diff --git a/src/svg/SvgImporter.js b/src/svg/SvgImporter.js
index 66b47697..872c2407 100644
--- a/src/svg/SvgImporter.js
+++ b/src/svg/SvgImporter.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var SvgImporter = this.SvgImporter = new function() {
 			points = svg.points,
 			start = points.getItem(0);
 		poly.moveTo(start);
-		for (var i = 1; i < points.length; i++)
+		for (var i = 1, l = points.numberOfItems; i < l; i++)
 			poly.lineTo(points.getItem(i));
 		if (svg.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'polygon')
 			poly.closePath();
diff --git a/test/tests/SvgImporter.js b/test/tests/SvgImporter.js
index 36095911..66489e20 100644
--- a/test/tests/SvgImporter.js
+++ b/test/tests/SvgImporter.js
@@ -331,13 +331,9 @@ test('compare polygon values', function() {
 
 	var poly = new Path();
 	var points = shape.points;
-	var start = points.getItem(0);
-	var point;
-	poly.moveTo([start.x, start.y]);
-
-	for (var i = 1; i < points.length; i++) {
-		point = points.getItem(i);
-		poly.lineTo([point.x, point.y]);
+	poly.moveTo(points.getItem(0));
+	for (var i = 1; i < points.numberOfItems; i++) {
+		poly.lineTo(points.getItem(i));
 	}
 	if (shape.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'polygon') {
 		poly.closePath();
@@ -356,13 +352,9 @@ test('compare negative polygon values', function() {
 
 	var poly = new Path();
 	var points = shape.points;
-	var start = points.getItem(0);
-	var point;
-	poly.moveTo([start.x, start.y]);
-
-	for (var i = 1; i < points.length; i++) {
-		point = points.getItem(i);
-		poly.lineTo([point.x, point.y]);
+	poly.moveTo(points.getItem(0));
+	for (var i = 1; i < points.numberOfItems; i++) {
+		poly.lineTo(points.getItem(i));
 	}
 	if (shape.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'polygon') {
 		poly.closePath();
@@ -381,13 +373,9 @@ test('compare polyline values', function() {
 
 	var poly = new Path();
 	var points = shape.points;
-	var start = points.getItem(0);
-	var point;
-	poly.moveTo([start.x, start.y]);
-
-	for (var i = 1; i < points.length; i++) {
-		point = points.getItem(i);
-		poly.lineTo([point.x, point.y]);
+	poly.moveTo(points.getItem(0));
+	for (var i = 1; i < points.numberOfItems; i++) {
+		poly.lineTo(points.getItem(i));
 	}
 	if (shape.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'polygon') {
 		poly.closePath();
@@ -406,13 +394,9 @@ test('compare negative polyline values', function() {
 
 	var poly = new Path();
 	var points = shape.points;
-	var start = points.getItem(0);
-	var point;
-	poly.moveTo([start.x, start.y]);
-
-	for (var i = 1; i < points.length; i++) {
-		point = points.getItem(i);
-		poly.lineTo([point.x, point.y]);
+	poly.moveTo(points.getItem(0));
+	for (var i = 1; i < points.numberOfItems; i++) {
+		poly.lineTo(points.getItem(i));
 	}
 	if (shape.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'polygon') {
 		poly.closePath();