3 files changed, 5 insertions, 42 deletions

diff --git a/core/fpdfapi/edit/cpdf_creator.cpp b/core/fpdfapi/edit/cpdf_creator.cpp
index 24c4c2c29a..d386217f23 100644
--- a/core/fpdfapi/edit/cpdf_creator.cpp
+++ b/core/fpdfapi/edit/cpdf_creator.cpp
@@ -260,16 +260,8 @@ bool CPDF_Creator::WriteDirectObj(uint32_t objnum,
 
       const CPDF_Array* p = pObj->AsArray();
       for (size_t i = 0; i < p->GetCount(); i++) {
-        const CPDF_Object* pElement = p->GetObjectAt(i);
-        if (!pElement->IsInline()) {
-          if (!m_Archive->WriteString(" ") ||
-              !m_Archive->WriteDWord(pElement->GetObjNum()) ||
-              !m_Archive->WriteString(" 0 R")) {
-            return false;
-          }
-        } else if (!WriteDirectObj(objnum, pElement, true)) {
+        if (!WriteDirectObj(objnum, p->GetObjectAt(i), true))
           return false;
-        }
       }
       if (!m_Archive->WriteString("]"))
         return false;
@@ -298,15 +290,8 @@ bool CPDF_Creator::WriteDirectObj(uint32_t objnum,
 
         if (bSignDict && key == "Contents")
           bSignValue = true;
-        if (!pValue->IsInline()) {
-          if (!m_Archive->WriteString(" ") ||
-              !m_Archive->WriteDWord(pValue->GetObjNum()) ||
-              !m_Archive->WriteString(" 0 R ")) {
-            return false;
-          }
-        } else if (!WriteDirectObj(objnum, pValue, !bSignValue)) {
+        if (!WriteDirectObj(objnum, pValue, !bSignValue))
           return false;
-        }
       }
       if (!m_Archive->WriteString(">>"))
         return false;
@@ -637,15 +622,8 @@ int32_t CPDF_Creator::WriteDoc_Stage4() {
           !m_Archive->WriteString(PDF_NameEncode(key).AsStringView())) {
         return -1;
       }
-      if (!pValue->IsInline()) {
-        if (!m_Archive->WriteString(" ") ||
-            !m_Archive->WriteDWord(pValue->GetObjNum()) ||
-            !m_Archive->WriteString(" 0 R ")) {
-          return -1;
-        }
-      } else if (!pValue->WriteTo(m_Archive.get())) {
+      if (!pValue->WriteTo(m_Archive.get()))
         return -1;
-      }
     }
   } else {
     if (!m_Archive->WriteString("\r\n/Root ") ||
diff --git a/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_array.cpp b/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_array.cpp
index 4f802d9e7f..a5361fbbb9 100644
--- a/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_array.cpp
+++ b/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_array.cpp
@@ -235,16 +235,8 @@ bool CPDF_Array::WriteTo(IFX_ArchiveStream* archive) const {
     return false;
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < GetCount(); ++i) {
-    const CPDF_Object* pElement = GetObjectAt(i);
-    if (!pElement->IsInline()) {
-      if (!archive->WriteString(" ") ||
-          !archive->WriteDWord(pElement->GetObjNum()) ||
-          !archive->WriteString(" 0 R")) {
-        return false;
-      }
-    } else if (!pElement->WriteTo(archive)) {
+    if (!GetObjectAt(i)->WriteTo(archive))
       return false;
-    }
   }
   return archive->WriteString("]");
 }
diff --git a/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_dictionary.cpp b/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_dictionary.cpp
index ae7239efdf..c6127fa344 100644
--- a/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_dictionary.cpp
+++ b/core/fpdfapi/parser/cpdf_dictionary.cpp
@@ -287,15 +287,8 @@ bool CPDF_Dictionary::WriteTo(IFX_ArchiveStream* archive) const {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (!pValue->IsInline()) {
-      if (!archive->WriteString(" ") ||
-          !archive->WriteDWord(pValue->GetObjNum()) ||
-          !archive->WriteString(" 0 R")) {
-        return false;
-      }
-    } else if (!pValue->WriteTo(archive)) {
+    if (!pValue->WriteTo(archive))
       return false;
-    }
   }
   return archive->WriteString(">>");
 }