diff --git a/include/core/SkRefCnt.h b/include/core/SkRefCnt.h
index 17d77de288..21ed0efec3 100644
--- a/include/core/SkRefCnt.h
+++ b/include/core/SkRefCnt.h
@@ -229,5 +229,37 @@ private:
     SkRefCnt* fObj;
 };
 
+/** Wrapper class for SkRefCnt pointers. This manages ref/unref of a pointer to
+    a SkRefCnt (or subclass) object.
+ */
+template <typename T> class SkRefPtr {
+public:
+    SkRefPtr() : fObj(NULL) {}
+    SkRefPtr(T* obj) : fObj(obj) { SkSafeRef(fObj); }
+    SkRefPtr(const SkRefPtr& o) : fObj(o.fObj) { SkSafeRef(fObj); }
+    ~SkRefPtr() { SkSafeUnref(fObj); }
+
+    SkRefPtr& operator=(const SkRefPtr& rp) {
+        SkRefCnt_SafeAssign(fObj, rp.fObj);
+        return *this;
+    }
+    SkRefPtr& operator=(T* obj) {
+        SkRefCnt_SafeAssign(fObj, obj);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    T* get() const { return fObj; }
+    T& operator*() const { return *fObj; }
+    T* operator->() const { return fObj; }
+
+    typedef T* SkRefPtr::*unspecified_bool_type;
+    operator unspecified_bool_type() const {
+        return fObj ? &SkRefPtr::fObj : NULL;
+    }
+
+private:
+    T* fObj;
+};
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
index 7f189aad5f..0de011c63c 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
@@ -1006,7 +1006,8 @@ SkPDFDict* SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
         fResourceDict = SkNEW(SkPDFDict);
 
         if (fGraphicStateResources.count()) {
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> extGState(new SkPDFDict());
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> extGState = new SkPDFDict();
+            extGState->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
             for (int i = 0; i < fGraphicStateResources.count(); i++) {
                 SkString nameString("G");
                 nameString.appendS32(i);
@@ -1018,7 +1019,8 @@ SkPDFDict* SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
         }
 
         if (fXObjectResources.count()) {
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> xObjects(new SkPDFDict());
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> xObjects = new SkPDFDict();
+            xObjects->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
             for (int i = 0; i < fXObjectResources.count(); i++) {
                 SkString nameString("X");
                 nameString.appendS32(i);
@@ -1030,7 +1032,8 @@ SkPDFDict* SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
         }
 
         if (fFontResources.count()) {
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> fonts(new SkPDFDict());
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> fonts = new SkPDFDict();
+            fonts->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
             for (int i = 0; i < fFontResources.count(); i++) {
                 SkString nameString("F");
                 nameString.appendS32(i);
@@ -1041,7 +1044,8 @@ SkPDFDict* SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
         }
 
         if (fShaderResources.count()) {
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> patterns(new SkPDFDict());
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> patterns = new SkPDFDict();
+            patterns->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
             for (int i = 0; i < fShaderResources.count(); i++) {
                 SkString nameString("P");
                 nameString.appendS32(i);
@@ -1054,7 +1058,8 @@ SkPDFDict* SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
         // For compatibility, add all proc sets (only used for output to PS
         // devices).
         const char procs[][7] = {"PDF", "Text", "ImageB", "ImageC", "ImageI"};
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> procSets(new SkPDFArray());
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> procSets = new SkPDFArray();
+        procSets->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         procSets->reserve(SK_ARRAY_COUNT(procs));
         for (size_t i = 0; i < SK_ARRAY_COUNT(procs); i++)
             procSets->appendName(procs[i]);
@@ -1261,8 +1266,9 @@ void SkPDFDevice::drawFormXObjectWithClip(SkPDFFormXObject* xobject,
     SkPaint stockPaint;
     this->drawPaint(draw, stockPaint);
     SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFFormXObject> maskFormXObject(createFormXObjectFromDevice());
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFGraphicState> sMaskGS(
-        SkPDFGraphicState::GetSMaskGraphicState(maskFormXObject, invertClip));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFGraphicState> sMaskGS =
+        SkPDFGraphicState::GetSMaskGraphicState(maskFormXObject, invertClip);
+    sMaskGS->unref();  // SkRefPtr and getSMaskGraphicState both took a ref.
 
     // Draw the xobject with the clip as a mask.
     ScopedContentEntry content(this, &fExistingClipStack, fExistingClipRegion,
@@ -1277,7 +1283,8 @@ void SkPDFDevice::drawFormXObjectWithClip(SkPDFFormXObject* xobject,
     fXObjectResources.push(xobject);
     xobject->ref();
 
-    sMaskGS.reset(SkPDFGraphicState::GetNoSMaskGraphicState());
+    sMaskGS = SkPDFGraphicState::GetNoSMaskGraphicState();
+    sMaskGS->unref();  // SkRefPtr and getSMaskGraphicState both took a ref.
     SkPDFUtils::ApplyGraphicState(addGraphicStateResource(sMaskGS.get()),
                                   &content.entry()->fContent);
 }
@@ -1414,25 +1421,27 @@ void SkPDFDevice::finishContentEntry(const SkXfermode::Mode xfermode,
         return;
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFGraphicState> sMaskGS;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFGraphicState> sMaskGS;
     if (xfermode == SkXfermode::kSrcIn_Mode ||
             xfermode == SkXfermode::kSrcOut_Mode) {
-        sMaskGS.reset(SkPDFGraphicState::GetSMaskGraphicState(
-                dst, xfermode == SkXfermode::kSrcOut_Mode));
+        sMaskGS = SkPDFGraphicState::GetSMaskGraphicState(
+                dst, xfermode == SkXfermode::kSrcOut_Mode);
         fXObjectResources.push(srcFormXObject.get());
         srcFormXObject.get()->ref();
     } else {
-        sMaskGS.reset(SkPDFGraphicState::GetSMaskGraphicState(
-                srcFormXObject.get(), xfermode == SkXfermode::kDstOut_Mode));
+        sMaskGS = SkPDFGraphicState::GetSMaskGraphicState(
+                srcFormXObject.get(), xfermode == SkXfermode::kDstOut_Mode);
         // dst already added to fXObjectResources in drawFormXObjectWithClip.
     }
+    sMaskGS->unref();  // SkRefPtr and getSMaskGraphicState both took a ref.
     SkPDFUtils::ApplyGraphicState(addGraphicStateResource(sMaskGS.get()),
                                   &inClipContentEntry.entry()->fContent);
 
     SkPDFUtils::DrawFormXObject(fXObjectResources.count() - 1,
                                 &inClipContentEntry.entry()->fContent);
 
-    sMaskGS.reset(SkPDFGraphicState::GetNoSMaskGraphicState());
+    sMaskGS = SkPDFGraphicState::GetNoSMaskGraphicState();
+    sMaskGS->unref();  // SkRefPtr and getSMaskGraphicState both took a ref.
     SkPDFUtils::ApplyGraphicState(addGraphicStateResource(sMaskGS.get()),
                                   &inClipContentEntry.entry()->fContent);
 }
@@ -1465,7 +1474,7 @@ void SkPDFDevice::populateGraphicStateEntryFromPaint(
     entry->fShaderIndex = -1;
 
     // PDF treats a shader as a color, so we only set one or the other.
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFObject> pdfShader;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFObject> pdfShader;
     const SkShader* shader = paint.getShader();
     SkColor color = paint.getColor();
     if (shader) {
@@ -1485,7 +1494,8 @@ void SkPDFDevice::populateGraphicStateEntryFromPaint(
         fInitialTransform.mapRect(&boundsTemp);
         boundsTemp.roundOut(&bounds);
 
-        pdfShader.reset(SkPDFShader::GetPDFShader(*shader, transform, bounds));
+        pdfShader = SkPDFShader::GetPDFShader(*shader, transform, bounds);
+        SkSafeUnref(pdfShader.get());  // getShader and SkRefPtr both took a ref
 
         if (pdfShader.get()) {
             // pdfShader has been canonicalized so we can directly compare
@@ -1494,7 +1504,7 @@ void SkPDFDevice::populateGraphicStateEntryFromPaint(
             if (resourceIndex < 0) {
                 resourceIndex = fShaderResources.count();
                 fShaderResources.push(pdfShader.get());
-                pdfShader.get()->ref();
+                pdfShader->ref();
             }
             entry->fShaderIndex = resourceIndex;
         } else {
@@ -1513,16 +1523,15 @@ void SkPDFDevice::populateGraphicStateEntryFromPaint(
         }
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFGraphicState> newGraphicState;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFGraphicState> newGraphicState;
     if (color == paint.getColor()) {
-        newGraphicState.reset(
-                SkPDFGraphicState::GetGraphicStateForPaint(paint));
+        newGraphicState = SkPDFGraphicState::GetGraphicStateForPaint(paint);
     } else {
         SkPaint newPaint = paint;
         newPaint.setColor(color);
-        newGraphicState.reset(
-                SkPDFGraphicState::GetGraphicStateForPaint(newPaint));
+        newGraphicState = SkPDFGraphicState::GetGraphicStateForPaint(newPaint);
     }
+    newGraphicState->unref();  // getGraphicState and SkRefPtr both took a ref.
     int resourceIndex = addGraphicStateResource(newGraphicState.get());
     entry->fGraphicStateIndex = resourceIndex;
 
@@ -1563,12 +1572,13 @@ void SkPDFDevice::updateFont(const SkPaint& paint, uint16_t glyphID,
 }
 
 int SkPDFDevice::getFontResourceIndex(SkTypeface* typeface, uint16_t glyphID) {
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFFont> newFont(SkPDFFont::GetFontResource(typeface, glyphID));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFFont> newFont = SkPDFFont::GetFontResource(typeface, glyphID);
+    newFont->unref();  // getFontResource and SkRefPtr both took a ref.
     int resourceIndex = fFontResources.find(newFont.get());
     if (resourceIndex < 0) {
         resourceIndex = fFontResources.count();
         fFontResources.push(newFont.get());
-        newFont.get()->ref();
+        newFont->ref();
     }
     return resourceIndex;
 }
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp
index c7266d8454..7e064ee19d 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFDocument.cpp
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@ bool SkPDFDocument::emitPDF(SkWStream* stream) {
         fDocCatalog->insert("Pages", new SkPDFObjRef(pageTreeRoot))->unref();
 
         /* TODO(vandebo): output intent
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> outputIntent = new SkPDFDict("OutputIntent");
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> outputIntent = new SkPDFDict("OutputIntent");
+        outputIntent->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         outputIntent->insert("S", new SkPDFName("GTS_PDFA1"))->unref();
         outputIntent->insert("OutputConditionIdentifier",
                              new SkPDFString("sRGB"))->unref();
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> intentArray = new SkPDFArray;
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> intentArray = new SkPDFArray;
+        intentArray->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         intentArray->append(outputIntent.get());
         fDocCatalog->insert("OutputIntent", intentArray.get());
         */
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.cpp
index f2b3f53162..9a8f13600b 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.cpp
@@ -155,12 +155,13 @@ SkStream* handleType1Stream(SkStream* srcStream, size_t* headerLen,
     // if the data was NUL terminated so that we can use strstr() to search it.
     // Make as few copies as possible given these constraints.
     SkDynamicMemoryWStream dynamicStream;
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkMemoryStream> staticStream;
+    SkRefPtr<SkMemoryStream> staticStream;
     SkData* data = NULL;
     const uint8_t* src;
     size_t srcLen;
     if ((srcLen = srcStream->getLength()) > 0) {
-        staticStream.reset(new SkMemoryStream(srcLen + 1));
+        staticStream = new SkMemoryStream(srcLen + 1);
+        staticStream->unref();  // new and SkRefPtr both took a ref.
         src = (const uint8_t*)staticStream->getMemoryBase();
         if (srcStream->getMemoryBase() != NULL) {
             memcpy((void *)src, srcStream->getMemoryBase(), srcLen);
@@ -317,7 +318,8 @@ SkPDFArray* composeAdvanceData(
                 break;
             }
             case SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::WidthRange::kRange: {
-                SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> advanceArray(new SkPDFArray());
+                SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> advanceArray = new SkPDFArray();
+                advanceArray->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a ref.
                 for (int j = 0; j < advanceInfo->fAdvance.count(); j++)
                     appendAdvance(advanceInfo->fAdvance[j], emSize,
                                   advanceArray.get());
@@ -528,7 +530,8 @@ static SkPDFStream* generate_tounicode_cmap(
     append_tounicode_header(&cmap);
     append_cmap_sections(glyphToUnicode, subset, &cmap);
     append_cmap_footer(&cmap);
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkMemoryStream> cmapStream(new SkMemoryStream());
+    SkRefPtr<SkMemoryStream> cmapStream = new SkMemoryStream();
+    cmapStream->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new took a reference.
     cmapStream->setData(cmap.copyToData())->unref();
     return new SkPDFStream(cmapStream.get());
 }
@@ -544,8 +547,9 @@ static int get_subset_font_stream(const char* fontName,
                                   const SkTypeface* typeface,
                                   const SkTDArray<uint32_t>& subset,
                                   SkPDFStream** fontStream) {
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkStream> fontData(
-            SkFontHost::OpenStream(SkTypeface::UniqueID(typeface)));
+    SkRefPtr<SkStream> fontData =
+            SkFontHost::OpenStream(SkTypeface::UniqueID(typeface));
+    fontData->unref();  // SkRefPtr and OpenStream both took a ref.
 
     int fontSize = fontData->getLength();
 
@@ -762,12 +766,11 @@ SkPDFFont* SkPDFFont::GetFontResource(SkTypeface* typeface, uint16_t glyphID) {
         return CanonicalFonts()[relatedFontIndex].fFont;
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics> fontMetrics;
+    SkRefPtr<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics> fontMetrics;
     SkPDFDict* relatedFontDescriptor = NULL;
     if (relatedFontIndex >= 0) {
         SkPDFFont* relatedFont = CanonicalFonts()[relatedFontIndex].fFont;
-        fontMetrics.reset(relatedFont->fontInfo());
-        SkSafeRef(fontMetrics.get());
+        fontMetrics = relatedFont->fontInfo();
         relatedFontDescriptor = relatedFont->getFontDescriptor();
 
         // This only is to catch callers who pass invalid glyph ids.
@@ -791,16 +794,18 @@ SkPDFFont* SkPDFFont::GetFontResource(SkTypeface* typeface, uint16_t glyphID) {
         info = SkTBitOr<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::PerGlyphInfo>(
                   info, SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kHAdvance_PerGlyphInfo);
 #endif
-        fontMetrics.reset(
-            SkFontHost::GetAdvancedTypefaceMetrics(fontID, info, NULL, 0));
+        fontMetrics =
+            SkFontHost::GetAdvancedTypefaceMetrics(fontID, info, NULL, 0);
+        SkSafeUnref(fontMetrics.get());  // SkRefPtr and Get both took a ref.
 #if defined (SK_SFNTLY_SUBSETTER)
-        if (fontMetrics.get() &&
+        if (fontMetrics &&
             fontMetrics->fType != SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kTrueType_Font) {
             // Font does not support subsetting, get new info with advance.
             info = SkTBitOr<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::PerGlyphInfo>(
                       info, SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kHAdvance_PerGlyphInfo);
-            fontMetrics.reset(
-                SkFontHost::GetAdvancedTypefaceMetrics(fontID, info, NULL, 0));
+            fontMetrics =
+                SkFontHost::GetAdvancedTypefaceMetrics(fontID, info, NULL, 0);
+            SkSafeUnref(fontMetrics.get());  // SkRefPtr and Get both took a ref
         }
 #endif
     }
@@ -851,8 +856,6 @@ SkPDFFont::SkPDFFont(SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics* info, SkTypeface* typeface,
           fFirstGlyphID(1),
           fLastGlyphID(info ? info->fLastGlyphID : 0),
           fFontInfo(info) {
-    SkSafeRef(typeface);
-    SkSafeRef(info);
     if (info == NULL) {
         fFontType = SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kNotEmbeddable_Font;
     } else if (info->fMultiMaster) {
@@ -903,8 +906,7 @@ void SkPDFFont::setFontInfo(SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics* info) {
     if (info == NULL || info == fFontInfo.get()) {
         return;
     }
-    fFontInfo.reset(info);
-    SkSafeRef(info);
+    fFontInfo = info;
 }
 
 uint16_t SkPDFFont::firstGlyphID() const {
@@ -922,7 +924,6 @@ void SkPDFFont::setLastGlyphID(uint16_t glyphID) {
 void SkPDFFont::addResource(SkPDFObject* object) {
     SkASSERT(object != NULL);
     fResources.push(object);
-    object->ref();
 }
 
 SkPDFDict* SkPDFFont::getFontDescriptor() {
@@ -930,8 +931,7 @@ SkPDFDict* SkPDFFont::getFontDescriptor() {
 }
 
 void SkPDFFont::setFontDescriptor(SkPDFDict* descriptor) {
-    fDescriptor.reset(descriptor);
-    SkSafeRef(descriptor);
+    fDescriptor = descriptor;
 }
 
 bool SkPDFFont::addCommonFontDescriptorEntries(int16_t defaultWidth) {
@@ -1002,9 +1002,9 @@ void SkPDFFont::populateToUnicodeTable(const SkPDFGlyphSet* subset) {
     if (fFontInfo == NULL || fFontInfo->fGlyphToUnicode.begin() == NULL) {
         return;
     }
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> pdfCmap(
-        generate_tounicode_cmap(fFontInfo->fGlyphToUnicode, subset));
-    addResource(pdfCmap.get());
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> pdfCmap =
+        generate_tounicode_cmap(fFontInfo->fGlyphToUnicode, subset);
+    addResource(pdfCmap.get());  // Pass reference from new.
     insert("ToUnicode", new SkPDFObjRef(pdfCmap.get()))->unref();
 }
 
@@ -1039,11 +1039,14 @@ bool SkPDFType0Font::populate(const SkPDFGlyphSet* subset) {
     insertName("BaseFont", fontInfo()->fFontName);
     insertName("Encoding", "Identity-H");
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFCIDFont> newCIDFont(
-            new SkPDFCIDFont(fontInfo(), typeface(), subset));
-    addResource(newCIDFont.get());
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> descendantFonts(new SkPDFArray());
-    descendantFonts->append(new SkPDFObjRef(newCIDFont.get()))->unref();
+    SkPDFCIDFont* newCIDFont;
+    newCIDFont = new SkPDFCIDFont(fontInfo(), typeface(), subset);
+
+    // Pass ref new created to fResources.
+    addResource(newCIDFont);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> descendantFonts = new SkPDFArray();
+    descendantFonts->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new took a reference.
+    descendantFonts->append(new SkPDFObjRef(newCIDFont))->unref();
     insert("DescendantFonts", descendantFonts.get());
 
     populateToUnicodeTable(subset);
@@ -1066,9 +1069,9 @@ SkPDFCIDFont::~SkPDFCIDFont() {}
 
 bool SkPDFCIDFont::addFontDescriptor(int16_t defaultWidth,
                                      const SkTDArray<uint32_t>* subset) {
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> descriptor(new SkPDFDict("FontDescriptor"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> descriptor = new SkPDFDict("FontDescriptor");
+    descriptor->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a ref.
     setFontDescriptor(descriptor.get());
-    addResource(descriptor.get());
 
     switch (getType()) {
         case SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kTrueType_Font: {
@@ -1081,20 +1084,22 @@ bool SkPDFCIDFont::addFontDescriptor(int16_t defaultWidth,
                                                   &rawStream);
             SkASSERT(fontSize);
             SkASSERT(rawStream);
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> fontStream(rawStream);
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> fontStream = rawStream;
+            // SkRefPtr and new both ref()'d fontStream, pass one.
             addResource(fontStream.get());
 
             fontStream->insertInt("Length1", fontSize);
             descriptor->insert("FontFile2",
-                               new SkPDFObjRef(fontStream.get()))->unref();
+                                new SkPDFObjRef(fontStream.get()))->unref();
             break;
         }
         case SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kCFF_Font:
         case SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kType1CID_Font: {
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkStream> fontData(
-                SkFontHost::OpenStream(SkTypeface::UniqueID(typeface())));
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> fontStream(
-                new SkPDFStream(fontData.get()));
+            SkRefPtr<SkStream> fontData =
+                SkFontHost::OpenStream(SkTypeface::UniqueID(typeface()));
+            fontData->unref();  // SkRefPtr and OpenStream both took a ref.
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> fontStream = new SkPDFStream(fontData.get());
+            // SkRefPtr and new both ref()'d fontStream, pass one.
             addResource(fontStream.get());
 
             if (getType() == SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kCFF_Font) {
@@ -1110,6 +1115,9 @@ bool SkPDFCIDFont::addFontDescriptor(int16_t defaultWidth,
             SkASSERT(false);
     }
 
+    addResource(descriptor.get());
+    descriptor->ref();
+
     insert("FontDescriptor", new SkPDFObjRef(descriptor.get()))->unref();
     return addCommonFontDescriptorEntries(defaultWidth);
 }
@@ -1124,18 +1132,20 @@ bool SkPDFCIDFont::populate(const SkPDFGlyphSet* subset) {
             subset->exportTo(&glyphIDs);
         }
 
+        SkRefPtr<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics> fontMetrics;
         SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::PerGlyphInfo info;
         info = SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kGlyphNames_PerGlyphInfo;
         info = SkTBitOr<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::PerGlyphInfo>(
                   info, SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::kHAdvance_PerGlyphInfo);
         uint32_t* glyphs = (glyphIDs.count() == 1) ? NULL : glyphIDs.begin();
         uint32_t glyphsCount = glyphs ? glyphIDs.count() : 0;
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics> fontMetrics(
+        fontMetrics =
             SkFontHost::GetAdvancedTypefaceMetrics(
                     SkTypeface::UniqueID(typeface()),
                     info,
                     glyphs,
-                    glyphsCount));
+                    glyphsCount);
+        SkSafeUnref(fontMetrics.get());  // SkRefPtr and Get both took a ref
         setFontInfo(fontMetrics.get());
         addFontDescriptor(0, &glyphIDs);
     } else {
@@ -1154,7 +1164,8 @@ bool SkPDFCIDFont::populate(const SkPDFGlyphSet* subset) {
         SkASSERT(false);
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> sysInfo(new SkPDFDict);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> sysInfo = new SkPDFDict;
+    sysInfo->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     sysInfo->insert("Registry", new SkPDFString("Adobe"))->unref();
     sysInfo->insert("Ordering", new SkPDFString("Identity"))->unref();
     sysInfo->insertInt("Supplement", 0);
@@ -1162,10 +1173,11 @@ bool SkPDFCIDFont::populate(const SkPDFGlyphSet* subset) {
 
     if (fontInfo()->fGlyphWidths.get()) {
         int16_t defaultWidth = 0;
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> widths(
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> widths =
             composeAdvanceData(fontInfo()->fGlyphWidths.get(),
                                fontInfo()->fEmSize, &appendWidth,
-                               &defaultWidth));
+                               &defaultWidth);
+        widths->unref();  // SkRefPtr and compose both took a reference.
         if (widths->size())
             insert("W", widths.get());
         if (defaultWidth != 0) {
@@ -1178,10 +1190,11 @@ bool SkPDFCIDFont::populate(const SkPDFGlyphSet* subset) {
         defaultAdvance.fVerticalAdvance = 0;
         defaultAdvance.fOriginXDisp = 0;
         defaultAdvance.fOriginYDisp = 0;
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> advances(
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> advances =
             composeAdvanceData(fontInfo()->fVerticalMetrics.get(),
                                fontInfo()->fEmSize, &appendVerticalAdvance,
-                               &defaultAdvance));
+                               &defaultAdvance);
+        advances->unref();  // SkRefPtr and compose both took a ref.
         if (advances->size())
             insert("W2", advances.get());
         if (defaultAdvance.fVerticalAdvance ||
@@ -1211,27 +1224,31 @@ SkPDFType1Font::SkPDFType1Font(SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics* info,
 SkPDFType1Font::~SkPDFType1Font() {}
 
 bool SkPDFType1Font::addFontDescriptor(int16_t defaultWidth) {
-    if (getFontDescriptor() != NULL) {
-        SkPDFDict* descriptor = getFontDescriptor();
-        addResource(descriptor);
-        insert("FontDescriptor", new SkPDFObjRef(descriptor))->unref();
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> descriptor = getFontDescriptor();
+    if (descriptor.get() != NULL) {
+        addResource(descriptor.get());
+        descriptor->ref();
+        insert("FontDescriptor", new SkPDFObjRef(descriptor.get()))->unref();
         return true;
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> descriptor(new SkPDFDict("FontDescriptor"));
+    descriptor = new SkPDFDict("FontDescriptor");
+    descriptor->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a ref.
     setFontDescriptor(descriptor.get());
 
     size_t header SK_INIT_TO_AVOID_WARNING;
     size_t data SK_INIT_TO_AVOID_WARNING;
     size_t trailer SK_INIT_TO_AVOID_WARNING;
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkStream> rawFontData(
-        SkFontHost::OpenStream(SkTypeface::UniqueID(typeface())));
+    SkRefPtr<SkStream> rawFontData =
+        SkFontHost::OpenStream(SkTypeface::UniqueID(typeface()));
+    rawFontData->unref();  // SkRefPtr and OpenStream both took a ref.
     SkStream* fontData = handleType1Stream(rawFontData.get(), &header, &data,
                                            &trailer);
     if (fontData == NULL) {
         return false;
     }
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> fontStream(new SkPDFStream(fontData));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> fontStream = new SkPDFStream(fontData);
+    // SkRefPtr and new both ref()'d fontStream, pass one.
     addResource(fontStream.get());
     fontStream->insertInt("Length1", header);
     fontStream->insertInt("Length2", data);
@@ -1239,6 +1256,7 @@ bool SkPDFType1Font::addFontDescriptor(int16_t defaultWidth) {
     descriptor->insert("FontFile", new SkPDFObjRef(fontStream.get()))->unref();
 
     addResource(descriptor.get());
+    descriptor->ref();
     insert("FontDescriptor", new SkPDFObjRef(descriptor.get()))->unref();
 
     return addCommonFontDescriptorEntries(defaultWidth);
@@ -1279,10 +1297,12 @@ bool SkPDFType1Font::populate(int16_t glyphID) {
 
     addWidthInfoFromRange(defaultWidth, widthRangeEntry);
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> encoding(new SkPDFDict("Encoding"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> encoding = new SkPDFDict("Encoding");
+    encoding->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     insert("Encoding", encoding.get());
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> encDiffs(new SkPDFArray);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> encDiffs = new SkPDFArray;
+    encDiffs->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     encoding->insert("Differences", encDiffs.get());
 
     encDiffs->reserve(lastGlyphID() - firstGlyphID() + 2);
@@ -1297,7 +1317,8 @@ bool SkPDFType1Font::populate(int16_t glyphID) {
 void SkPDFType1Font::addWidthInfoFromRange(
         int16_t defaultWidth,
         const SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::WidthRange* widthRangeEntry) {
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> widthArray(new SkPDFArray());
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> widthArray = new SkPDFArray();
+    widthArray->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a ref.
     int firstChar = 0;
     if (widthRangeEntry) {
         const uint16_t emSize = fontInfo()->fEmSize;
@@ -1356,18 +1377,22 @@ bool SkPDFType3Font::populate(int16_t glyphID) {
     fontMatrix.setScale(SkScalarInvert(1000), -SkScalarInvert(1000));
     insert("FontMatrix", SkPDFUtils::MatrixToArray(fontMatrix))->unref();
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> charProcs(new SkPDFDict);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> charProcs = new SkPDFDict;
+    charProcs->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     insert("CharProcs", charProcs.get());
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> encoding(new SkPDFDict("Encoding"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> encoding = new SkPDFDict("Encoding");
+    encoding->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     insert("Encoding", encoding.get());
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> encDiffs(new SkPDFArray);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> encDiffs = new SkPDFArray;
+    encDiffs->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     encoding->insert("Differences", encDiffs.get());
     encDiffs->reserve(lastGlyphID() - firstGlyphID() + 2);
     encDiffs->appendInt(1);
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> widthArray(new SkPDFArray());
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> widthArray = new SkPDFArray();
+    widthArray->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a ref.
 
     SkIRect bbox = SkIRect::MakeEmpty();
     for (int gID = firstGlyphID(); gID <= lastGlyphID(); gID++) {
@@ -1390,11 +1415,13 @@ bool SkPDFType3Font::populate(int16_t glyphID) {
             SkPDFUtils::PaintPath(paint.getStyle(), path->getFillType(),
                                   &content);
         }
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkMemoryStream> glyphStream(new SkMemoryStream());
+        SkRefPtr<SkMemoryStream> glyphStream = new SkMemoryStream();
+        glyphStream->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a ref.
         glyphStream->setData(content.copyToData())->unref();
 
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> glyphDescription(
-            new SkPDFStream(glyphStream.get()));
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> glyphDescription =
+            new SkPDFStream(glyphStream.get());
+        // SkRefPtr and new both ref()'d charProcs, pass one.
         addResource(glyphDescription.get());
         charProcs->insert(characterName.c_str(),
                           new SkPDFObjRef(glyphDescription.get()))->unref();
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.h b/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.h
index 693b911061..f463ed740a 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.h
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFFont.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ private:
         FontRec(SkPDFFont* font, uint32_t fontID, uint16_t fGlyphID);
     };
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkTypeface> fTypeface;
+    SkRefPtr<SkTypeface> fTypeface;
 
     // The glyph IDs accessible with this font.  For Type1 (non CID) fonts,
     // this will be a subset if the font has more than 255 glyphs.
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ private:
     uint16_t fLastGlyphID;
     // The font info is only kept around after construction for large
     // Type1 (non CID) fonts that need multiple "fonts" to access all glyphs.
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics> fFontInfo;
+    SkRefPtr<SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics> fFontInfo;
     SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*> fResources;
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> fDescriptor;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> fDescriptor;
 
     SkAdvancedTypefaceMetrics::FontType fFontType;
 
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
index 5e33995b74..e148056afe 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ SkPDFFormXObject::SkPDFFormXObject(SkPDFDevice* device) {
     getResources(&dummy_resourceList);
 #endif
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkStream> content(device->content());
+    SkRefPtr<SkStream> content = device->content();
+    content->unref();  // SkRefPtr and content() both took a reference.
     setData(content.get());
 
     insertName("Type", "XObject");
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ SkPDFFormXObject::SkPDFFormXObject(SkPDFDevice* device) {
 
     // Right now SkPDFFormXObject is only used for saveLayer, which implies
     // isolated blending.  Do this conditionally if that changes.
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> group(new SkPDFDict("Group"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> group = new SkPDFDict("Group");
+    group->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     group->insertName("S", "Transparency");
     group->insert("I", new SkPDFBool(true))->unref();  // Isolated.
     insert("Group", group.get());
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFGraphicState.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFGraphicState.cpp
index c326b3b533..ec9b0e70b2 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFGraphicState.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFGraphicState.cpp
@@ -113,14 +113,16 @@ SkPDFObject* SkPDFGraphicState::GetInvertFunction() {
     if (!invertFunction) {
         // Acrobat crashes if we use a type 0 function, kpdf crashes if we use
         // a type 2 function, so we use a type 4 function.
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> domainAndRange(new SkPDFArray);
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> domainAndRange = new SkPDFArray;
+        domainAndRange->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         domainAndRange->reserve(2);
         domainAndRange->appendInt(0);
         domainAndRange->appendInt(1);
 
         static const char psInvert[] = "{1 exch sub}";
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkMemoryStream> psInvertStream(
-            new SkMemoryStream(&psInvert, strlen(psInvert), true));
+        SkRefPtr<SkMemoryStream> psInvertStream =
+            new SkMemoryStream(&psInvert, strlen(psInvert), true);
+        psInvertStream->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 
         invertFunction = new SkPDFStream(psInvertStream.get());
         invertFunction->insertInt("FunctionType", 4);
@@ -137,7 +139,8 @@ SkPDFGraphicState* SkPDFGraphicState::GetSMaskGraphicState(
     // enough that it's not worth canonicalizing.
     SkAutoMutexAcquire lock(CanonicalPaintsMutex());
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> sMaskDict(new SkPDFDict("Mask"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> sMaskDict = new SkPDFDict("Mask");
+    sMaskDict->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     sMaskDict->insertName("S", "Alpha");
     sMaskDict->insert("G", new SkPDFObjRef(sMask))->unref();
 
@@ -197,8 +200,9 @@ void SkPDFGraphicState::populateDict() {
         fPopulated = true;
         insertName("Type", "ExtGState");
 
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFScalar> alpha(
-            new SkPDFScalar(SkScalarDiv(fPaint.getAlpha(), 0xFF)));
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFScalar> alpha =
+            new SkPDFScalar(SkScalarDiv(fPaint.getAlpha(), 0xFF));
+        alpha->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         insert("CA", alpha.get());
         insert("ca", alpha.get());
 
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFImage.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFImage.cpp
index 1b93f6e045..429667a5e2 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFImage.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFImage.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ SkPDFImage::SkPDFImage(SkStream* imageData, const SkBitmap& bitmap,
     if (!doingAlpha && alphaOnly) {
         // For alpha only images, we stretch a single pixel of black for
         // the color/shape part.
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> one(new SkPDFInt(1));
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> one = new SkPDFInt(1);
+        one->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         insert("Width", one.get());
         insert("Height", one.get());
     } else {
@@ -334,12 +335,16 @@ SkPDFImage::SkPDFImage(SkStream* imageData, const SkBitmap& bitmap,
     insertInt("BitsPerComponent", bitsPerComp);
 
     if (config == SkBitmap::kRGB_565_Config) {
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> zeroVal(new SkPDFInt(0));
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFScalar> scale5Val(
-                new SkPDFScalar(SkFloatToScalar(8.2258f)));  // 255/2^5-1
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFScalar> scale6Val(
-                new SkPDFScalar(SkFloatToScalar(4.0476f)));  // 255/2^6-1
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> decodeValue(new SkPDFArray());
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> zeroVal = new SkPDFInt(0);
+        zeroVal->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFScalar> scale5Val =
+                new SkPDFScalar(SkFloatToScalar(8.2258f));  // 255/2^5-1
+        scale5Val->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFScalar> scale6Val =
+                new SkPDFScalar(SkFloatToScalar(4.0476f));  // 255/2^6-1
+        scale6Val->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> decodeValue = new SkPDFArray();
+        decodeValue->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         decodeValue->reserve(6);
         decodeValue->append(zeroVal.get());
         decodeValue->append(scale5Val.get());
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
index a18beb156f..717f435356 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 SkPDFPage::SkPDFPage(SkPDFDevice* content)
     : SkPDFDict("Page"),
       fDevice(content) {
-  SkSafeRef(content);
 }
 
 SkPDFPage::~SkPDFPage() {}
@@ -33,8 +32,10 @@ void SkPDFPage::finalizePage(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, bool firstPage,
             }
         }
 
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkStream> content(fDevice->content());
-        fContentStream.reset(new SkPDFStream(content.get()));
+        SkRefPtr<SkStream> content = fDevice->content();
+        content->unref();  // SkRefPtr and content() both took a reference.
+        fContentStream = new SkPDFStream(content.get());
+        fContentStream->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
         insert("Contents", new SkPDFObjRef(fContentStream.get()))->unref();
     }
     catalog->addObject(fContentStream.get(), firstPage);
@@ -66,9 +67,12 @@ void SkPDFPage::GeneratePageTree(const SkTDArray<SkPDFPage*>& pages,
     // one child.
     static const int kNodeSize = 8;
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> kidsName(new SkPDFName("Kids"));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> countName(new SkPDFName("Count"));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> parentName(new SkPDFName("Parent"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> kidsName = new SkPDFName("Kids");
+    kidsName->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> countName = new SkPDFName("Count");
+    countName->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> parentName = new SkPDFName("Parent");
+    parentName->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 
     // curNodes takes a reference to its items, which it passes to pageTree.
     SkTDArray<SkPDFDict*> curNodes;
@@ -91,9 +95,11 @@ void SkPDFPage::GeneratePageTree(const SkTDArray<SkPDFPage*>& pages,
             }
 
             SkPDFDict* newNode = new SkPDFDict("Pages");
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFObjRef> newNodeRef(new SkPDFObjRef(newNode));
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFObjRef> newNodeRef = new SkPDFObjRef(newNode);
+            newNodeRef->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 
-            SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> kids(new SkPDFArray);
+            SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> kids = new SkPDFArray;
+            kids->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
             kids->reserve(kNodeSize);
 
             int count = 0;
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.h b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
index 72ba335e66..8ef909e573 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // Multiple pages may reference the content.
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDevice> fDevice;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDevice> fDevice;
 
     // Once the content is finalized, put it into a stream for output.
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> fContentStream;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> fContentStream;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
index 7958de38ce..db5beb8fc8 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,8 @@ SkPDFFunctionShader::SkPDFFunctionShader(SkPDFShader::State* state)
         return;
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> domain(new SkPDFArray);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> domain = new SkPDFArray;
+    domain->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     domain->reserve(4);
     domain->appendScalar(bbox.fLeft);
     domain->appendScalar(bbox.fRight);
@@ -639,14 +640,16 @@ SkPDFFunctionShader::SkPDFFunctionShader(SkPDFShader::State* state)
         functionCode = codeFunction(*info);
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> pdfShader(new SkPDFDict);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> function = makePSFunction(functionCode, domain.get());
+    // Pass one reference to fResources, SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    fResources.push(function.get());
+
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> pdfShader = new SkPDFDict;
+    pdfShader->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     pdfShader->insertInt("ShadingType", 1);
     pdfShader->insertName("ColorSpace", "DeviceRGB");
     pdfShader->insert("Domain", domain.get());
-
-    SkPDFStream* function = makePSFunction(functionCode, domain.get());
-    pdfShader->insert("Function", new SkPDFObjRef(function))->unref();
-    fResources.push(function);  // Pass ownership to resource list.
+    pdfShader->insert("Function", new SkPDFObjRef(function.get()))->unref();
 
     insertInt("PatternType", 2);
     insert("Matrix", SkPDFUtils::MatrixToArray(finalMatrix))->unref();
@@ -822,7 +825,8 @@ SkPDFImageShader::SkPDFImageShader(SkPDFShader::State* state) : fState(state) {
         }
     }
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> patternBBoxArray(new SkPDFArray);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> patternBBoxArray = new SkPDFArray;
+    patternBBoxArray->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     patternBBoxArray->reserve(4);
     patternBBoxArray->appendScalar(patternBBox.fLeft);
     patternBBoxArray->appendScalar(patternBBox.fTop);
@@ -830,10 +834,11 @@ SkPDFImageShader::SkPDFImageShader(SkPDFShader::State* state) : fState(state) {
     patternBBoxArray->appendScalar(patternBBox.fBottom);
 
     // Put the canvas into the pattern stream (fContent).
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkStream> content(pattern.content());
-    setData(content.get());
+    SkRefPtr<SkStream> content = pattern.content();
+    content->unref();  // SkRefPtr and content() both took a reference.
     pattern.getResources(&fResources, false);
 
+    setData(content.get());
     insertName("Type", "Pattern");
     insertInt("PatternType", 1);
     insertInt("PaintType", 1);
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.cpp
index 38e874ea1b..d113a0b355 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.cpp
@@ -21,20 +21,19 @@ static bool skip_compression(SkPDFCatalog* catalog) {
 SkPDFStream::SkPDFStream(SkStream* stream)
     : fState(kUnused_State),
       fData(stream) {
-    SkSafeRef(stream);
 }
 
 SkPDFStream::SkPDFStream(SkData* data) : fState(kUnused_State) {
     SkMemoryStream* stream = new SkMemoryStream;
     stream->setData(data);
-    fData.reset(stream);  // Transfer ownership.
+    fData = stream;
+    fData->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 }
 
 SkPDFStream::SkPDFStream(const SkPDFStream& pdfStream)
         : SkPDFDict(),
           fState(kUnused_State),
-          fData(pdfStream.fData.get()) {
-    fData.get()->ref();
+          fData(pdfStream.fData) {
     bool removeLength = true;
     // Don't uncompress an already compressed stream, but we could.
     if (pdfStream.fState == kCompressed_State) {
@@ -85,8 +84,7 @@ size_t SkPDFStream::getOutputSize(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, bool indirect) {
 SkPDFStream::SkPDFStream() : fState(kUnused_State) {}
 
 void SkPDFStream::setData(SkStream* stream) {
-    fData.reset(stream);
-    SkSafeRef(stream);
+    fData = stream;
 }
 
 bool SkPDFStream::populate(SkPDFCatalog* catalog) {
@@ -98,7 +96,8 @@ bool SkPDFStream::populate(SkPDFCatalog* catalog) {
             if (compressedData.getOffset() < fData->getLength()) {
                 SkMemoryStream* stream = new SkMemoryStream;
                 stream->setData(compressedData.copyToData())->unref();
-                fData.reset(stream);  // Transfer ownership.
+                fData = stream;
+                fData->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
                 insertName("Filter", "FlateDecode");
             }
             fState = kCompressed_State;
@@ -109,7 +108,8 @@ bool SkPDFStream::populate(SkPDFCatalog* catalog) {
     } else if (fState == kNoCompression_State && !skip_compression(catalog) &&
                SkFlate::HaveFlate()) {
         if (!fSubstitute.get()) {
-            fSubstitute.reset(new SkPDFStream(*this));
+            fSubstitute = new SkPDFStream(*this);
+            fSubstitute->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
             catalog->setSubstitute(this, fSubstitute.get());
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.h b/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.h
index 6f7a08eb81..b3a7ad34e3 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.h
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFStream.h
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ private:
     State fState;
 
     // TODO(vandebo): Use SkData (after removing deprecated constructor).
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkStream> fData;
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> fSubstitute;
+    SkRefPtr<SkStream> fData;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> fSubstitute;
 
     typedef SkPDFDict INHERITED;
 
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.cpp
index 59250c8534..7fb1e95532 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ void SkPDFObject::GetResourcesHelper(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resources,
     }
 }
 
-SkPDFObjRef::SkPDFObjRef(SkPDFObject* obj) : fObj(obj) {
-    SkSafeRef(obj);
-}
-
+SkPDFObjRef::SkPDFObjRef(SkPDFObject* obj) : fObj(obj) {}
 SkPDFObjRef::~SkPDFObjRef() {}
 
 void SkPDFObjRef::emitObject(SkWStream* stream, SkPDFCatalog* catalog,
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h b/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h
index 03799d0845..28034ef405 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
     virtual size_t getOutputSize(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, bool indirect);
 
 private:
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFObject> fObj;
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFObject> fObj;
 
     typedef SkPDFObject INHERITED;
 };
diff --git a/tests/PDFPrimitivesTest.cpp b/tests/PDFPrimitivesTest.cpp
index 42fc133b3c..5cbb9057be 100644
--- a/tests/PDFPrimitivesTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/PDFPrimitivesTest.cpp
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ static void SimpleCheckObjectOutput(skiatest::Reporter* reporter,
 
 static void TestPDFStream(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
     char streamBytes[] = "Test\nFoo\tBar";
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkMemoryStream> streamData(new SkMemoryStream(
-        streamBytes, strlen(streamBytes), true));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> stream(new SkPDFStream(streamData.get()));
+    SkRefPtr<SkMemoryStream> streamData = new SkMemoryStream(
+        streamBytes, strlen(streamBytes), true);
+    streamData->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> stream = new SkPDFStream(streamData.get());
+    stream->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(
         reporter, stream.get(),
         "<</Length 12\n>> stream\nTest\nFoo\tBar\nendstream");
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ static void TestPDFStream(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
                               "with an uncompressed string.";
         SkAutoDataUnref streamData2(SkData::NewWithCopy(streamBytes2,
                                                         strlen(streamBytes2)));
-        SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFStream> stream(new SkPDFStream(streamData2.get()));
+        SkRefPtr<SkPDFStream> stream = new SkPDFStream(streamData2.get());
+        stream->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 
         SkDynamicMemoryWStream compressedByteStream;
         SkFlate::Deflate(streamData2.get(), &compressedByteStream);
@@ -143,11 +146,13 @@ static void TestPDFStream(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
 
 static void TestCatalog(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
     SkPDFCatalog catalog((SkPDFDocument::Flags)0);
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int1(new SkPDFInt(1));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int2(new SkPDFInt(2));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int3(new SkPDFInt(3));
-    int1.get()->ref();
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int1Again(int1.get());
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int1 = new SkPDFInt(1);
+    int1->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int2 = new SkPDFInt(2);
+    int2->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int3 = new SkPDFInt(3);
+    int3->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int1Again(int1.get());
 
     catalog.addObject(int1.get(), false);
     catalog.addObject(int2.get(), false);
@@ -168,9 +173,12 @@ static void TestCatalog(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
 }
 
 static void TestObjectRef(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int1(new SkPDFInt(1));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int2(new SkPDFInt(2));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFObjRef> int2ref(new SkPDFObjRef(int2.get()));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int1 = new SkPDFInt(1);
+    int1->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int2 = new SkPDFInt(2);
+    int2->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFObjRef> int2ref = new SkPDFObjRef(int2.get());
+    int2ref->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 
     SkPDFCatalog catalog((SkPDFDocument::Flags)0);
     catalog.addObject(int1.get(), false);
@@ -187,11 +195,16 @@ static void TestObjectRef(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
 }
 
 static void TestSubstitute(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFTestDict> proxy(new SkPDFTestDict());
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFTestDict> stub(new SkPDFTestDict());
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int33(new SkPDFInt(33));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> stubResource(new SkPDFDict());
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int44(new SkPDFInt(44));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFTestDict> proxy = new SkPDFTestDict();
+    proxy->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFTestDict> stub = new SkPDFTestDict();
+    stub->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int33 = new SkPDFInt(33);
+    int33->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> stubResource = new SkPDFDict();
+    stubResource->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int44 = new SkPDFInt(44);
+    int44->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 
     stub->insert("Value", int33.get());
     stubResource->insert("InnerValue", int44.get());
@@ -218,74 +231,89 @@ static void TestSubstitute(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
 }
 
 static void TestPDFPrimitives(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int42(new SkPDFInt(42));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int42 = new SkPDFInt(42);
+    int42->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, int42.get(), "42");
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFScalar> realHalf(new SkPDFScalar(SK_ScalarHalf));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFScalar> realHalf = new SkPDFScalar(SK_ScalarHalf);
+    realHalf->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, realHalf.get(), "0.5");
 
 #if defined(SK_SCALAR_IS_FLOAT)
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFScalar> bigScalar(new SkPDFScalar(110999.75f));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFScalar> bigScalar = new SkPDFScalar(110999.75f);
+    bigScalar->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
 #if !defined(SK_ALLOW_LARGE_PDF_SCALARS)
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, bigScalar.get(), "111000");
 #else
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, bigScalar.get(), "110999.75");
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFScalar> biggerScalar(new SkPDFScalar(50000000.1));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFScalar> biggerScalar = new SkPDFScalar(50000000.1);
+    biggerScalar->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, biggerScalar.get(), "50000000");
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFScalar> smallestScalar(new SkPDFScalar(1.0/65536));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFScalar> smallestScalar = new SkPDFScalar(1.0/65536);
+    smallestScalar->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, smallestScalar.get(), "0.00001526");
 #endif
 #endif
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFString> stringSimple(
-        new SkPDFString("test ) string ( foo"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFString> stringSimple = new SkPDFString("test ) string ( foo");
+    stringSimple->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, stringSimple.get(),
                             "(test \\) string \\( foo)");
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFString> stringComplex(
-        new SkPDFString("\ttest ) string ( foo"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFString> stringComplex =
+        new SkPDFString("\ttest ) string ( foo");
+    stringComplex->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, stringComplex.get(),
                             "<0974657374202920737472696E67202820666F6F>");
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> name(new SkPDFName("Test name\twith#tab"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> name = new SkPDFName("Test name\twith#tab");
+    name->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     const char expectedResult[] = "/Test#20name#09with#23tab";
     CheckObjectOutput(reporter, name.get(), expectedResult,
                       strlen(expectedResult), false, false);
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> escapedName(new SkPDFName("A#/%()<>[]{}B"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> escapedName = new SkPDFName("A#/%()<>[]{}B");
+    escapedName->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     const char escapedNameExpected[] = "/A#23#2F#25#28#29#3C#3E#5B#5D#7B#7DB";
     CheckObjectOutput(reporter, escapedName.get(), escapedNameExpected,
                       strlen(escapedNameExpected), false, false);
 
     // Test that we correctly handle characters with the high-bit set.
     const unsigned char highBitCString[] = {0xDE, 0xAD, 'b', 'e', 0xEF, 0};
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> highBitName(
-        new SkPDFName((const char*)highBitCString));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> highBitName = new SkPDFName((const char*)highBitCString);
+    highBitName->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     const char highBitExpectedResult[] = "/#DE#ADbe#EF";
     CheckObjectOutput(reporter, highBitName.get(), highBitExpectedResult,
                       strlen(highBitExpectedResult), false, false);
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFArray> array(new SkPDFArray);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFArray> array = new SkPDFArray;
+    array->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, array.get(), "[]");
     array->append(int42.get());
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, array.get(), "[42]");
     array->append(realHalf.get());
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, array.get(), "[42 0.5]");
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int0(new SkPDFInt(0));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int0 = new SkPDFInt(0);
+    int0->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     array->append(int0.get());
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, array.get(), "[42 0.5 0]");
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFInt> int1(new SkPDFInt(1));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFInt> int1 = new SkPDFInt(1);
+    int1->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     array->setAt(0, int1.get());
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, array.get(), "[1 0.5 0]");
 
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFDict> dict(new SkPDFDict);
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFDict> dict = new SkPDFDict;
+    dict->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, dict.get(), "<<>>");
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> n1(new SkPDFName("n1"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> n1 = new SkPDFName("n1");
+    n1->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     dict->insert(n1.get(), int42.get());
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, dict.get(), "<</n1 42\n>>");
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> n2(new SkPDFName("n2"));
-    SkAutoTUnref<SkPDFName> n3(new SkPDFName("n3"));
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> n2 = new SkPDFName("n2");
+    n2->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
+    SkRefPtr<SkPDFName> n3 = new SkPDFName("n3");
+    n3->unref();  // SkRefPtr and new both took a reference.
     dict->insert(n2.get(), realHalf.get());
     dict->insert(n3.get(), array.get());
     SimpleCheckObjectOutput(reporter, dict.get(),
diff --git a/tests/UtilsTest.cpp b/tests/UtilsTest.cpp
index 7f27f7e78e..1c2f870d1f 100644
--- a/tests/UtilsTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/UtilsTest.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,35 @@ private:
 
 SK_DEFINE_INST_COUNT(RefClass)
 
+static void test_refptr(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
+    RefClass* r0 = new RefClass(0);
+
+    SkRefPtr<RefClass> rc0;
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0.get() == NULL);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, !rc0);
+
+    SkRefPtr<RefClass> rc1;
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0 == rc1);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0.get() != r0);
+
+    rc0 = r0;
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0 != rc1);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0.get() == r0);
+
+    rc1 = rc0;
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc1);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0 == rc1);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0.get() == r0);
+
+    rc0 = NULL;
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0.get() == NULL);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, !rc0);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, rc0 != rc1);
+
+    r0->unref();
+}
+
 static void test_autounref(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
     RefClass obj(0);
     REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, 1 == obj.getRefCnt());
@@ -149,6 +178,7 @@ static void TestUTF(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
 
     test_utf16(reporter);
     test_search(reporter);
+    test_refptr(reporter);
     test_autounref(reporter);
 }