diff --git a/sunrise-commit b/sunrise-commit
index 77281e9..b1f1484 100755
--- a/sunrise-commit
+++ b/sunrise-commit
@@ -69,11 +69,9 @@ find_repo() {
 # from the repo.
 is_whole_dir_removed() {
 	if [ ${SC_VCS} = svn ]; then
-		local flist
-		flist=$(find "${1}" \( -name '.svn' -prune -o ! -name "${1}" -print \))
-		[ -z "${flist}" ]
+		[ -z "$(svn status --depth=empty -- "${1}")" ]
 	elif [ ${SC_VCS%-svn} = git ]; then
-		[ ! -e "${1}" ]
+		[ -z "$(git ls-files -c -- "${1}")" ]
 	fi
 }