diff --git a/vcl/source/gdi/animate.cxx b/vcl/source/gdi/animate.cxx
index 9dcbce01ffaf..b4de8f90df42 100644
--- a/vcl/source/gdi/animate.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/gdi/animate.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 // MARKER(update_precomp.py): autogen include statement, do not remove
 #include "precompiled_vcl.hxx"
 
-#define ENABLE_BYTESTRING_STREAM_OPERATORS
 #include <vcl/animate.hxx>
 #include <tools/debug.hxx>
 #include <tools/stream.hxx>
@@ -836,7 +835,7 @@ SvStream& operator<<( SvStream& rOStm, const Animation& rAnimation )
             rOStm << nDummy32;  // unbenutzt
             rOStm << nDummy32;  // unbenutzt
             rOStm << nDummy32;  // unbenutzt
-            rOStm << aDummyStr; // unbenutzt
+            rOStm.WriteByteString(aDummyStr); // unbenutzt
             rOStm << nRest;     // Anzahl der Strukturen, die noch _folgen_
         }
     }
@@ -901,7 +900,7 @@ SvStream& operator>>( SvStream& rIStm, Animation& rAnimation )
             rIStm >> nTmp32;    // unbenutzt
             rIStm >> nTmp32;    // unbenutzt
             rIStm >> nTmp32;    // unbenutzt
-            rIStm >> aDummyStr; // unbenutzt
+            rIStm.ReadByteString(aDummyStr); // unbenutzt
             rIStm >> nTmp16;    // Rest zu lesen
 
             rAnimation.Insert( aAnimBmp );
diff --git a/vcl/source/gdi/cvtsvm.cxx b/vcl/source/gdi/cvtsvm.cxx
index e3d027e29ad5..2fe6a96fdb04 100644
--- a/vcl/source/gdi/cvtsvm.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/gdi/cvtsvm.cxx
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 // MARKER(update_precomp.py): autogen include statement, do not remove
 #include "precompiled_vcl.hxx"
 
-#define ENABLE_BYTESTRING_STREAM_OPERATORS
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <tools/stack.hxx>
@@ -1326,7 +1324,8 @@ void SVMConverter::ImplConvertFromSVM1( SvStream& rIStm, GDIMetaFile& rMtf )
                     sal_uInt8*      pData;
                     sal_Int32       nFollowingActionCount;
 
-                    rIStm >> aComment >> nValue >> nDataSize;
+                    rIStm.ReadByteString(aComment);
+                    rIStm >> nValue >> nDataSize;
 
                     if( nDataSize )
                     {
@@ -2397,7 +2396,8 @@ sal_uLong SVMConverter::ImplWriteActions( SvStream& rOStm, GDIMetaFile& rMtf,
                 rOStm.SeekRel( 4 );
 
                 // write data
-                rOStm << pA->GetComment() << pA->GetValue() << nDataSize;
+                rOStm.WriteByteString(pA->GetComment());
+                rOStm << pA->GetValue() << nDataSize;
 
                 if( nDataSize )
                     rOStm.Write( pA->GetData(), nDataSize );
diff --git a/vcl/source/gdi/metaact.cxx b/vcl/source/gdi/metaact.cxx
index 03c5390e6f36..5f86ff2cb2ac 100644
--- a/vcl/source/gdi/metaact.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/gdi/metaact.cxx
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 // MARKER(update_precomp.py): autogen include statement, do not remove
 #include "precompiled_vcl.hxx"
 
-#define ENABLE_BYTESTRING_STREAM_OPERATORS
-
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <tools/stream.hxx>
@@ -4202,7 +4200,8 @@ sal_Bool MetaCommentAction::Compare( const MetaAction& rMetaAction ) const
 void MetaCommentAction::Write( SvStream& rOStm, ImplMetaWriteData* pData )
 {
     WRITE_BASE_COMPAT( rOStm, 1, pData );
-    rOStm << maComment << mnValue << mnDataSize;
+    rOStm.WriteByteString(maComment);
+    rOStm << mnValue << mnDataSize;
 
     if ( mnDataSize )
         rOStm.Write( mpData, mnDataSize );
@@ -4214,7 +4213,7 @@ void MetaCommentAction::Read( SvStream& rIStm, ImplMetaReadData* )
 {
     COMPAT( rIStm );
     ByteString sTmp;
-    rIStm >> sTmp;
+    rIStm.ReadByteString(sTmp);
     maComment = sTmp;
     rIStm >> mnValue >> mnDataSize;
 
diff --git a/vcl/source/gdi/print.cxx b/vcl/source/gdi/print.cxx
index 7812032ac402..3dfe0412718e 100644
--- a/vcl/source/gdi/print.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/gdi/print.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 // MARKER(update_precomp.py): autogen include statement, do not remove
 #include "precompiled_vcl.hxx"
 
-#define ENABLE_BYTESTRING_STREAM_OPERATORS
 #include <list>
 
 #include <tools/debug.hxx>