diff --git a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java
index de8270e9..84636fa3 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java
+++ b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResScalarValue.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public abstract class ResScalarValue extends ResValue
 
         serializeExtraXmlAttrs(serializer, res);
 
-        String body = serializeXmlBody(serializer, res);
+        String body = encodeAsResXmlValue();
         if (! body.isEmpty()) {
             serializer.ignorableWhitespace(body);
         }
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ public abstract class ResScalarValue extends ResValue
         return mType;
     }
 
-    protected String serializeXmlBody(XmlSerializer serializer,
-            ResResource res) throws IOException, AndrolibException {
-        return encodeAsResXmlValue();
-    }
-
     protected void serializeExtraXmlAttrs(XmlSerializer serializer,
             ResResource res) throws IOException {
     }
diff --git a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java
index 0e5db398..e60e0e02 100644
--- a/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java
+++ b/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/data/value/ResStringValue.java
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ public class ResStringValue extends ResScalarValue {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected String serializeXmlBody(XmlSerializer serializer, ResResource res)
-            throws IOException, AndrolibException {
-        return ResXmlEncoders.encodeAsXmlValue(mRawValue);
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void serializeExtraXmlAttrs(XmlSerializer serializer,
             ResResource res) throws IOException {