diff --git a/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/BUILD b/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/BUILD
index bb2a6063b5c..6a55ecf9369 100644
--- a/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/BUILD
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ cc_library(
         "//tensorflow/core:lib",
         "//tensorflow/core:protos_all_cc",
         "//tensorflow/core:tensorflow",
+        "//tensorflow/core/util/tensor_bundle:naming",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/constants.h b/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/constants.h
index b97f6c84faf..61ffa7a09ac 100644
--- a/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/constants.h
+++ b/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/constants.h
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ constexpr char kSavedModelVariablesDirectory[] = "variables";
 // SavedModel variables filename.
 constexpr char kSavedModelVariablesFilename[] = "variables";
 
-// SavedModel sharded variables filename.
-constexpr char kSavedModelVariablesShardedFilename[] =
-    "variables-\?\?\?\?\?-of-\?\?\?\?\?";
-
 // Commonly used tags.
 constexpr char kSavedModelTagServe[] = "serve";
 constexpr char kSavedModelTagTrain[] = "train";
diff --git a/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc b/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc
index 329bea48fa8..1f952293550 100644
--- a/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/cc/saved_model/loader.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/core/protobuf/saved_model.pb.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/public/session.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/public/session_options.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/util/tensor_bundle/naming.h"
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 namespace {
@@ -87,17 +88,20 @@ Status Restore(const RunOptions& run_options, const string& export_dir,
                const StringPiece variable_filename_const_op_name,
                Session* session) {
   // Find path to variables to be restored in export directory.
-  string variables_path =
+  const string variables_directory =
       io::JoinPath(export_dir, kSavedModelVariablesDirectory);
-  const string unsharded_variables_path =
-      io::JoinPath(variables_path, kSavedModelVariablesFilename);
-  if (Env::Default()->FileExists(unsharded_variables_path)) {
-    variables_path = unsharded_variables_path;
-  } else {
-    const string sharded_variables_path =
-        io::JoinPath(variables_path, kSavedModelVariablesShardedFilename);
-    variables_path = sharded_variables_path;
+  // Check for saver checkpoints in v2 format. Models exported in the checkpoint
+  // v2 format will have a variables.index file. The corresponding
+  // variables are stored in the variables.data-?????-of-????? files.
+  const string variables_index_path = io::JoinPath(
+      variables_directory, MetaFilename(kSavedModelVariablesFilename));
+  if (!Env::Default()->FileExists(variables_index_path)) {
+    return errors::NotFound(
+        "Checkpoint index file not found in SavedModel directory.");
   }
+  const string variables_path =
+      io::JoinPath(variables_directory, kSavedModelVariablesFilename);
+
   // Add variables to the graph.
   Tensor variables_path_tensor(DT_STRING, TensorShape({}));
   variables_path_tensor.scalar<string>()() = variables_path;
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diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/saved_model.pb b/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/saved_model.pb
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diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/variables/checkpoint b/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/variables/checkpoint
deleted file mode 100644
index 1065013315f..00000000000
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/variables/checkpoint
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-model_checkpoint_path: "/tmp/saved_model/half_plus_two/variables/variables-?????-of-00001"
-all_model_checkpoint_paths: "/tmp/saved_model/half_plus_two/variables/variables-?????-of-00001"
diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/variables/variables-00000-of-00001 b/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/variables/variables-00000-of-00001
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diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/variables/variables.index b/tensorflow/contrib/session_bundle/testdata/saved_model_half_plus_two/variables/variables.index
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diff --git a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/builder.py b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/builder.py
index 4f3e8e138e8..1e28b979f73 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/builder.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/builder.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class SavedModelBuilder(object):
     saver = tf_saver.Saver(
         variables.all_variables(),
         sharded=True,
-        write_version=saver_pb2.SaverDef.V1)
+        write_version=saver_pb2.SaverDef.V2)
     meta_graph_def = saver.export_meta_graph()
 
     # Tag the meta graph def and add it to the SavedModel.
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class SavedModelBuilder(object):
     saver = tf_saver.Saver(
         variables.all_variables(),
         sharded=True,
-        write_version=saver_pb2.SaverDef.V1)
+        write_version=saver_pb2.SaverDef.V2)
     saver.save(sess, variables_path, write_meta_graph=False)
     meta_graph_def = saver.export_meta_graph()
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/constants.py b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/constants.py
index d88387bab92..b7b22dda4ef 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/constants.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/constants.py
@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@ TAG_TRAINING = "train"
 
 VARIABLES_DIRECTORY = "variables"
 VARIABLES_FILENAME = "variables"
-VARIABLES_FILENAME_SHARDED = VARIABLES_FILENAME + "-?????-of-?????"
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/example/saved_model_half_plus_two.py b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/example/saved_model_half_plus_two.py
index 71cff17c6ac..76175e86f01 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/example/saved_model_half_plus_two.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/example/saved_model_half_plus_two.py
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ def _generate_saved_model_for_half_plus_two(export_dir, as_text=False):
 
 
 def main(_):
-  export_dir_pb = "/tmp/saved_model/half_plus_two"
+  export_dir_pb = "/tmp/saved_model/v2_half_plus_two_unsharded"
   _generate_saved_model_for_half_plus_two(export_dir_pb)
   print("SavedModel generated at: %s" % export_dir_pb)
 
-  export_dir_pbtxt = "/tmp/saved_model/half_plus_two_pbtxt"
+  export_dir_pbtxt = "/tmp/saved_model/v2_half_plus_two_pbtxt"
   _generate_saved_model_for_half_plus_two(export_dir_pbtxt, as_text=True)
   print("SavedModel generated at: %s" % export_dir_pbtxt)
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/loader.py b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/loader.py
index 594416287da..451e0748c75 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/saved_model/loader.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/saved_model/loader.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def load(sess, tags, export_dir):
   variables_path = os.path.join(
       compat.as_bytes(export_dir),
       compat.as_bytes(constants.VARIABLES_DIRECTORY),
-      compat.as_bytes(constants.VARIABLES_FILENAME_SHARDED))
+      compat.as_bytes(constants.VARIABLES_FILENAME))
 
   # Restore the variables using the built saver in the provided session.
   saver.restore(sess, variables_path)