diff --git a/swh/tests/test_swhrepo.py b/swh/tests/test_swhrepo.py
index 4f4087d..fbd2456 100644
--- a/swh/tests/test_swhrepo.py
+++ b/swh/tests/test_swhrepo.py
@@ -1,57 +1,53 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015  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
 
 import unittest
 
 from nose.tools import istest
 
 from swh.data import swhrepo
-from test_utils import app_client
 
 
 class SWHRepoTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.app, db_url = app_client()
-
     @istest
     def new_swhrepo(self):
         # when
         r = swhrepo.SWHRepo()
 
         r.add_origin({'url': 'foobar'})
-        
+
         r.add_content({'id': 'some-con-sha1'})
         r.add_content({'id': 'some-con-sha1-2','stuff': 'some-stuff'})
         r.add_directory({'id': 'some-dir-sha1'})
         r.add_directory({'id': 'some-dir-sha1-2'})
         r.add_revision({'id': 'some-rev-sha1'})
         r.add_revision({'id': 'some-rev-sha1-2'})
         r.add_person('id0', {'name': 'the one'})
         r.add_person('id1', {'name': 'another one'})
 
         r.add_occurrence({'id': 'some-occ-sha1'})
         r.add_release({'id': 'some-rel-sha1'})
 
         # then
         assert r.get_origin() == {'url': 'foobar'}
         assert r.get_releases() == [{'id': 'some-rel-sha1'}]
         assert r.get_occurrences() == [{'id': 'some-occ-sha1'}]
 
         for sha in ['some-con-sha1', 'some-con-sha1-2',
                     'some-dir-sha1', 'some-dir-sha1-2',
                     'some-rev-sha1', 'some-rev-sha1-2']:
             assert r.already_visited(sha) is True
-            
+
         assert r.already_visited('some-occ-sha1') is False
         assert r.already_visited('some-rel-sha1') is False
 
         assert r.get_contents() == {'some-con-sha1': {'id': 'some-con-sha1'},
                                     'some-con-sha1-2': {'id': 'some-con-sha1-2','stuff': 'some-stuff'}}
         assert r.get_directories() == {'some-dir-sha1': {'id': 'some-dir-sha1'},
                                        'some-dir-sha1-2': {'id': 'some-dir-sha1-2'}}
         assert r.get_revisions() == {'some-rev-sha1': {'id': 'some-rev-sha1'},
                                      'some-rev-sha1-2': {'id': 'some-rev-sha1-2'}}
 
         assert len(r.get_persons()) == 2