diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 461c845d33..043ec8377b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2037,7 +2037,6 @@ XDIFF_OBJS += xdiff/xhistogram.o
 
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/line_buffer.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/sliding_window.o
-VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/repo_tree.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/fast_export.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/svndiff.o
 VCSSVN_OBJS += vcs-svn/svndump.o
diff --git a/vcs-svn/fast_export.c b/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
index 5a89db30e3..3fd047a8b8 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/fast_export.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "fast_export.h"
-#include "repo_tree.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
 #include "svndiff.h"
 #include "sliding_window.h"
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ static long apply_delta(off_t len, struct line_buffer *input,
 			die("invalid cat-blob response: %s", response);
 		check_preimage_overflow(preimage.max_off, 1);
 	}
-	if (old_mode == REPO_MODE_LNK) {
+	if (old_mode == S_IFLNK) {
 		strbuf_addstr(&preimage.buf, "link ");
 		check_preimage_overflow(preimage.max_off, strlen("link "));
 		preimage.max_off += strlen("link ");
@@ -244,7 +243,7 @@ void fast_export_buf_to_data(const struct strbuf *data)
 void fast_export_data(uint32_t mode, off_t len, struct line_buffer *input)
 {
 	assert(len >= 0);
-	if (mode == REPO_MODE_LNK) {
+	if (mode == S_IFLNK) {
 		/* svn symlink blobs start with "link " */
 		if (len < 5)
 			die("invalid dump: symlink too short for \"link\" prefix");
@@ -312,6 +311,40 @@ int fast_export_ls(const char *path, uint32_t *mode, struct strbuf *dataref)
 	return parse_ls_response(get_response_line(), mode, dataref);
 }
 
+const char *fast_export_read_path(const char *path, uint32_t *mode_out)
+{
+	int err;
+	static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	strbuf_reset(&buf);
+	err = fast_export_ls(path, mode_out, &buf);
+	if (err) {
+		if (errno != ENOENT)
+			die_errno("BUG: unexpected fast_export_ls error");
+		/* Treat missing paths as directories. */
+		*mode_out = S_IFDIR;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return buf.buf;
+}
+
+void fast_export_copy(uint32_t revision, const char *src, const char *dst)
+{
+	int err;
+	uint32_t mode;
+	static struct strbuf data = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	strbuf_reset(&data);
+	err = fast_export_ls_rev(revision, src, &mode, &data);
+	if (err) {
+		if (errno != ENOENT)
+			die_errno("BUG: unexpected fast_export_ls_rev error");
+		fast_export_delete(dst);
+		return;
+	}
+	fast_export_modify(dst, mode, data.buf);
+}
+
 void fast_export_blob_delta(uint32_t mode,
 				uint32_t old_mode, const char *old_data,
 				off_t len, struct line_buffer *input)
@@ -320,7 +353,7 @@ void fast_export_blob_delta(uint32_t mode,
 
 	assert(len >= 0);
 	postimage_len = apply_delta(len, input, old_data, old_mode);
-	if (mode == REPO_MODE_LNK) {
+	if (mode == S_IFLNK) {
 		buffer_skip_bytes(&postimage, strlen("link "));
 		postimage_len -= strlen("link ");
 	}
diff --git a/vcs-svn/fast_export.h b/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
index b9a3b71c99..60b79c35b9 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
+++ b/vcs-svn/fast_export.h
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ int fast_export_ls_rev(uint32_t rev, const char *path,
 int fast_export_ls(const char *path,
 			uint32_t *mode_out, struct strbuf *dataref_out);
 
+void fast_export_copy(uint32_t revision, const char *src, const char *dst);
+const char *fast_export_read_path(const char *path, uint32_t *mode_out);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/vcs-svn/repo_tree.c b/vcs-svn/repo_tree.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d77cb0ada7..0000000000
--- a/vcs-svn/repo_tree.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed under a two-clause BSD-style license.
- * See LICENSE for details.
- */
-
-#include "git-compat-util.h"
-#include "strbuf.h"
-#include "repo_tree.h"
-#include "fast_export.h"
-
-const char *svn_repo_read_path(const char *path, uint32_t *mode_out)
-{
-	int err;
-	static struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	strbuf_reset(&buf);
-	err = fast_export_ls(path, mode_out, &buf);
-	if (err) {
-		if (errno != ENOENT)
-			die_errno("BUG: unexpected fast_export_ls error");
-		/* Treat missing paths as directories. */
-		*mode_out = REPO_MODE_DIR;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return buf.buf;
-}
-
-void svn_repo_copy(uint32_t revision, const char *src, const char *dst)
-{
-	int err;
-	uint32_t mode;
-	static struct strbuf data = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	strbuf_reset(&data);
-	err = fast_export_ls_rev(revision, src, &mode, &data);
-	if (err) {
-		if (errno != ENOENT)
-			die_errno("BUG: unexpected fast_export_ls_rev error");
-		fast_export_delete(dst);
-		return;
-	}
-	fast_export_modify(dst, mode, data.buf);
-}
-
-void svn_repo_delete(const char *path)
-{
-	fast_export_delete(path);
-}
diff --git a/vcs-svn/repo_tree.h b/vcs-svn/repo_tree.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 555b64bbb6..0000000000
--- a/vcs-svn/repo_tree.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef REPO_TREE_H_
-#define REPO_TREE_H_
-
-struct strbuf;
-
-#define REPO_MODE_DIR 0040000
-#define REPO_MODE_BLB 0100644
-#define REPO_MODE_EXE 0100755
-#define REPO_MODE_LNK 0120000
-
-uint32_t next_blob_mark(void);
-void svn_repo_copy(uint32_t revision, const char *src, const char *dst);
-const char *svn_repo_read_path(const char *path, uint32_t *mode_out);
-void svn_repo_delete(const char *path);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/vcs-svn/svndump.c b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
index 37c4a36b92..ec6b350611 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/svndump.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "cache.h"
-#include "repo_tree.h"
 #include "fast_export.h"
 #include "line_buffer.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
@@ -134,13 +133,13 @@ static void handle_property(const struct strbuf *key_buf,
 			die("invalid dump: sets type twice");
 		}
 		if (!val) {
-			node_ctx.type = REPO_MODE_BLB;
+			node_ctx.type = S_IFREG | 0644;
 			return;
 		}
 		*type_set = 1;
 		node_ctx.type = keylen == strlen("svn:executable") ?
-				REPO_MODE_EXE :
-				REPO_MODE_LNK;
+				(S_IFREG | 0755) :
+				S_IFLNK;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -219,45 +218,45 @@ static void handle_node(void)
 	 */
 	static const char *const empty_blob = "::empty::";
 	const char *old_data = NULL;
-	uint32_t old_mode = REPO_MODE_BLB;
+	uint32_t old_mode = S_IFREG | 0644;
 
 	if (node_ctx.action == NODEACT_DELETE) {
 		if (have_text || have_props || node_ctx.srcRev)
 			die("invalid dump: deletion node has "
 				"copyfrom info, text, or properties");
-		svn_repo_delete(node_ctx.dst.buf);
+		fast_export_delete(node_ctx.dst.buf);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (node_ctx.action == NODEACT_REPLACE) {
-		svn_repo_delete(node_ctx.dst.buf);
+		fast_export_delete(node_ctx.dst.buf);
 		node_ctx.action = NODEACT_ADD;
 	}
 	if (node_ctx.srcRev) {
-		svn_repo_copy(node_ctx.srcRev, node_ctx.src.buf, node_ctx.dst.buf);
+		fast_export_copy(node_ctx.srcRev, node_ctx.src.buf, node_ctx.dst.buf);
 		if (node_ctx.action == NODEACT_ADD)
 			node_ctx.action = NODEACT_CHANGE;
 	}
-	if (have_text && type == REPO_MODE_DIR)
+	if (have_text && type == S_IFDIR)
 		die("invalid dump: directories cannot have text attached");
 
 	/*
 	 * Find old content (old_data) and decide on the new mode.
 	 */
 	if (node_ctx.action == NODEACT_CHANGE && !*node_ctx.dst.buf) {
-		if (type != REPO_MODE_DIR)
+		if (type != S_IFDIR)
 			die("invalid dump: root of tree is not a regular file");
 		old_data = NULL;
 	} else if (node_ctx.action == NODEACT_CHANGE) {
 		uint32_t mode;
-		old_data = svn_repo_read_path(node_ctx.dst.buf, &mode);
-		if (mode == REPO_MODE_DIR && type != REPO_MODE_DIR)
+		old_data = fast_export_read_path(node_ctx.dst.buf, &mode);
+		if (mode == S_IFDIR && type != S_IFDIR)
 			die("invalid dump: cannot modify a directory into a file");
-		if (mode != REPO_MODE_DIR && type == REPO_MODE_DIR)
+		if (mode != S_IFDIR && type == S_IFDIR)
 			die("invalid dump: cannot modify a file into a directory");
 		node_ctx.type = mode;
 		old_mode = mode;
 	} else if (node_ctx.action == NODEACT_ADD) {
-		if (type == REPO_MODE_DIR)
+		if (type == S_IFDIR)
 			old_data = NULL;
 		else if (have_text)
 			old_data = empty_blob;
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ static void handle_node(void)
 	/*
 	 * Save the result.
 	 */
-	if (type == REPO_MODE_DIR)	/* directories are not tracked. */
+	if (type == S_IFDIR)	/* directories are not tracked. */
 		return;
 	assert(old_data);
 	if (old_data == empty_blob)
@@ -385,9 +384,9 @@ void svndump_read(const char *url, const char *local_ref, const char *notes_ref)
 				continue;
 			strbuf_addf(&rev_ctx.note, "%s\n", t);
 			if (!strcmp(val, "dir"))
-				node_ctx.type = REPO_MODE_DIR;
+				node_ctx.type = S_IFDIR;
 			else if (!strcmp(val, "file"))
-				node_ctx.type = REPO_MODE_BLB;
+				node_ctx.type = S_IFREG | 0644;
 			else
 				fprintf(stderr, "Unknown node-kind: %s\n", val);
 			break;