diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiSchema.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiSchema.cs
index 957e0f946..fa7a504fa 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiSchema.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Models/OpenApiSchema.cs
@@ -560,14 +560,7 @@ internal void WriteAsItemsProperties(IOpenApiWriter writer)
             writer.WriteProperty(OpenApiConstants.Type, Type);
 
             // format
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Format))
-            {
-                Format = AllOf?.FirstOrDefault(static x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Format))?.Format ??
-                    AnyOf?.FirstOrDefault(static x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Format))?.Format ??
-                    OneOf?.FirstOrDefault(static x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Format))?.Format;
-            }
-
-            writer.WriteProperty(OpenApiConstants.Format, Format);
+            WriteFormatProperty(writer);
 
             // items
             writer.WriteOptionalObject(OpenApiConstants.Items, Items, (w, s) => s.SerializeAsV2(w));
@@ -620,20 +613,26 @@ internal void WriteAsItemsProperties(IOpenApiWriter writer)
             writer.WriteExtensions(Extensions, OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi2_0);
         }
 
-        internal void WriteAsSchemaProperties(
-            IOpenApiWriter writer,
-            ISet<string> parentRequiredProperties,
-            string propertyName)
+        private void WriteFormatProperty(IOpenApiWriter writer)
         {
-            // format
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Format))
+            var formatToWrite = Format;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(formatToWrite))
             {
-                Format = AllOf?.FirstOrDefault(static x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Format))?.Format ??
+                formatToWrite = AllOf?.FirstOrDefault(static x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Format))?.Format ??
                     AnyOf?.FirstOrDefault(static x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Format))?.Format ??
                     OneOf?.FirstOrDefault(static x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Format))?.Format;
             }
 
-            writer.WriteProperty(OpenApiConstants.Format, Format);
+            writer.WriteProperty(OpenApiConstants.Format, formatToWrite);
+        }
+
+        internal void WriteAsSchemaProperties(
+            IOpenApiWriter writer,
+            ISet<string> parentRequiredProperties,
+            string propertyName)
+        {
+            // format
+            WriteFormatProperty(writer);
 
             // title
             writer.WriteProperty(OpenApiConstants.Title, Title);