diff --git a/lib/vclib/svn_ra/__init__.py b/lib/vclib/svn_ra/__init__.py
index 5d5c8029..cc39f22f 100644
--- a/lib/vclib/svn_ra/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/vclib/svn_ra/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import re
 import tempfile
 import popen2
 
-from vclib.svn import Revision
+from vclib.svn import Revision, _datestr_to_date
 
 # Subversion swig libs
 from svn import core, delta, client, wc, ra
@@ -125,12 +125,6 @@ def get_revision_info(svnrepos):
   return _datestr_to_date(date, svnrepos.pool), author, log, changes
 
 
-def _datestr_to_date(datestr, pool):
-  if datestr is None:
-    return None
-  return core.svn_time_from_cstring(datestr, pool) / 1000000
-
-
 def _compare_paths(path1, path2):
   path1_len = len (path1);
   path2_len = len (path2);