diff --git a/Zend/zend_types.h b/Zend/zend_types.h
index 82cf20f1b5d..7ec8fe3b965 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_types.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_types.h
@@ -1387,13 +1387,6 @@ static zend_always_inline uint32_t zval_delref_p(zval* pz) {
 		SEPARATE_ZVAL_IF_NOT_REF(_zv);					\
 	} while (0)
 
-#define SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(varptr) do { 				\
-		ZVAL_DEREF(varptr);								\
-		if (Z_REFCOUNTED_P(varptr)) { 					\
-			Z_ADDREF_P(varptr); 						\
-		}												\
-	} while (0)
-
 /* Properties store a flag distinguishing unset and uninitialized properties
  * (both use IS_UNDEF type) in the Z_EXTRA space. As such we also need to copy
  * the Z_EXTRA space when copying property default values etc. We define separate
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_array.c b/ext/spl/spl_array.c
index d2300632b69..176e507a490 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_array.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_array.c
@@ -401,11 +401,8 @@ static zval *spl_array_read_dimension_ex(int check_inherited, zend_object *objec
 			if (!offset) {
 				ZVAL_UNDEF(&tmp);
 				offset = &tmp;
-			} else {
-				SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 			}
 			zend_call_method_with_1_params(object, object->ce, &intern->fptr_offset_get, "offsetGet", rv, offset);
-			zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 
 			if (!Z_ISUNDEF_P(rv)) {
 				return rv;
@@ -447,11 +444,8 @@ static void spl_array_write_dimension_ex(int check_inherited, zend_object *objec
 		if (!offset) {
 			ZVAL_NULL(&tmp);
 			offset = &tmp;
-		} else {
-			SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 		}
 		zend_call_method_with_2_params(object, object->ce, &intern->fptr_offset_set, "offsetSet", NULL, offset, value);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -517,9 +511,7 @@ static void spl_array_unset_dimension_ex(int check_inherited, zend_object *objec
 	spl_array_object *intern = spl_array_from_obj(object);
 
 	if (check_inherited && intern->fptr_offset_del) {
-		SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 		zend_call_method_with_1_params(object, object->ce, &intern->fptr_offset_del, "offsetUnset", NULL, offset);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -598,9 +590,7 @@ static int spl_array_has_dimension_ex(int check_inherited, zend_object *object,
 	zval rv, *value = NULL, *tmp;
 
 	if (check_inherited && intern->fptr_offset_has) {
-		SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 		zend_call_method_with_1_params(object, object->ce, &intern->fptr_offset_has, "offsetExists", &rv, offset);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 
 		if (zend_is_true(&rv)) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&rv);
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c b/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
index 32899690378..4c7ff5dd35d 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
@@ -350,11 +350,8 @@ static zval *spl_fixedarray_object_read_dimension(zend_object *object, zval *off
 		if (!offset) {
 			ZVAL_NULL(&tmp);
 			offset = &tmp;
-		} else {
-			SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 		}
 		zend_call_method_with_1_params(object, intern->std.ce, &intern->methods->fptr_offset_get, "offsetGet", rv, offset);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 		if (!Z_ISUNDEF_P(rv)) {
 			return rv;
 		}
@@ -400,13 +397,8 @@ static void spl_fixedarray_object_write_dimension(zend_object *object, zval *off
 		if (!offset) {
 			ZVAL_NULL(&tmp);
 			offset = &tmp;
-		} else {
-			SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 		}
-		SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(value);
 		zend_call_method_with_2_params(object, intern->std.ce, &intern->methods->fptr_offset_set, "offsetSet", NULL, offset, value);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(value);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -439,9 +431,7 @@ static void spl_fixedarray_object_unset_dimension(zend_object *object, zval *off
 	intern = spl_fixed_array_from_obj(object);
 
 	if (UNEXPECTED(intern->methods && intern->methods->fptr_offset_del)) {
-		SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 		zend_call_method_with_1_params(object, intern->std.ce, &intern->methods->fptr_offset_del, "offsetUnset", NULL, offset);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -482,9 +472,7 @@ static int spl_fixedarray_object_has_dimension(zend_object *object, zval *offset
 		zval rv;
 		zend_bool result;
 
-		SEPARATE_ARG_IF_REF(offset);
 		zend_call_method_with_1_params(object, intern->std.ce, &intern->methods->fptr_offset_has, "offsetExists", &rv, offset);
-		zval_ptr_dtor(offset);
 		result = zend_is_true(&rv);
 		zval_ptr_dtor(&rv);
 		return result;