diff --git a/swh/loader/tar/loader.py b/swh/loader/tar/loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/tar/loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/tar/loader.py
@@ -344,7 +344,3 @@
 
         """
         return snapshot_from(revision['id'], self.branch_name)
-
-
-# Aliasing for retro-compatibility
-TarLoader = LegacyLocalTarLoader
diff --git a/swh/loader/tar/tests/test_loader.py b/swh/loader/tar/tests/test_loader.py
--- a/swh/loader/tar/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/swh/loader/tar/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 from swh.loader.core.tests import BaseLoaderTest
 from swh.loader.tar.build import SWH_PERSON
-from swh.loader.tar.loader import RemoteTarLoader, TarLoader
+from swh.loader.tar.loader import RemoteTarLoader, LegacyLocalTarLoader
 
 
 TEST_CONFIG = {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         self.assertCountSnapshots(0)
 
 
-class TarLoaderForTest(TarLoader):
+class TarLoaderForTest(LegacyLocalTarLoader):
     def parse_config_file(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return TEST_CONFIG