diff --git a/openapi-bal-service/src/main/java/io/ballerina/openapi/converter/utils/ConverterCommonUtils.java b/openapi-bal-service/src/main/java/io/ballerina/openapi/converter/utils/ConverterCommonUtils.java
index 0f2b983a0..78e068ef0 100644
--- a/openapi-bal-service/src/main/java/io/ballerina/openapi/converter/utils/ConverterCommonUtils.java
+++ b/openapi-bal-service/src/main/java/io/ballerina/openapi/converter/utils/ConverterCommonUtils.java
@@ -161,16 +161,14 @@ public static Schema<?> getOpenApiSchema(String type) {
                 schema = new ObjectSchema();
                 schema.setAdditionalProperties(new StringSchema());
                 break;
+            case Constants.TYPE_REFERENCE:
+            case Constants.TYPEREFERENCE:
             case Constants.XML:
             case Constants.XML_ELEMENT:
             case Constants.XML_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION:
             case Constants.XML_TEXT:
             case Constants.XML_COMMENT:
             case Constants.JSON:
-                schema = new ObjectSchema();
-                break;
-            case Constants.TYPE_REFERENCE:
-            case Constants.TYPEREFERENCE:
             default:
                 schema = new Schema<>();
                 break;
diff --git a/openapi-cli/src/test/resources/ballerina-to-openapi/expected_gen/data_type/built_in_sub_types_in_record.yaml b/openapi-cli/src/test/resources/ballerina-to-openapi/expected_gen/data_type/built_in_sub_types_in_record.yaml
index ae4379fd6..6d5b23773 100644
--- a/openapi-cli/src/test/resources/ballerina-to-openapi/expected_gen/data_type/built_in_sub_types_in_record.yaml
+++ b/openapi-cli/src/test/resources/ballerina-to-openapi/expected_gen/data_type/built_in_sub_types_in_record.yaml
@@ -56,14 +56,10 @@ components:
         - text
       type: object
       properties:
-        comment:
-          type: object
-        element:
-          type: object
-        processingInstruction:
-          type: object
-        text:
-          type: object
+        comment: {}
+        element: {}
+        processingInstruction: {}
+        text: {}
     BalInts:
       required:
         - signed