diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5d5976f94f..c0ba479d21 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-diff-index.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-diff-tree.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-diff.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-fast-export.o
-BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-fetch--tool.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-fetch-pack.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-fetch.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += builtin-fmt-merge-msg.o
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index a2174dc855..c3f83c093f 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ extern int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_fast_export(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_fetch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_fetch_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
-extern int cmd_fetch__tool(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_fmt_merge_msg(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_for_each_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
 extern int cmd_format_patch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix);
diff --git a/builtin-fetch--tool.c b/contrib/examples/builtin-fetch--tool.c
similarity index 100%
rename from builtin-fetch--tool.c
rename to contrib/examples/builtin-fetch--tool.c
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index bd2c5fe77b..f295561a93 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ static void handle_internal_command(int argc, const char **argv)
 		{ "fast-export", cmd_fast_export, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "fetch", cmd_fetch, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "fetch-pack", cmd_fetch_pack, RUN_SETUP },
-		{ "fetch--tool", cmd_fetch__tool, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "fmt-merge-msg", cmd_fmt_merge_msg, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "for-each-ref", cmd_for_each_ref, RUN_SETUP },
 		{ "format-patch", cmd_format_patch, RUN_SETUP },