this one is missing to test the skipping logic.
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'ls', ARBITRARY_URL + '/releases/8.0.365.5/DEPS'],
-        error_code_ok=True, redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(
-          _StubCommandResult('BAH BAH BAH'))
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'ls', ARBITRARY_URL + '/releases/7.0.224.2/DEPS'],
-        error_code_ok=True, redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(
-          _StubCommandResult('DEPS\n'))
+    TEST_HOST = 'sores.chromium.org'
+    TEST_URL = 'phthp://%s/tqs' % TEST_HOST
+    TEST_TAGS = ['7.0.224.1', '7.0.224', '8.0.365.5', 'foo', 'bar-12.13.14.15']
+    TEST_REFS_JSON = dict((tag, None) for tag in TEST_TAGS)
+    TEST_BAD_DEPS_CONTENT = dedent('''\
+        buildspec_platforms: 'TRS-80,',
+        ''')
+    TEST_GOOD_DEPS_CONTENT = dedent('''\
+        buildspec_platforms: 'chromeos,',
+        ''')
+
+    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(gob_util, 'FetchUrl')
+    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(gob_util, 'FetchUrlJson')
+    gob_util.FetchUrlJson(
+        TEST_HOST, '/tqs/+refs/tags?format=JSON', ignore_404=False).AndReturn(
+            TEST_REFS_JSON)
+    gob_util.FetchUrl(
+        TEST_HOST, '/tqs/+/refs/tags/8.0.365.5/DEPS?format=text',
+        ignore_404=False).AndReturn(
+            cStringIO.StringIO(base64.b64encode(TEST_BAD_DEPS_CONTENT)))
+    gob_util.FetchUrl(
+        TEST_HOST, '/tqs/+/refs/tags/7.0.224.1/DEPS?format=text',
+        ignore_404=False).AndReturn(
+            cStringIO.StringIO(base64.b64encode(TEST_GOOD_DEPS_CONTENT)))
     self.mox.ReplayAll()
-    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cros_mark_chrome_as_stable,
-                             'CheckIfChromeRightForOS')
-    cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.CheckIfChromeRightForOS(
-        ARBITRARY_URL + '/releases/7.0.224.2/DEPS').AndReturn(
-            _StubCommandResult('True'))
-    self.mox.ReplayAll()
-    release = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.GetLatestRelease(ARBITRARY_URL)
+    release = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.GetLatestRelease(TEST_URL)
     self.mox.VerifyAll()
-    self.assertEqual('7.0.224.2', release)
+    self.assertEqual('7.0.224.1', release)
 
   def testGetLatestStickyRelease(self):
     """Tests if we can find the latest sticky release from our mock url data."""
-    ARBITRARY_URL = 'http://src.chromium.org/svn'
-    test_data = '\n'.join(['7.0.222.1/',
-                           '8.0.224.2/',
-                           '8.0.365.5/',
-                           'LATEST.txt'])
-    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cros_build_lib, 'RunCommand')
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'ls', ARBITRARY_URL + '/releases'],
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(_StubCommandResult('some_data'))
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['sort', '--version-sort', '-r'], input='some_data',
-        redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(_StubCommandResult(test_data))
-    cros_build_lib.RunCommand(
-        ['svn', 'ls', ARBITRARY_URL + '/releases/8.0.224.2/DEPS'],
-        error_code_ok=True, redirect_stdout=True).AndReturn(
-          _StubCommandResult('DEPS\n'))
+    TEST_HOST = 'sores.chromium.org'
+    TEST_URL = 'phthp://%s/tqs' % TEST_HOST
+    TEST_TAGS = ['7.0.224.2', '7.0.224', '7.0.365.5', 'foo', 'bar-12.13.14.15']
+    TEST_REFS_JSON = dict((tag, None) for tag in TEST_TAGS)
+    TEST_DEPS_CONTENT = dedent('''\
+        buildspec_platforms: 'chromeos,',
+        ''')
+
+    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(gob_util, 'FetchUrl')
+    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(gob_util, 'FetchUrlJson')
+    gob_util.FetchUrlJson(
+        TEST_HOST, '/tqs/+refs/tags?format=JSON', ignore_404=False).AndReturn(
+            TEST_REFS_JSON)
+    gob_util.FetchUrl(
+        TEST_HOST, '/tqs/+/refs/tags/7.0.224.2/DEPS?format=text',
+        ignore_404=False).AndReturn(
+            cStringIO.StringIO(base64.b64encode(TEST_DEPS_CONTENT)))
     self.mox.ReplayAll()
-    self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cros_mark_chrome_as_stable,
-                             'CheckIfChromeRightForOS')
-    cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.CheckIfChromeRightForOS(
-        ARBITRARY_URL + '/releases/8.0.224.2/DEPS').AndReturn(
-            _StubCommandResult(True))
-    self.mox.ReplayAll()
-    release = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.GetLatestRelease(ARBITRARY_URL,
-                                                          '8.0.224')
+    release = cros_mark_chrome_as_stable.GetLatestRelease(TEST_URL, '7.0.224')
     self.mox.VerifyAll()
-    self.assertEqual('8.0.224.2', release)
+    self.assertEqual('7.0.224.2', release)
 
   def testLatestChromeRevisionListLink(self):
     """Tests link generation to rev lists.
diff --git a/scripts/sync_chrome.py b/scripts/sync_chrome.py
index bddea2d..a090fc0 100644
--- a/scripts/sync_chrome.py
+++ b/scripts/sync_chrome.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
   version = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
   version.add_argument('--tag', help='Sync to specified Chrome release',
                        dest='version')
-  version.add_argument('--revision', help='Sync to specified SVN revision',
-                       type=int, dest='version')
+  version.add_argument('--revision', help='Sync to specified git revision',
+                       dest='version')
 
   parser.add_argument('--internal', help='Sync internal version of Chrome',
                       action='store_true', default=False)