diff --git a/vcs-svn/repo_tree.c b/vcs-svn/repo_tree.c
index 1a6f32d7cb..5bd4977cb6 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/repo_tree.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/repo_tree.c
@@ -41,8 +41,3 @@ void svn_repo_copy(uint32_t revision, const char *src, const char *dst)
 	}
 	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
index c840bc9bae..0cd2761183 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/repo_tree.h
+++ b/vcs-svn/repo_tree.h
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 
 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 c0fa4eb723..41113119bd 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/svndump.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
@@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ static void handle_node(void)
 		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) {