diff --git a/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.cxx b/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.cxx
index 6415f3c53a45..ffd36284f8c4 100644
--- a/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.cxx
+++ b/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.cxx
@@ -62,24 +62,26 @@
 
 XFSaxAttrList::XFSaxAttrList()
 {
-    m_pSvAttrList = new SvXMLAttributeList();
-    m_xAttrList.set(m_pSvAttrList);
+    m_xSvAttrList = new SvXMLAttributeList();
 }
 
 XFSaxAttrList::~XFSaxAttrList()
 {
-    //pls don't delete m_pSvAttrList,because when m_xAttrList release,the object will be automatic deleted.
-//  if( m_pSvAttrList )
-//      delete m_pSvAttrList;
 }
 
-void    XFSaxAttrList::AddAttribute(const OUString& name, const OUString& value)
+void XFSaxAttrList::AddAttribute(const OUString& name, const OUString& value)
 {
-    m_pSvAttrList->AddAttribute(name,value);
+    m_xSvAttrList->AddAttribute(name,value);
 }
 
-void    XFSaxAttrList::Clear()
+void XFSaxAttrList::Clear()
 {
-    m_pSvAttrList->Clear();
+    m_xSvAttrList->Clear();
 }
+
+css::uno::Reference<css::xml::sax::XAttributeList> XFSaxAttrList::GetAttributeList() const
+{
+    return m_xSvAttrList.get();
+}
+
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.hxx b/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.hxx
index 23e1ebe12e5c..1cbc37cc22c0 100644
--- a/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.hxx
+++ b/lotuswordpro/source/filter/xfilter/xfsaxattrlist.hxx
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define INCLUDED_LOTUSWORDPRO_SOURCE_FILTER_XFILTER_XFSAXATTRLIST_HXX
 
 #include "ixfattrlist.hxx"
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
 #include <xmloff/attrlist.hxx>
 #include <com/sun/star/xml/sax/XDocumentHandler.hpp>
 
@@ -77,20 +78,14 @@ public:
 
     virtual void    Clear() override;
 
-    const css::uno::Reference<css::xml::sax::XAttributeList>& GetAttributeList() const;
+    css::uno::Reference<css::xml::sax::XAttributeList> GetAttributeList() const;
 
     friend class XFSaxStream;
 private:
-    SvXMLAttributeList  *m_pSvAttrList;
-    css::uno::Reference<css::xml::sax::XAttributeList>   m_xAttrList;
+    rtl::Reference<SvXMLAttributeList>  m_xSvAttrList;
 
 };
 
-inline const css::uno::Reference<css::xml::sax::XAttributeList>&  XFSaxAttrList::GetAttributeList() const
-{
-    return m_xAttrList;
-}
-
 #endif //XFSAXATTRLIST_INC
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */