diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6722f78f9a..b1020b875f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 /git-rebase--merge
 /git-receive-pack
 /git-reflog
-/git-relink
 /git-remote
 /git-remote-http
 /git-remote-https
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f53fcc90d7..3abfc61d1e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -532,7 +532,6 @@ SCRIPT_PERL += git-archimport.perl
 SCRIPT_PERL += git-cvsexportcommit.perl
 SCRIPT_PERL += git-cvsimport.perl
 SCRIPT_PERL += git-cvsserver.perl
-SCRIPT_PERL += git-relink.perl
 SCRIPT_PERL += git-send-email.perl
 SCRIPT_PERL += git-svn.perl
 
diff --git a/command-list.txt b/command-list.txt
index 2a94137bbb..a1fad28fd8 100644
--- a/command-list.txt
+++ b/command-list.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ git-read-tree                           plumbingmanipulators
 git-rebase                              mainporcelain           history
 git-receive-pack                        synchelpers
 git-reflog                              ancillarymanipulators
-git-relink                              ancillarymanipulators
 git-remote                              ancillarymanipulators
 git-repack                              ancillarymanipulators
 git-replace                             ancillarymanipulators
diff --git a/git-relink.perl b/contrib/examples/git-relink.perl
similarity index 100%
rename from git-relink.perl
rename to contrib/examples/git-relink.perl
diff --git a/Documentation/git-relink.txt b/contrib/examples/git-relink.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/git-relink.txt
rename to contrib/examples/git-relink.txt