diff --git a/sax/source/expatwrap/saxwriter.cxx b/sax/source/expatwrap/saxwriter.cxx
index 708efc573983..3b75255ee9ef 100644
--- a/sax/source/expatwrap/saxwriter.cxx
+++ b/sax/source/expatwrap/saxwriter.cxx
@@ -1035,8 +1035,8 @@ public: // XActiveDataSource
         }
         catch (const SAXException& e)
         {
-            throw css::lang::WrappedTargetRuntimeException(
-                e.Message, static_cast<OWeakObject*>(this), e.WrappedException);
+            throw css::lang::WrappedTargetRuntimeException(e.Message, getXWeak(),
+                                                           e.WrappedException);
         }
     }
     virtual Reference<XOutputStream> SAL_CALL getOutputStream() override { return m_out; }
diff --git a/sax/test/sax/testsax.cxx b/sax/test/sax/testsax.cxx
index 882a7a96dfa7..b6fa70a93875 100644
--- a/sax/test/sax/testsax.cxx
+++ b/sax/test/sax/testsax.cxx
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ private:
 /// @note for external binding
 Reference < XInterface > SAL_CALL OSaxParserTest_CreateInstance( const Reference < XMultiServiceFactory > & rSMgr ) throw(Exception)
 {
-    OSaxParserTest *p = new OSaxParserTest( rSMgr );
-    return Reference < XInterface > ( (static_cast< OWeakObject *  >(p)) );
+    return getXWeak(new OSaxParserTest( rSMgr ));
 }
 
 OUString     OSaxParserTest_getServiceName( ) throw ()