diff --git a/include/vcl/vectorgraphicdata.hxx b/include/vcl/vectorgraphicdata.hxx
index c10b068e384a..a7f484c7e7bf 100644
--- a/include/vcl/vectorgraphicdata.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/vectorgraphicdata.hxx
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ private:
     VectorGraphicData& operator=(const VectorGraphicData&) = delete;
 
 public:
-    VectorGraphicData(const OUString& rPath, VectorGraphicDataType eVectorDataType);
     VectorGraphicData(
         BinaryDataContainer aDataContainer,
         VectorGraphicDataType eVectorDataType,
diff --git a/sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx b/sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx
index 0e84d5d1e90d..d96568b825a5 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/appl/appmisc.cxx
@@ -138,7 +138,16 @@ bool SfxApplication::loadBrandSvg(const char *pName, BitmapEx &rBitmap, int nWid
     if ( !FileExists(aObj) )
         return false;
 
-    VectorGraphicData aVectorGraphicData(aObj.PathToFileName(), VectorGraphicDataType::Svg);
+    // Read the SVG file
+    SvFileStream aStream(aObj.PathToFileName(), StreamMode::STD_READ);
+    if (aStream.GetError())
+        return false;
+
+    BinaryDataContainer aDataContainer(aStream, aStream.remainingSize());
+    if (aStream.GetError())
+        return false;
+
+    VectorGraphicData aVectorGraphicData(aDataContainer, VectorGraphicDataType::Svg);
 
     // transform into [0,0,width,width*aspect] std dimensions
 
diff --git a/vcl/source/gdi/vectorgraphicdata.cxx b/vcl/source/gdi/vectorgraphicdata.cxx
index 953c0b66c822..68245fe25acd 100644
--- a/vcl/source/gdi/vectorgraphicdata.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/gdi/vectorgraphicdata.cxx
@@ -319,10 +319,7 @@ std::pair<VectorGraphicData::State, size_t> VectorGraphicData::getSizeBytes() co
     }
 }
 
-VectorGraphicData::VectorGraphicData(
-    BinaryDataContainer aDataContainer,
-    VectorGraphicDataType eVectorDataType,
-    sal_Int32 nPageIndex)
+VectorGraphicData::VectorGraphicData(BinaryDataContainer aDataContainer, VectorGraphicDataType eVectorDataType, sal_Int32 nPageIndex)
 :   maDataContainer(std::move(aDataContainer)),
     mbSequenceCreated(false),
     mNestedBitmapSize(0),
@@ -331,29 +328,6 @@ VectorGraphicData::VectorGraphicData(
 {
 }
 
-VectorGraphicData::VectorGraphicData(
-    const OUString& rPath,
-    VectorGraphicDataType eVectorDataType)
-:   mbSequenceCreated(false),
-    mNestedBitmapSize(0),
-    meType(eVectorDataType),
-    mnPageIndex(-1)
-{
-    SvFileStream rIStm(rPath, StreamMode::STD_READ);
-    if(rIStm.GetError())
-        return;
-    const sal_uInt32 nStmLen(rIStm.remainingSize());
-    if (nStmLen)
-    {
-        BinaryDataContainer aData(rIStm, nStmLen);
-
-        if (!rIStm.GetError())
-        {
-            maDataContainer = std::move(aData);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 VectorGraphicData::~VectorGraphicData()
 {
 }