diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js
index b1fece8112..4a5aa18491 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/CSWGetRecords/v2_0_2.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.CSWGetRecords.v2_0_2 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML,
             "*": function(node, obj) {
                 var name = node.localName || node.nodeName.split(":").pop();
                 if (!(OpenLayers.Util.isArray(obj[name]))) {
-                    obj[name] = new Array();
+                    obj[name] = [];
                 }
                 var dc_element = {};
                 var attrs = node.attributes;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.CSWGetRecords.v2_0_2 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML,
             "*": function(node, obj) {
                 var name = node.localName || node.nodeName.split(":").pop();
                 if (!(OpenLayers.Util.isArray(obj[name]))) {
-                    obj[name] = new Array();
+                    obj[name] = [];
                 }
                 obj[name].push(this.getChildValue(node));
             }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
index 47ad10e0d3..ec75499e5f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     initResolutions: function() {
 
-        var props = new Array('minZoomLevel', 'maxZoomLevel', 'numZoomLevels');
+        var props = ['minZoomLevel', 'maxZoomLevel', 'numZoomLevels'];
           
         for(var i=0, len=props.length; i<len; i++) {
             var property = props[i];
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
index 9f8cb78cf8..19131a4f9c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
      */
     initialize: function(name, options) {
         OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.features = new Array();
+        this.features = [];
     },
 
     /**