diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/converters.py b/swh/loader/svn/converters.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/converters.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/converters.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2015-2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -8,27 +8,6 @@
 from .utils import strdate_to_timestamp
 
 
-def svn_date_to_gitsvn_date(strdate):
-    """Convert a string date to an swh one.
-
-    Args:
-        strdate: A string formatted for .utils.strdate_to_timestamp
-        to do its jobs
-
-    Returns:
-        An swh date format with an integer timestamp.
-
-    """
-    ts = strdate_to_timestamp(strdate)
-    return {
-        'timestamp': {
-            'seconds': ts['seconds'],
-            'microseconds': 0,
-        },
-        'offset': 0
-    }
-
-
 def svn_date_to_swh_date(strdate):
     """Convert a string date to an swh one.
 
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_converters.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_converters.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_converters.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_converters.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2015-2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2020  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
@@ -8,47 +8,6 @@
 from swh.loader.svn import converters
 
 
-class TestAuthorGitSvnConverters(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_svn_author_to_gitsvn_person(self):
-        """The author should have name, email and fullname filled.
-
-        """
-        actual_person = converters.svn_author_to_gitsvn_person(
-            'tony <ynot@dagobah>',
-            repo_uuid=None)
-        self.assertEqual(actual_person, {
-            'fullname': b'tony <ynot@dagobah>',
-            'name': b'tony',
-            'email': b'ynot@dagobah',
-        })
-
-    def test_svn_author_to_gitsvn_person_no_email(self):
-        """The author should see his/her email filled with author@<repo-uuid>.
-
-        """
-        actual_person = converters.svn_author_to_gitsvn_person(
-            'tony',
-            repo_uuid=b'some-uuid')
-        self.assertEqual(actual_person, {
-            'fullname': b'tony <tony@some-uuid>',
-            'name': b'tony',
-            'email': b'tony@some-uuid',
-        })
-
-    def test_svn_author_to_gitsvn_person_empty_person(self):
-        """The empty person should see name, fullname and email filled.
-
-        """
-        actual_person = converters.svn_author_to_gitsvn_person(
-            '',
-            repo_uuid=b'some-uuid')
-        self.assertEqual(actual_person, {
-            'fullname': b'(no author) <(no author)@some-uuid>',
-            'name': b'(no author)',
-            'email': b'(no author)@some-uuid'
-        })
-
-
 class TestAuthorConverters(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_svn_author_to_swh_person(self):
         """The author should have name, email and fullname filled.
@@ -245,36 +204,3 @@
                 'microseconds': 0,
             }, 'offset': 0,
         }, converters.svn_date_to_swh_date(None))
-
-
-class ConvertGitSvnDate(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_svn_date_to_gitsvn_date(self):
-        """The timestamp should be truncated to be an integer."""
-        actual_ts = converters.svn_date_to_gitsvn_date(
-            '2011-05-31T06:04:39.800722Z')
-
-        self.assertEqual(actual_ts, {
-            'timestamp': {
-                'seconds': 1306821879,
-                'microseconds': 0,
-            },
-            'offset': 0,
-        })
-
-    def test_svn_date_to_gitsvn_date_epoch(self):
-        """Empty date should be EPOCH (timestamp and offset at 0)."""
-        # It should return 0, epoch
-        self.assertEqual({
-            'timestamp': {
-                'seconds': 0,
-                'microseconds': 0,
-            },
-            'offset': 0,
-        }, converters.svn_date_to_gitsvn_date(''))
-        self.assertEqual({
-            'timestamp': {
-                'seconds': 0,
-                'microseconds': 0,
-            },
-            'offset': 0,
-        }, converters.svn_date_to_gitsvn_date(None))