diff --git a/vendor/pear/XML/Parser.php b/vendor/pear/XML/Parser.php
index ede039f..8a10458 100644
--- a/vendor/pear/XML/Parser.php
+++ b/vendor/pear/XML/Parser.php
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class XML_Parser extends PEAR
      * @return null
      * @abstract
      */
-    function startHandler($xp, $elem, &$attribs)
+    function startHandler($xp, $elem, $attribs)
     {
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/vendor/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php b/vendor/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php
index cc3ebb8..b80fde3 100644
--- a/vendor/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php
+++ b/vendor/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class XML_Parser_Simple extends XML_Parser
      * @access private
      * @final
      */
-    function startHandler($xp, $elem, &$attribs)
+    function startHandler($xp, $elem, $attribs)
     {
         array_push($this->_elStack, array(
             'name'    => $elem,