diff --git a/pdf/model/font.go b/pdf/model/font.go
index 6efa7374..044bf03e 100644
--- a/pdf/model/font.go
+++ b/pdf/model/font.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func newPdfFontFromPdfObject(fontObj PdfObject, allowType0 bool) (*PdfFont, erro
 			common.Log.Debug("ERROR: Loading type0 not allowed. font=%s", font)
 			return nil, errors.New("Cyclical type0 loading")
 		}
-		type0font, err := newPdfFontType0FromPdfObject(fontObj, skeleton)
+		type0font, err := newPdfFontType0FromPdfObject(skeleton)
 		if err != nil {
 			common.Log.Debug("ERROR: While loading Type0 font. font=%s err=%v", font, err)
 			return nil, err
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ func newPdfFontFromPdfObject(fontObj PdfObject, allowType0 bool) (*PdfFont, erro
 				common.Log.Debug("ERROR: Bad Standard14\n\tfont=%s\n\tstd=%+v", font, std)
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			simplefont, err = newSimpleFontFromPdfObject(stdObj, stdSkeleton, true)
+			simplefont, err = newSimpleFontFromPdfObject(stdSkeleton, true)
 			if err != nil {
 				common.Log.Debug("ERROR: Bad Standard14\n\tfont=%s\n\tstd=%+v", font, std)
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		} else {
-			simplefont, err = newSimpleFontFromPdfObject(fontObj, skeleton, false)
+			simplefont, err = newSimpleFontFromPdfObject(skeleton, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				common.Log.Debug("ERROR: While loading simple font: font=%s err=%v", font, err)
 				return nil, err
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ func newPdfFontFromPdfObject(fontObj PdfObject, allowType0 bool) (*PdfFont, erro
 		}
 		font.context = simplefont
 	case "CIDFontType0":
-		cidfont, err := newPdfCIDFontType0FromPdfObject(fontObj, skeleton)
+		cidfont, err := newPdfCIDFontType0FromPdfObject(skeleton)
 		if err != nil {
 			common.Log.Debug("ERROR: While loading cid font type0 font: %v", err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		font.context = cidfont
 	case "CIDFontType2":
-		cidfont, err := newPdfCIDFontType2FromPdfObject(fontObj, skeleton)
+		cidfont, err := newPdfCIDFontType2FromPdfObject(skeleton)
 		if err != nil {
 			common.Log.Debug("ERROR: While loading cid font type2 font. font=%s err=%v", font, err)
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pdf/model/font_composite.go b/pdf/model/font_composite.go
index 3550926c..926af180 100644
--- a/pdf/model/font_composite.go
+++ b/pdf/model/font_composite.go
@@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ func (font *pdfFontType0) ToPdfObject() PdfObject {
 	return font.container
 }
 
-// newPdfFontType0FromPdfObject makes a pdfFontType0 based on the input PdfObject which should be
-// represented by a dictionary. If a problem is encountered, an error is returned.
-func newPdfFontType0FromPdfObject(obj PdfObject, skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pdfFontType0, error) {
+// newPdfFontType0FromPdfObject makes a pdfFontType0 based on the input `d` in skeleton.
+// If a problem is encountered, an error is returned.
+func newPdfFontType0FromPdfObject(skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pdfFontType0, error) {
 
 	d := skeleton.dict
 
 	// DescendantFonts.
 	arr, err := GetArray(TraceToDirectObject(d.Get("DescendantFonts")))
 	if err != nil {
-		common.Log.Debug("ERROR: Invalid DescendantFonts - not an array (%T) %s", obj, skeleton)
+		common.Log.Debug("ERROR: Invalid DescendantFonts - not an array %s", skeleton)
 		return nil, ErrRangeError
 	}
 	if len(arr) != 1 {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (font *pdfCIDFontType0) ToPdfObject() PdfObject {
 // newPdfCIDFontType0FromPdfObject creates a pdfCIDFontType0 object from a dictionary (either direct
 // or via indirect object). If a problem occurs with loading an error is returned.
 // XXX: This is a stub.
-func newPdfCIDFontType0FromPdfObject(obj PdfObject, skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pdfCIDFontType0, error) {
+func newPdfCIDFontType0FromPdfObject(skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pdfCIDFontType0, error) {
 	if skeleton.subtype != "CIDFontType0" {
 		common.Log.Debug("ERROR: Font SubType != CIDFontType0. font=%s", skeleton)
 		return nil, ErrRangeError
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func newPdfCIDFontType0FromPdfObject(obj PdfObject, skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pd
 	d := skeleton.dict
 
 	// CIDSystemInfo.
-	obj = TraceToDirectObject(d.Get("CIDSystemInfo"))
+	obj := TraceToDirectObject(d.Get("CIDSystemInfo"))
 	if obj == nil {
 		common.Log.Debug("ERROR: CIDSystemInfo (Required) missing. font=%s", skeleton)
 		return nil, ErrRequiredAttributeMissing
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (font *pdfCIDFontType2) ToPdfObject() PdfObject {
 
 // newPdfCIDFontType2FromPdfObject creates a pdfCIDFontType2 object from a dictionary (either direct
 // or via indirect object). If a problem occurs with loading an error is returned.
-func newPdfCIDFontType2FromPdfObject(obj PdfObject, skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pdfCIDFontType2, error) {
+func newPdfCIDFontType2FromPdfObject(skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pdfCIDFontType2, error) {
 	if skeleton.subtype != "CIDFontType2" {
 		common.Log.Debug("ERROR: Font SubType != CIDFontType2. font=%s", skeleton)
 		return nil, ErrRangeError
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func newPdfCIDFontType2FromPdfObject(obj PdfObject, skeleton *fontSkeleton) (*pd
 	d := skeleton.dict
 
 	// CIDSystemInfo.
-	obj = d.Get("CIDSystemInfo")
+	obj := d.Get("CIDSystemInfo")
 	if obj == nil {
 		common.Log.Debug("ERROR: CIDSystemInfo (Required) missing. font=%s", skeleton)
 		return nil, ErrRequiredAttributeMissing
diff --git a/pdf/model/font_simple.go b/pdf/model/font_simple.go
index 2ade38fa..336386c4 100644
--- a/pdf/model/font_simple.go
+++ b/pdf/model/font_simple.go
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ func (font pdfFontSimple) GetGlyphCharMetrics(glyph string) (fonts.CharMetrics,
 //
 // !@#$ 9.6.6.4 Encodings for TrueType Fonts (page 265)
 //      Need to get TrueType font's cmap
-func newSimpleFontFromPdfObject(obj PdfObject, skeleton *fontSkeleton, std14 bool) (*pdfFontSimple, error) {
+func newSimpleFontFromPdfObject(skeleton *fontSkeleton, std14 bool) (*pdfFontSimple, error) {
 	font := &pdfFontSimple{fontSkeleton: skeleton}
 
 	d := skeleton.dict
 
 	// !@#$ Failing on ~/testdata/The-Byzantine-Generals-Problem.pdf
 	if !std14 {
-		obj = d.Get("FirstChar")
+		obj := d.Get("FirstChar")
 		if obj == nil {
 			// See /Users/pcadmin/testdata/shamirturing.pdf
 			if skeleton.subtype == "TrueType" {