diff --git a/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h b/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h
index 4c526d229..7a3e7bb7f 100644
--- a/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h
+++ b/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ public:
 
     // PDF specific methods.
 
-    /** Returns a reference to the resource dictionary for this device.
+    /** Returns the resource dictionary for this device.
      */
-    SK_API const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict>& getResourceDict();
+    SK_API SkPDFDict* getResourceDict();
 
     /** Get the list of resources (PDF objects) used on this page.
      *  @param resourceList A list to append the resources to.
diff --git a/include/pdf/SkPDFDocument.h b/include/pdf/SkPDFDocument.h
index 1a5d8354e..3f171f5f2 100644
--- a/include/pdf/SkPDFDocument.h
+++ b/include/pdf/SkPDFDocument.h
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ public:
      *  @param pageNumber The position to add the passed device (1 based).
      *  @param pdfDevice  The page to add to this document.
      */
-    SK_API bool setPage(int pageNumber, const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDevice>& pdfDevice);
+    SK_API bool setPage(int pageNumber, SkPDFDevice* pdfDevice);
 
     /** Append the passed pdf device to the document as a new page.  Returns
      *  true if successful.  Will fail if the document has already been emitted.
      *
      *  @param pdfDevice The page to add to this document.
      */
-    SK_API bool appendPage(const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDevice>& pdfDevice);
+    SK_API bool appendPage(SkPDFDevice* pdfDevice);
 
     /** Get the list of pages in this document.
      */
diff --git a/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h b/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
index 2a0fe166f..a3978744e 100644
--- a/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
+++ b/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
      *  have content on it yet.
      *  @param content    The page content.
      */
-    explicit SkPDFPage(const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDevice>& content);
+    explicit SkPDFPage(SkPDFDevice* content);
     ~SkPDFPage();
 
     /** Before a page and its contents can be sized and emitted, it must
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
index caba8226b..619d55d4c 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ void SkPDFDevice::setDrawingArea(DrawingArea drawingArea) {
     fDrawingArea = drawingArea;
 }
 
-const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict>& SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
+SkPDFDict* SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
     if (fResourceDict.get() == NULL) {
         fResourceDict = new SkPDFDict;
         fResourceDict->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict>& SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
             procSets->appendName(procs[i]);
         fResourceDict->insert("ProcSet", procSets.get());
     }
-    return fResourceDict;
+    return fResourceDict.get();
 }
 
 void SkPDFDevice::getResources(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceList) const {
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp
index d60512e7a..55aadf407 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ bool SkPDFDocument::emitPDF(SkWStream* stream) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool SkPDFDocument::setPage(int pageNumber,
-                            const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDevice>& pdfDevice) {
+bool SkPDFDocument::setPage(int pageNumber, SkPDFDevice* pdfDevice) {
     if (fPageTree.count() != 0) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ bool SkPDFDocument::setPage(int pageNumber,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool SkPDFDocument::appendPage(const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDevice>& pdfDevice) {
+bool SkPDFDocument::appendPage(SkPDFDevice* pdfDevice) {
     if (fPageTree.count() != 0) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
index 0a75d2a25..57745f8da 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SkPDFFormXObject::SkPDFFormXObject(SkPDFDevice* device) {
     insertName("Type", "XObject");
     insertName("Subtype", "Form");
     insert("BBox", device->getMediaBox().get());
-    insert("Resources", device->getResourceDict().get());
+    insert("Resources", device->getResourceDict());
 
     // We invert the initial transform and apply that to the xobject so that
     // it doesn't get applied twice. We can't just undo it because it's
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
index 3823f745d..09849b0ac 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "SkPDFPage.h"
 #include "SkStream.h"
 
-SkPDFPage::SkPDFPage(const SkRefPtr<SkPDFDevice>& content)
+SkPDFPage::SkPDFPage(SkPDFDevice* content)
     : SkPDFDict("Page"),
       fDevice(content) {
 }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SkPDFPage::~SkPDFPage() {}
 void SkPDFPage::finalizePage(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, bool firstPage,
                              SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceObjects) {
     if (fContentStream.get() == NULL) {
-        insert("Resources", fDevice->getResourceDict().get());
+        insert("Resources", fDevice->getResourceDict());
         insert("MediaBox", fDevice->getMediaBox().get());
 
         SkRefPtr<SkStream> content = fDevice->content();
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
index ee225173b..17f8b2774 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ SkPDFImageShader::SkPDFImageShader(SkPDFShader::State* state) : fState(state) {
     insert("BBox", patternBBoxArray.get());
     insertScalar("XStep", patternBBox.width());
     insertScalar("YStep", patternBBox.height());
-    insert("Resources", pattern.getResourceDict().get());
+    insert("Resources", pattern.getResourceDict());
     insert("Matrix", SkPDFUtils::MatrixToArray(finalMatrix))->unref();
 
     fState.get()->fImage.unlockPixels();