diff --git a/swh/loader/package/debian/loader.py b/swh/loader/package/debian/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/debian/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/debian/loader.py
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
         self,
         storage: StorageInterface,
         url: str,
-        date: str,
         packages: Mapping[str, Any],
         max_content_size: Optional[int] = None,
     ):
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/debian/tasks.py b/swh/loader/package/debian/tasks.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/debian/tasks.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/debian/tasks.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 @shared_task(name=__name__ + ".LoadDebian")
-def load_deb_package(*, url, date, packages):
+def load_deb_package(*, url, packages):
     """Load Debian package"""
-    loader = DebianLoader.from_configfile(url=url, date=date, packages=packages)
+    loader = DebianLoader.from_configfile(url=url, packages=packages)
     return loader.load()
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_debian.py b/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_debian.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_debian.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_debian.py
@@ -111,12 +111,7 @@
     """With no prior visit, load a gnu project ends up with 1 snapshot
 
     """
-    loader = DebianLoader(
-        swh_storage,
-        URL,
-        date="2019-10-12T05:58:09.165557+00:00",
-        packages=PACKAGE_PER_VERSION,
-    )
+    loader = DebianLoader(swh_storage, URL, packages=PACKAGE_PER_VERSION,)
 
     actual_load_status = loader.load()
     expected_snapshot_id = "ad1367b5470a03857be7c7325a5a8bde698e1800"
@@ -182,12 +177,7 @@
     """With no prior visit, load a debian project ends up with 1 snapshot
 
     """
-    loader = DebianLoader(
-        swh_storage,
-        URL,
-        date="2019-10-12T05:58:09.165557+00:00",
-        packages=PACKAGE_PER_VERSION,
-    )
+    loader = DebianLoader(swh_storage, URL, packages=PACKAGE_PER_VERSION,)
 
     actual_load_status = loader.load()
 
@@ -439,12 +429,7 @@
 
 
 def test_debian_multiple_packages(swh_storage, requests_mock_datadir):
-    loader = DebianLoader(
-        swh_storage,
-        URL,
-        date="2019-10-12T05:58:09.165557+00:00",
-        packages=PACKAGES_PER_VERSION,
-    )
+    loader = DebianLoader(swh_storage, URL, packages=PACKAGES_PER_VERSION,)
 
     actual_load_status = loader.load()
     expected_snapshot_id = "a83fa5c089b048161f0677b9614a4aae96a6ca18"
diff --git a/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_tasks.py b/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_tasks.py
--- a/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_tasks.py
+++ b/swh/loader/package/debian/tests/test_tasks.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     res = swh_scheduler_celery_app.send_task(
         "swh.loader.package.debian.tasks.LoadDebian",
-        kwargs=dict(url="some-url", date="some-date", packages={}),
+        kwargs=dict(url="some-url", packages={}),
     )
     assert res
     res.wait()