diff --git a/lib/choose_repository.tcl b/lib/choose_repository.tcl
index 16bf67c34f0..5d5bc81ad00 100644
--- a/lib/choose_repository.tcl
+++ b/lib/choose_repository.tcl
@@ -3,38 +3,6 @@
 
 class choose_repository {
 
-# Henrik Nyh's alternative Git logo, from his blog post
-# http://henrik.nyh.se/2007/06/alternative-git-logo-and-favicon
-#
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-}
-
 field top
 field w
 field w_body      ; # Widget holding the center content
@@ -92,12 +60,7 @@ constructor pick {} {
 		bind $top <Key-Escape> [list destroy $top]
 	}
 
-	label $w.git_logo \
-		-borderwidth 1 \
-		-relief sunken \
-		-background white \
-		-image ::choose_repository::git_logo
-	pack $w.git_logo -side left -fill y -padx 10 -pady 10
+	pack [git_logo $w.git_logo] -side left -fill y -padx 10 -pady 10
 
 	set w_body $w.body
 	frame $w_body
diff --git a/lib/logo.tcl b/lib/logo.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ff76692f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/logo.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# git-gui Git Gui logo
+# Copyright (C) 2007 Shawn Pearce
+
+# Henrik Nyh's alternative Git logo, from his blog post
+# http://henrik.nyh.se/2007/06/alternative-git-logo-and-favicon
+#
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+}
+
+proc git_logo {w} {
+	label $w \
+		-borderwidth 1 \
+		-relief sunken \
+		-background white \
+		-image ::git_logo_data
+	return $w
+}