diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/ShowPackDelta.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/ShowPackDelta.java
index 338929a1b..837ca2cb1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/ShowPackDelta.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/src/org/eclipse/jgit/pgm/debug/ShowPackDelta.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private static byte[] getDelta(ObjectReader reader, RevObject obj)
 			throws IOException, MissingObjectException,
 			StoredObjectRepresentationNotAvailableException {
 		ObjectReuseAsIs asis = (ObjectReuseAsIs) reader;
-		ObjectToPack target = asis.newObjectToPack(obj);
+		ObjectToPack target = asis.newObjectToPack(obj, obj.getType());
 
 		PackWriter pw = new PackWriter(reader) {
 			@Override
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsObjectToPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsObjectToPack.java
index c5243d994..7efa96668 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsObjectToPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsObjectToPack.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jgit.storage.dfs;
 
-import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevObject;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.AnyObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.ObjectToPack;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.StoredObjectRepresentation;
 
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ class DfsObjectToPack extends ObjectToPack {
 	/** Length of the data section of the object. */
 	long length;
 
-	DfsObjectToPack(RevObject obj) {
-		super(obj);
+	DfsObjectToPack(AnyObjectId src, final int type) {
+		super(src, type);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java
index 393fa3fce..e22e13eaf 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/dfs/DfsReader.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.ObjectWalk;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevObject;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevWalk;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.CachedPack;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.ObjectReuseAsIs;
@@ -433,8 +432,8 @@ public long getObjectSize(AnyObjectId objectId, int typeHint)
 		throw new MissingObjectException(objectId.copy(), typeHint);
 	}
 
-	public DfsObjectToPack newObjectToPack(RevObject obj) {
-		return new DfsObjectToPack(obj);
+	public DfsObjectToPack newObjectToPack(AnyObjectId objectId, int type) {
+		return new DfsObjectToPack(objectId, type);
 	}
 
 	private static final Comparator<DfsObjectRepresentation> REPRESENTATION_SORT = new Comparator<DfsObjectRepresentation>() {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/LocalObjectToPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/LocalObjectToPack.java
index c7ef2c913..c7d822c97 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/LocalObjectToPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/LocalObjectToPack.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file;
 
-import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevObject;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.AnyObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.ObjectToPack;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.StoredObjectRepresentation;
 
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class LocalObjectToPack extends ObjectToPack {
 	/** Length of the data section of the object. */
 	long length;
 
-	LocalObjectToPack(RevObject obj) {
-		super(obj);
+	LocalObjectToPack(AnyObjectId src, final int type) {
+		super(src, type);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/WindowCursor.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/WindowCursor.java
index 5555a3c40..350f981b2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/WindowCursor.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/WindowCursor.java
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectLoader;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectReader;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevObject;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.CachedPack;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.ObjectReuseAsIs;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.pack.ObjectToPack;
@@ -148,8 +147,8 @@ public long getObjectSize(AnyObjectId objectId, int typeHint)
 		return sz;
 	}
 
-	public LocalObjectToPack newObjectToPack(RevObject obj) {
-		return new LocalObjectToPack(obj);
+	public LocalObjectToPack newObjectToPack(AnyObjectId objectId, int type) {
+		return new LocalObjectToPack(objectId, type);
 	}
 
 	public void selectObjectRepresentation(PackWriter packer,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectReuseAsIs.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectReuseAsIs.java
index 795b004e8..ed0294ed3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectReuseAsIs.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectReuseAsIs.java
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.MissingObjectException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.StoredObjectRepresentationNotAvailableException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.AnyObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectReader;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevObject;
 
 /**
  * Extension of {@link ObjectReader} that supports reusing objects in packs.
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ public interface ObjectReuseAsIs {
 	 * object state, such as to remember what file and offset contains the
 	 * object's pack encoded data.
 	 *
-	 * @param obj
-	 *            identity of the object that will be packed. The object's
-	 *            parsed status is undefined here. Implementers must not rely on
-	 *            the object being parsed.
+	 * @param objectId
+	 *            the id of the object that will be packed.
+	 * @param type
+	 *            the Git type of the object that will be packed.
 	 * @return a new instance for this object.
 	 */
-	public ObjectToPack newObjectToPack(RevObject obj);
+	public ObjectToPack newObjectToPack(AnyObjectId objectId, int type);
 
 	/**
 	 * Select the best object representation for a packer.
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java
index 1b8a9bf60..b42d4a5e4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/ObjectToPack.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.AnyObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Constants;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevObject;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.PackedObjectInfo;
 
 /**
@@ -120,18 +119,6 @@ public ObjectToPack(AnyObjectId src, final int type) {
 		flags = type << TYPE_SHIFT;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Construct for the specified object.
-	 *
-	 * @param obj
-	 *            identity of the object that will be packed. The object's
-	 *            parsed status is undefined here. Implementers must not rely on
-	 *            the object being parsed.
-	 */
-	public ObjectToPack(RevObject obj) {
-		this(obj, obj.getType());
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @return delta base object id if object is going to be packed in delta
 	 *         representation; null otherwise - if going to be packed as a
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackWriter.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackWriter.java
index 1cf178128..77ebaf618 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackWriter.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/pack/PackWriter.java
@@ -1826,13 +1826,18 @@ public void addObject(final RevObject object)
 	}
 
 	private void addObject(final RevObject object, final int pathHashCode) {
+		addObject(object, object.getType(), pathHashCode);
+	}
+
+	private void addObject(
+			final AnyObjectId src, final int type, final int pathHashCode) {
 		final ObjectToPack otp;
 		if (reuseSupport != null)
-			otp = reuseSupport.newObjectToPack(object);
+			otp = reuseSupport.newObjectToPack(src, type);
 		else
-			otp = new ObjectToPack(object);
+			otp = new ObjectToPack(src, type);
 		otp.setPathHash(pathHashCode);
-		objectsLists[object.getType()].add(otp);
+		objectsLists[type].add(otp);
 		objectsMap.add(otp);
 	}