diff --git a/src/pypdfium2/_helpers/page.py b/src/pypdfium2/_helpers/page.py
index 38c7ab4be..bff335f5e 100644
--- a/src/pypdfium2/_helpers/page.py
+++ b/src/pypdfium2/_helpers/page.py
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ def get_objects(self, filter=None, max_depth=2, form=None, level=0):
             if raw_obj is None:
                 raise PdfiumError("Failed to get page object.")
             
+            # Not a child object, because the lifetime of pageobjects that are part of a page is managed by pdfium. The .page reference is enough to keep the parent alive, unless the caller explicitly closes it (which may not merit storing countless of weakrefs).
             helper_obj = PdfObject(raw_obj, page=self, pdf=self.pdf, level=level)
-            self._add_kid(helper_obj)
             if not filter or helper_obj.type in filter:
                 yield helper_obj