diff --git a/app/helpers/branding_helper.rb b/app/helpers/branding_helper.rb
index 2b9c233c23b..f72d6df5d9f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/branding_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/branding_helper.rb
@@ -21,15 +21,4 @@ module BrandingHelper
   def render_logo
     image_pack_tag('logo.svg', alt: 'Mastodon', class: 'logo logo--icon')
   end
-
-  def render_symbol(version = :icon)
-    path = case version
-           when :icon
-             'logo-symbol-icon.svg'
-           when :wordmark
-             'logo-symbol-wordmark.svg'
-           end
-
-    render(file: Rails.root.join('app', 'javascript', 'images', path)).html_safe # rubocop:disable Rails/OutputSafety
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index c7210736703..449657f8cab 100755
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@
     = content_for?(:content) ? yield(:content) : yield
 
     .logo-resources{ 'tabindex' => '-1', 'inert' => true, 'aria-hidden' => true }
-      = render_symbol :icon
-      = render_symbol :wordmark
+      = inline_svg_tag 'logo-symbol-icon.svg'
+      = inline_svg_tag 'logo-symbol-wordmark.svg'
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/embedded.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/embedded.html.haml
index d8aa522d800..54d4ba71576 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/embedded.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/embedded.html.haml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
     = yield
 
     .logo-resources{ 'tabindex' => '-1', 'inert' => true, 'aria-hidden' => true }
-      = render_symbol :icon
+      = inline_svg_tag 'logo-symbol-icon.svg'