diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/__init__.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/__init__.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/__init__.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         return utils.merge(*metadata)
 
 
-class SWHPrivateAPIView(APIConfig, AuthenticatedAPIView):
+class APIPrivateView(APIConfig, AuthenticatedAPIView):
     """Mixin intended as private api (so no authentication) based API view
        (for the private ones).
 
diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_check.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from swh.scheduler.utils import create_oneshot_task_dict
 
-from . import DepositReadMixin, SWHPrivateAPIView
+from . import DepositReadMixin, APIPrivateView
 from ..common import APIGet
 from ...config import DEPOSIT_STATUS_VERIFIED, DEPOSIT_STATUS_REJECTED
 from ...config import ARCHIVE_TYPE
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     )
 
 
-class SWHChecksDeposit(SWHPrivateAPIView, APIGet, DepositReadMixin):
+class APIChecks(APIPrivateView, APIGet, DepositReadMixin):
     """Dedicated class to read a deposit's raw archives content.
 
     Only GET is supported.
diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from rest_framework.pagination import PageNumberPagination
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
-from . import SWHPrivateAPIView
+from . import APIPrivateView
 from ..converters import convert_status_detail
 from ...models import Deposit
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         fields = "__all__"
 
 
-class DepositList(ListAPIView, SWHPrivateAPIView):
+class APIList(ListAPIView, APIPrivateView):
     """Deposit request class to list the deposit's status per page.
 
     HTTP verbs supported: GET
diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_read.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from swh.model import identifiers
 from swh.deposit.utils import normalize_date
 
-from . import DepositReadMixin, SWHPrivateAPIView
+from . import DepositReadMixin, APIPrivateView
 from ...config import SWH_PERSON, ARCHIVE_TYPE
 from ..common import APIGet
 from ...models import Deposit
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         shutil.rmtree(dir_path)
 
 
-class SWHDepositReadArchives(SWHPrivateAPIView, APIGet, DepositReadMixin):
+class APIReadArchives(APIPrivateView, APIGet, DepositReadMixin):
     """Dedicated class to read a deposit's raw archives content.
 
     Only GET is supported.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             )
 
 
-class SWHDepositReadMetadata(SWHPrivateAPIView, APIGet, DepositReadMixin):
+class APIReadMetadata(APIPrivateView, APIGet, DepositReadMixin):
     """Class in charge of aggregating metadata on a deposit.
 
     """
diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from swh.model.identifiers import DIRECTORY, swhid, REVISION, SNAPSHOT
 
-from . import SWHPrivateAPIView
+from . import APIPrivateView
 from ..common import APIPut
 from ...errors import make_error_dict, BAD_REQUEST
 from ...models import Deposit, DEPOSIT_STATUS_DETAIL
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 MANDATORY_KEYS = ["origin_url", "revision_id", "directory_id", "snapshot_id"]
 
 
-class SWHUpdateStatusDeposit(SWHPrivateAPIView, APIPut):
+class APIUpdateStatus(APIPrivateView, APIPut):
     """Deposit request class to update the deposit's status.
 
     HTTP verbs supported: PUT
diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/urls.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/urls.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/urls.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2017-2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2017-2020  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
@@ -12,68 +12,68 @@
     PRIVATE_CHECK_DEPOSIT,
     PRIVATE_LIST_DEPOSITS,
 )
-from .deposit_read import SWHDepositReadArchives
-from .deposit_read import SWHDepositReadMetadata
-from .deposit_update_status import SWHUpdateStatusDeposit
-from .deposit_check import SWHChecksDeposit
-from .deposit_list import DepositList
+from .deposit_read import APIReadArchives
+from .deposit_read import APIReadMetadata
+from .deposit_update_status import APIUpdateStatus
+from .deposit_check import APIChecks
+from .deposit_list import APIList
 
 urlpatterns = [
     # Retrieve deposit's raw archives' content
     # -> GET
     url(
         r"^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/raw/$",
-        SWHDepositReadArchives.as_view(),
+        APIReadArchives.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_GET_RAW_CONTENT,
     ),
     # Update deposit's status
     # -> PUT
     url(
         r"^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/update/$",
-        SWHUpdateStatusDeposit.as_view(),
+        APIUpdateStatus.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_PUT_DEPOSIT,
     ),
     # Retrieve metadata information on a specific deposit
     # -> GET
     url(
         r"^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/meta/$",
-        SWHDepositReadMetadata.as_view(),
+        APIReadMetadata.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_GET_DEPOSIT_METADATA,
     ),
     # Check archive and metadata information on a specific deposit
     # -> GET
     url(
         r"^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/check/$",
-        SWHChecksDeposit.as_view(),
+        APIChecks.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_CHECK_DEPOSIT,
     ),
     # Retrieve deposit's raw archives' content
     # -> GET
     url(
         r"^(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/raw/$",
-        SWHDepositReadArchives.as_view(),
+        APIReadArchives.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_GET_RAW_CONTENT + "-nc",
     ),
     # Update deposit's status
     # -> PUT
     url(
         r"^(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/update/$",
-        SWHUpdateStatusDeposit.as_view(),
+        APIUpdateStatus.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_PUT_DEPOSIT + "-nc",
     ),
     # Retrieve metadata information on a specific deposit
     # -> GET
     url(
         r"^(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/meta/$",
-        SWHDepositReadMetadata.as_view(),
+        APIReadMetadata.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_GET_DEPOSIT_METADATA + "-nc",
     ),
     # Check archive and metadata information on a specific deposit
     # -> GET
     url(
         r"^(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/check/$",
-        SWHChecksDeposit.as_view(),
+        APIChecks.as_view(),
         name=PRIVATE_CHECK_DEPOSIT + "-nc",
     ),
-    url(r"^deposits/$", DepositList.as_view(), name=PRIVATE_LIST_DEPOSITS),
+    url(r"^deposits/$", APIList.as_view(), name=PRIVATE_LIST_DEPOSITS),
 ]
diff --git a/swh/deposit/tests/api/conftest.py b/swh/deposit/tests/api/conftest.py
--- a/swh/deposit/tests/api/conftest.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/tests/api/conftest.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from swh.deposit.models import Deposit
 from swh.deposit.parsers import parse_xml
 
-from swh.deposit.api.private.deposit_check import SWHChecksDeposit
+from swh.deposit.api.private.deposit_check import APIChecks
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def swh_checks_deposit():
-    return SWHChecksDeposit()
+    return APIChecks()