diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/loader.py b/swh/loader/svn/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/loader.py
@@ -46,17 +46,6 @@
 DEFAULT_BRANCH = b"HEAD"
 
 
-def build_swh_snapshot(revision_id, branch=DEFAULT_BRANCH):
-    """Build a swh snapshot from the revision id, origin url, and visit.
-
-    """
-    return Snapshot(
-        branches={
-            branch: SnapshotBranch(target=revision_id, target_type=TargetType.REVISION)
-        }
-    )
-
-
 TEMPORARY_DIR_PREFIX_PATTERN = "swh.loader.svn."
 
 
@@ -575,7 +564,13 @@
 
         """
         if revision:  # Priority to the revision
-            snap = build_swh_snapshot(revision.id)
+            snap = Snapshot(
+                branches={
+                    DEFAULT_BRANCH: SnapshotBranch(
+                        target=revision.id, target_type=TargetType.REVISION
+                    )
+                }
+            )
         elif snapshot:  # Fallback to prior snapshot
             snap = snapshot
         else:
diff --git a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/svn/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -14,25 +14,10 @@
 )
 
 from swh.loader.svn.loader import (
-    DEFAULT_BRANCH,
     SvnLoader,
     SvnLoaderFromRemoteDump,
-    build_swh_snapshot,
 )
 from swh.model.hashutil import hash_to_bytes
-from swh.model.model import Snapshot
-
-
-def test_build_swh_snapshot():
-    rev_id = hash_to_bytes("3f51abf3b3d466571be0855dfa67e094f9ceff1b")
-    snap = build_swh_snapshot(rev_id)
-
-    assert isinstance(snap, Snapshot)
-
-    expected_snapshot = Snapshot.from_dict(
-        {"branches": {DEFAULT_BRANCH: {"target": rev_id, "target_type": "revision",}}}
-    )
-    assert snap == expected_snapshot
 
 
 GOURMET_SNAPSHOT = hash_to_bytes("889cacc2731e3312abfb2b1a0c18ade82a949e07")