diff --git a/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/EncodedValue/ArrayEncodedSubValue.java b/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/EncodedValue/ArrayEncodedSubValue.java
index 51c1c7c5..6ac70875 100644
--- a/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/EncodedValue/ArrayEncodedSubValue.java
+++ b/dexlib/src/main/java/org/jf/dexlib/EncodedValue/ArrayEncodedSubValue.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public class ArrayEncodedSubValue extends EncodedValue {
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     public void writeValue(AnnotatedOutput out) {
-        out.writeByte(ValueType.VALUE_ARRAY.value);
         out.writeUnsignedLeb128(values.length);
         for (EncodedValue encodedValue: values) {
             encodedValue.writeValue(out);