diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 958946f5b7..835700b6d6 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -71,10 +71,3 @@ LOCAL_WP_ENVIRONMENT_TYPE=local
 
 # The URL to use when running e2e tests.
 WP_BASE_URL=http://localhost:${LOCAL_PORT}
-
-##
-# The revision number of the WordPress Importer plugin to use when running unit tests.
-#
-# This should be an SVN revision number from the official plugin repository on wordpress.org.
-##
-WP_IMPORTER_REVISION=2387243
diff --git a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
index 5b60d4c11a..99d42314e9 100644
--- a/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
+++ b/tools/local-env/scripts/install.js
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ function wp_cli( cmd ) {
  * Downloads the WordPress Importer plugin for use in tests.
  */
 function install_wp_importer() {
-	const test_plugin_directory = 'tests/phpunit/data/plugins/wordpress-importer';
+	const testPluginDirectory = 'tests/phpunit/data/plugins/wordpress-importer';
 
-	execSync( `docker compose exec -T php rm -rf ${test_plugin_directory} && svn checkout -r ${process.env.WP_IMPORTER_REVISION} https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wordpress-importer/trunk/ ${test_plugin_directory}`, { stdio: 'inherit' } );
+	execSync( `docker compose exec -T php rm -rf ${testPluginDirectory}`, { stdio: 'inherit' } );
+	execSync( `docker compose exec -T php git clone https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-importer.git ${testPluginDirectory} --depth=1 --branch 0.7`, { stdio: 'inherit' } );
 }