diff --git a/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt
index e7962f8bd6..73c05ffcef 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt
+++ b/libraries/core/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/core/mimetype/MimeTypes.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ object MimeTypes {
     const val Jpeg = "image/jpeg"
     const val Gif = "image/gif"
     const val WebP = "image/webp"
-    const val Svg = "image/svg+xml"
 
     const val Videos = "video/*"
     const val Mp4 = "video/mp4"
diff --git a/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt b/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt
index 2ab1cd0619..8c5bab459f 100644
--- a/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt
+++ b/libraries/mediaupload/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/mediaupload/impl/AndroidMediaPreProcessor.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AndroidMediaPreProcessor(
          */
         private const val IMAGE_SCALE_REF_SIZE = 640
 
-        private val notCompressibleImageTypes = listOf(MimeTypes.Gif, MimeTypes.WebP, MimeTypes.Svg)
+        private val notCompressibleImageTypes = listOf(MimeTypes.Gif, MimeTypes.WebP)
     }
 
     private val contentResolver = context.contentResolver
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ class AndroidMediaPreProcessor(
     ): Result<MediaUploadInfo> = withContext(coroutineDispatchers.computation) {
         runCatchingExceptions {
             val result = when {
-                // Special case for SVG, since Android can't read its metadata or create a thumbnail, it must be sent as a file
-                mimeType == MimeTypes.Svg -> {
-                    processFile(uri, mimeType)
-                }
                 mimeType.isMimeTypeImage() -> {
                     val shouldBeCompressed = mediaOptimizationConfig.compressImages && mimeType !in notCompressibleImageTypes
                     processImage(uri, mimeType, shouldBeCompressed)