diff --git a/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.d.ts b/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.d.ts
index 9a9c973ff79cc1..b30877a075c2f2 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.d.ts
+++ b/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-import SvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/SvgIcon';
-
-declare function createSvgIcon(path: React.ReactNode, displayName: string): typeof SvgIcon;
-
-export default createSvgIcon;
+export { default } from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
+export * from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.js b/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.js
index 21e086a3ab170f..1633e7af3cc2b3 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-icons/src/utils/createSvgIcon.js
@@ -1,20 +1 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import SvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/SvgIcon';
-
-export default function createSvgIcon(path, displayName) {
-  const Component = React.memo(
-    React.forwardRef((props, ref) => (
-      <SvgIcon data-mui-test={`${displayName}Icon`} ref={ref} {...props}>
-        {path}
-      </SvgIcon>
-    )),
-  );
-
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
-    Component.displayName = `${displayName}Icon`;
-  }
-
-  Component.muiName = SvgIcon.muiName;
-
-  return Component;
-}
+export { default } from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Add.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Add.js
index dc223900a21568..2336d1737df6ec 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Add.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Add.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js
index 6deb6bd0a37aa2..cea816c3f0e6d9 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js
index 942d756074f25d..03a32449aad8d5 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ErrorOutline.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ErrorOutline.js
index ca178ffe959c40..fc6cb861d4e1de 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ErrorOutline.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ErrorOutline.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/FirstPage.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/FirstPage.js
index 27102f886182ff..c4f08c91286572 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/FirstPage.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/FirstPage.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/InfoOutlined.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/InfoOutlined.js
index b5e38004bcf43d..515adb3750058b 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/InfoOutlined.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/InfoOutlined.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/LastPage.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/LastPage.js
index 20d190e998cb01..549c44537ce600 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/LastPage.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/LastPage.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateBefore.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateBefore.js
index fc4ac139f53b96..934eb67d052feb 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateBefore.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateBefore.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateNext.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateNext.js
index b35b7d1c89753a..7c7a3ef6c363a2 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateNext.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/NavigateNext.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ReportProblemOutlined.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ReportProblemOutlined.js
index b82ed0671e5734..8bafd6f2cb6b9b 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ReportProblemOutlined.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/ReportProblemOutlined.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Star.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Star.js
index aa033c2e0d8426..b6c9c8c67d6245 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Star.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/Star.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/SuccessOutlined.js b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/SuccessOutlined.js
index 4568f218fb05dc..353648f94e4980 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/SuccessOutlined.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/SuccessOutlined.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/createSvgIcon.d.ts b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/createSvgIcon.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9a9c973ff79cc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/createSvgIcon.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import SvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/SvgIcon';
+
+declare function createSvgIcon(path: React.ReactNode, displayName: string): typeof SvgIcon;
+
+export default createSvgIcon;
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/createSvgIcon.js b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/createSvgIcon.js
similarity index 76%
rename from packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/createSvgIcon.js
rename to packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/createSvgIcon.js
index e98c7442ea6d6b..b6bd06e520c03f 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/src/internal/svg-icons/createSvgIcon.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/createSvgIcon.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import SvgIcon from '@material-ui/core/SvgIcon';
+import React from 'react';
+import SvgIcon from '../SvgIcon';
 
+/**
+ * Private module reserved for @material-ui/x packages.
+ */
 export default function createSvgIcon(path, displayName) {
   const Component = React.memo(
     React.forwardRef((props, ref) => (
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/index.d.ts b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..06ec076af7fc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { default } from './createSvgIcon';
+export * from './createSvgIcon';
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/index.js b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9a9702dc4e6d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/createSvgIcon/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from './createSvgIcon';
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDownward.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDownward.js
index 68800536c9a77c..4e491475f2c624 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDownward.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDownward.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js
index 6deb6bd0a37aa2..4b3138c5cebe53 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/ArrowDropDown.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Cancel.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Cancel.js
index 494617a88e5a18..7eb647354a63c3 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Cancel.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Cancel.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBox.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBox.js
index 3e7f5f58e73b91..49ee6d1d66869a 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBox.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBox.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBoxOutlineBlank.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBoxOutlineBlank.js
index bc8f424eec52a7..e68489c05c89fb 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBoxOutlineBlank.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckBoxOutlineBlank.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckCircle.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckCircle.js
index 61c2cb61bbc28d..4d6c82623cd0a5 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckCircle.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/CheckCircle.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js
index 942d756074f25d..4c2f51f4afc7a1 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Close.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/IndeterminateCheckBox.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/IndeterminateCheckBox.js
index 7f68a2acbf4026..7716f676cb8198 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/IndeterminateCheckBox.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/IndeterminateCheckBox.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowLeft.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowLeft.js
index 250b3f26376f4e..a026cb17d2d38b 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowLeft.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowLeft.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowRight.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowRight.js
index dd661fc0adeb10..a169dca689e2bb 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowRight.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/KeyboardArrowRight.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/MoreHoriz.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/MoreHoriz.js
index 42d76208275e9a..f8fbaa9d1c7353 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/MoreHoriz.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/MoreHoriz.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Person.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Person.js
index a75080a35ac24d..5ccbde1a7bbd46 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Person.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Person.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonChecked.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonChecked.js
index 6bb3ece001e588..384553d144a43b 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonChecked.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonChecked.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonUnchecked.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonUnchecked.js
index 1f2b5745926628..294caaffd30635 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonUnchecked.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/RadioButtonUnchecked.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Warning.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Warning.js
index 2a5105aa8ab3f4..0b3c0852036feb 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Warning.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/Warning.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import createSvgIcon from './createSvgIcon';
+import createSvgIcon from '../../createSvgIcon';
 
 /**
  * @ignore - internal component.
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/createSvgIcon.js b/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/createSvgIcon.js
deleted file mode 100644
index adee28002f0b3d..00000000000000
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/internal/svg-icons/createSvgIcon.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import SvgIcon from '../../SvgIcon';
-
-export default function createSvgIcon(path, displayName) {
-  const Component = React.memo(
-    React.forwardRef((props, ref) => (
-      <SvgIcon {...props} data-mui-test={`${displayName}Icon`} ref={ref}>
-        {path}
-      </SvgIcon>
-    )),
-  );
-
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
-    Component.displayName = `${displayName}Icon`;
-  }
-
-  Component.muiName = SvgIcon.muiName;
-
-  return Component;
-}