diff --git a/sphinx/writers/html5.py b/sphinx/writers/html5.py
index 90eedd8d71d..c1a4382d9fb 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/html5.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/html5.py
@@ -694,24 +694,6 @@ def visit_image(self, node: Element) -> None:
                     if 'height' not in node:
                         node['height'] = str(size[1])
 
-        uri = node['uri']
-        if uri.lower().endswith(('svg', 'svgz')):
-            atts = {'src': uri}
-            if 'width' in node:
-                atts['width'] = node['width']
-            if 'height' in node:
-                atts['height'] = node['height']
-            if 'scale' in node:
-                if 'width' in atts:
-                    atts['width'] = multiply_length(atts['width'], node['scale'])
-                if 'height' in atts:
-                    atts['height'] = multiply_length(atts['height'], node['scale'])
-            atts['alt'] = node.get('alt', uri)
-            if 'align' in node:
-                atts['class'] = 'align-%s' % node['align']
-            self.body.append(self.emptytag(node, 'img', '', **atts))
-            return
-
         super().visit_image(node)
 
     # overwritten