diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Geometry.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Geometry.cs
index 507b5201a1..f9bcea85af 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Geometry.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/Geometry.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="s">The string.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="StreamGeometry"/>.</returns>
-        public static Geometry Parse(string s) => PathGeometry.Parse(s);
+        public static Geometry Parse(string s) => StreamGeometry.Parse(s);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Clones the geometry.
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs
index 6cae79de70..3e589ef3df 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Media/PathMarkupParserTests.cs
@@ -161,13 +161,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.Media
             }
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public void Geometry_Parse_Should_Create_PathGeometry()
-        {
-            var target = Geometry.Parse("M0 0L10 10z");
-            Assert.IsType<PathGeometry>(target);
-        }
-
         [Theory]
         [InlineData("M5.5.5 5.5.5 5.5.5")]
         [InlineData("F1M9.0771,11C9.1161,10.701,9.1801,10.352,9.3031,10L9.0001,10 9.0001,6.166 3.0001,9.767 3.0001,10 "