diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
index 4ff1de2de0..d808868e86 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             }
         }
         this[layersType + "LayersDiv"].innerHTML = "";
-        this[layersType + "Layers"] = new Array();
+        this[layersType + "Layers"] = [];
     },
 
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
index a418803b7b..977cb09e0d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * control, set <mapOptions> as one of the options properties.
      */
     initialize: function(options) {
-        this.layers = new Array();
+        this.layers = [];
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
     },
     
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
index ff65f392f7..53695e57b2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         px = this.position;
 
         // place the controls
-        this.buttons = new Array();
+        this.buttons = [];
 
         var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(18,18);
         var centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w/2, px.y);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
index 3451d058b6..f8d96e6e93 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom, {
         px = this.position.clone();
 
         // place the controls
-        this.buttons = new Array();
+        this.buttons = [];
 
         var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(18,18);
         var centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w/2, px.y);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index ca77f65706..1ed65ec6ca 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ OpenLayers.Event = {
 
         //if there is not yet a hash entry for this element, add one
         if (!this.observers[cacheID]) {
-            this.observers[cacheID] = new Array();
+            this.observers[cacheID] = [];
         }
 
         //add a new observer to this element's list
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ OpenLayers.Events = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     addEventType: function(eventName) {
         if (!this.listeners[eventName]) {
-            this.listeners[eventName] = new Array();
+            this.listeners[eventName] = [];
         }
     },
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ OpenLayers.Events = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     remove: function(type) {
         if (this.listeners[type] != null) {
-            this.listeners[type] = new Array();
+            this.listeners[type] = [];
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
index deb4fe1a40..e3e5181c49 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      */
     initialize: function (components) {
         OpenLayers.Geometry.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.components = new Array();
+        this.components = [];
         if (components != null) {
             this.addComponents(components);
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index 1c8ff472ea..9b0126d90a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
         if ((confProps.scales != null) || (confProps.resolutions != null)) {
           //preset levels
             if (confProps.scales != null) {
-                confProps.resolutions = new Array();
+                confProps.resolutions = [];
                 for(var i = 0; i < confProps.scales.length; i++) {
                     var scale = confProps.scales[i];
                     confProps.resolutions[i] = 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
         } else {
           //maxResolution and numZoomLevels based calculation
             
-            confProps.resolutions = new Array();
+            confProps.resolutions = [];
             
             // determine maxResolution
             if (confProps.minScale) {
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
         var lastIndex = confProps.resolutions.length - 1;
         this.minResolution = confProps.resolutions[lastIndex];
         
-        this.scales = new Array();
+        this.scales = [];
         for(var i = 0; i < confProps.resolutions.length; i++) {
             this.scales[i] = 
                OpenLayers.Util.getScaleFromResolution(confProps.resolutions[i], 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GML.js
index 778ccdb80c..8ca145055d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GML.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.GML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Vector, {
      * options - {Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer.
      */
      initialize: function(name, url, options) {
-        var newArguments = new Array()
+        var newArguments = [];
         newArguments.push(name, options);
         OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
         this.url = url;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js
index da48193238..767907ea40 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
     initialize: function(name, location, options) {
         OpenLayers.Layer.Markers.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [name, options]);
         this.location = location;
-        this.features = new Array();
+        this.features = [];
         OpenLayers.loadURL(location, null, this, this.parseData);
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
index 6aa1856a45..ae4bd7ce3e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
         //
         this.events.addEventType("tileloaded");
 
-        this.grid = new Array();
+        this.grid = [];
     },
 
     /**
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
         }
         
         // we do not want to copy reference to grid, so we make a new array
-        obj.grid = new Array();
+        obj.grid = [];
 
         return obj;
     },    
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
         var px = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat(ul);
  
         if (!this.grid.length) {
-            this.grid[0] = new Array();
+            this.grid[0] = [];
         }
 
         var tile = this.grid[0][0];
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
         do {
             var row = this.grid[rowidx++];
             if (!row) {
-                row = new Array();
+                row = [];
                 this.grid.push(row);
             }
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
      *    outside-in to inside-out), calling draw() on each tile. 
      */
     spiralTileLoad: function() {
-        var tileQueue = new Array();
+        var tileQueue = [];
  
         var directions = ["right", "down", "left", "up"];
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js
index 9edfbfdeca..102446e61f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/KaMap.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.KaMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
      *     extends, can be overridden through the options parameter. 
      */
     initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
-        var newArguments = new Array();
+        var newArguments = [];
         newArguments.push(name, url, params, options);
         OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
         this.params = (params ? params : {});
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.KaMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
             
             row = this.grid[rowidx++];
             if (!row) {
-                row = new Array();
+                row = [];
                 this.grid.push(row);
             }
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.KaMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
         }
         
         // we do not want to copy reference to grid, so we make a new array
-        obj.grid = new Array();
+        obj.grid = [];
 
         return obj;
     },    
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
index 0f71281683..3a3838ae25 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
      * options - {Ojbect} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer
      */
     initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
-        var newArguments = new Array();
+        var newArguments = [];
         newArguments.push(name, url, params, options);
         OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
index f70b01bcb9..75c5f485be 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Markers = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      */
     initialize: function(name, options) {
         OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.markers = new Array();
+        this.markers = [];
     },
     
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js
index ce29ebfa50..ebe07ebcc1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/TMS.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.TMS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
      * options - {Object} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer
      */
     initialize: function(name, url, options) {
-        var newArguments = new Array();
+        var newArguments = [];
         newArguments.push(name, url, {}, options);
         OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
     },    
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 01146150bc..091f4d2a6b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
             this.displayError();
         } 
 
-        this.features = new Array();
-        this.selectedFeatures = new Array();
+        this.features = [];
+        this.selectedFeatures = [];
     },
 
     /**
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      * Destroy all features on the layer and empty the selected features array.
      */
     destroyFeatures: function () {
-        this.selectedFeatures = new Array();
+        this.selectedFeatures = [];
         for (var i = this.features.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             this.features[i].destroy();
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
index cdbe4d7ff2..5f3d526e73 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(
         // Turn off error reporting, browsers like Safari may work
         // depending on the setup, and we don't want an unneccesary alert.
         OpenLayers.Util.extend(options, {'reportError': false});
-        var newArguments=new Array()
+        var newArguments = [];
         newArguments.push(name, options);
         OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
         if (!this.renderer || !this.vectorMode) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
index 8719e072bc..4331de90c1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
      * options - {Ojbect} Hashtable of extra options to tag onto the layer
      */
     initialize: function(name, url, params, options) {
-        var newArguments = new Array();
+        var newArguments = [];
         //uppercase params
         params = OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(params);
         newArguments.push(name, url, params, options);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WorldWind.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WorldWind.js
index 99aae97b55..998b2e159c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WorldWind.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WorldWind.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WorldWind = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
     initialize: function(name, url, lzd, zoomLevels, params, options) {
         this.lzd = lzd;
         this.zoomLevels = zoomLevels;
-        var newArguments = new Array();
+        var newArguments = [];
         newArguments.push(name, url, params, options);
         OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
         this.params = (params ? params : {});
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index ac45c31adf..769af6c54d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
             this.addControlToMap(this.controls[i]);
         }
 
-        this.popups = new Array();
+        this.popups = [];
 
         this.unloadDestroy = this.destroy.bind(this);
         
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
index 34eb91230f..2ab53670e5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/WFS.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Tile, {
     initialize: function(layer, position, bounds, url, size) {
         OpenLayers.Tile.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
         this.url = url;        
-        this.features = new Array();
+        this.features = [];
     },
 
     /** 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 41cd9b9e6c..33f81102d7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util = {};
  * This is the old $() from prototype
  */
 OpenLayers.Util.getElement = function() {
-    var elements = new Array();
+    var elements = [];
 
     for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
         var element = arguments[i];
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults = function (to, from) {
  *          of being URL escaped (foo%3Abar). 
  */
 OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString = function(params) {
-    paramsArray = new Array();
+    paramsArray = [];
     
     for (var key in params) {
       var value = params[key];
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString = function(params) {
         var encodedValue;
         if (typeof value == 'object' && value.constructor == Array) {
           /* value is an array; encode items and separate with "," */
-          var encodedItemArray = new Array();
+          var encodedItemArray = [];
           for (var itemIndex=0; itemIndex<value.length; itemIndex++) {
             encodedItemArray.push(encodeURIComponent(value[itemIndex]));
           }
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getNodes=function(p, tagName) {
  * {Array}
  */
 OpenLayers.Util._getNodes=function(nodes, tagName) {
-    var retArray = new Array();
+    var retArray = [];
     for (var i=0;i<nodes.length;i++) {
         if (nodes[i].nodeName==tagName) {
             retArray.push(nodes[i]);
diff --git a/tests/Layer/test_Grid.html b/tests/Layer/test_Grid.html
index c0507f667d..ce1cbb3575 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/test_Grid.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/test_Grid.html
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         t.ok( bounds.equals(testBounds), "getGridBounds() wrapper works the same as getTilesBounds.");
 
     //no tiles
-        layer.grid = new Array();
+        layer.grid = [];
         bounds = layer.getTilesBounds();
         
         t.ok(bounds == null, "getTilesBounds() on a tile-less grid returns null");
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 //FORCE
 
     //empty grid
-        layer.grid = new Array();
+        layer.grid = [];
        //grid
         clearTestBounds();
         layer.singleTile = false;
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
         };
 
 
-        layer.grid = new Array();
+        layer.grid = [];
         layer.initSingleTile(bounds);       
       
         t.ok(layer.grid[0][0] == newTile, "grid's 0,0 is set to the newly created tile");        
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
         }
 
         g_registered = {};
-        g_events = new Array();
+        g_events = [];
         
         layer.addTileMonitoringHooks(tile);
         
@@ -456,13 +456,13 @@
         t.ok( entry && entry[0] == layer && entry[1] == tile.onLoadStart, "loadstart correctly registered");
 
         layer.numLoadingTiles = 0; 
-        g_events = new Array();
+        g_events = [];
         tile.onLoadStart.apply(layer);
 
         t.eq(g_events[0], "loadstart", "loadstart event triggered when numLoadingTiles is 0");
         t.eq(layer.numLoadingTiles, 1, "numLoadingTiles incremented");
 
-        g_events = new Array();
+        g_events = [];
         tile.onLoadStart.apply(layer);
         t.eq(g_events.length, 0, "loadstart event not triggered when numLoadingTiles is not 0");
         t.eq(layer.numLoadingTiles, 2, "numLoadingTiles incremented");
@@ -474,14 +474,14 @@
         t.ok( entry && entry[0] == layer && entry[1] == tile.onLoadEnd, "loadend correctly registered");
         
         layer.numLoadingTiles = 2; 
-        g_events = new Array();
+        g_events = [];
         tile.onLoadEnd.apply(layer);
         t.eq(g_events[0], "tileloaded", "tileloaded triggered when numLoadingTiles is > 0");
         t.eq(g_events.length, 1, "loadend event not triggered when numLoadingTiles is > 0");
         t.eq(layer.numLoadingTiles, 1, "numLoadingTiles decremented");
 
 
-        g_events = new Array();
+        g_events = [];
         tile.onLoadEnd.apply(layer);
         t.eq(g_events[0], "tileloaded", "tileloaded triggered when numLoadingTiles is 0");
         t.eq(g_events[1], "loadend", "loadend event triggered when numLoadingTiles is 0");