diff --git a/src/farchive.cpp b/src/farchive.cpp
index 4a1936f38..6759b40de 100644
--- a/src/farchive.cpp
+++ b/src/farchive.cpp
@@ -1024,13 +1024,28 @@ FArchive &FArchive::SerializePointer (void *ptrbase, BYTE **ptr, DWORD elemSize)
 
 FArchive &FArchive::SerializeObject (DObject *&object, PClass *type)
 {
-	if (IsStoring ())
-	{
-		return WriteObject (object);
+	if (!type->IsDescendantOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PClass)))
+	{ // a regular object
+		if (IsStoring())
+		{
+			return WriteObject(object);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			return ReadObject(object, type);
+		}
 	}
 	else
-	{
-		return ReadObject (object, type);
+	{ // a class object
+		if (IsStoring())
+		{
+			UserWriteClass((PClass *)object);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			UserReadClass(object);
+		}
+		return *this;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1493,19 +1508,6 @@ void FArchive::UserReadClass (PClass *&type)
 	}
 }
 
-FArchive &operator<< (FArchive &arc, PClass *&info)
-{
-	if (arc.IsStoring ())
-	{
-		arc.UserWriteClass (info);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		arc.UserReadClass (info);
-	}
-	return arc;
-}
-
 FArchive &operator<< (FArchive &arc, sector_t *&sec)
 {
 	return arc.SerializePointer (sectors, (BYTE **)&sec, sizeof(*sectors));
diff --git a/src/farchive.h b/src/farchive.h
index 1a6f98ec5..7b9327d59 100644
--- a/src/farchive.h
+++ b/src/farchive.h
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ inline FArchive &operator<< (FArchive &arc, T* &object)
 	return arc.SerializeObject ((DObject*&)object, RUNTIME_TEMPLATE_CLASS(T));
 }
 
-FArchive &operator<< (FArchive &arc, PClass * &info);
-
 class FFont;
 FArchive &SerializeFFontPtr (FArchive &arc, FFont* &font);
 template<> inline FArchive &operator<< <FFont> (FArchive &arc, FFont* &font)
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index c86cf186d..27ecfe60e 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void SetupPlayerClasses ()
 	PlayerClasses.Clear();
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < gameinfo.PlayerClasses.Size(); i++)
 	{
-		PClassActor *cls = PClass::FindActor(gameinfo.PlayerClasses[i]);;
+		PClassActor *cls = PClass::FindActor(gameinfo.PlayerClasses[i]);
 		if (ValidatePlayerClass(cls, gameinfo.PlayerClasses[i]))
 		{
 			newclass.Flags = 0;