diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
index 6f64d3f961..4a900b4198 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
@@ -91,11 +91,9 @@ OpenLayers.Util.extend = function(destination, source) {
     destination = destination || {};
     if (source) {
         for (var property in source) {
-            if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, property)) {
-                var value = source[property];
-                if (value !== undefined) {
-                    destination[property] = value;
-                }
+            var value = source[property];
+            if (value !== undefined) {
+                destination[property] = value;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
index 49760b03d3..c037f87d15 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
@@ -258,9 +258,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     activate: function () {
         if (!this.active) {
             for(var i in this.handlers) {
-                if (this.handlers.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                    this.handlers[i].activate();
-                }
+                this.handlers[i].activate();
             }
         }
         return OpenLayers.Control.prototype.activate.apply(
@@ -278,9 +276,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     deactivate: function () {
         if (this.active) {
             for(var i in this.handlers) {
-                if (this.handlers.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                    this.handlers[i].deactivate();
-                }
+                this.handlers[i].deactivate();
             }
         }
         return OpenLayers.Control.prototype.deactivate.apply(
@@ -564,9 +560,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     unselectAll: function() {
         // we'll want an option to supress notification here
         for(var fid in this.features) {
-            if (this.features.hasOwnProperty(fid)) {
-                this.unselect(this.features[fid]);
-            }
+            this.unselect(this.features[fid]);
         }
     },
     
@@ -579,9 +573,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     setMap: function(map) {
         for(var i in this.handlers) {
-            if (this.handlers.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                this.handlers[i].setMap(map);
-            }
+            this.handlers[i].setMap(map);
         }
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/NavigationHistory.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/NavigationHistory.js
index 4fe47a629e..eb46946e73 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/NavigationHistory.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/NavigationHistory.js
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.NavigationHistory = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         this.next.destroy();
         this.deactivate();
         for(var prop in this) {
-            if (this.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
-                this[prop] = null;
-            }
+            this[prop] = null;
         }
     },
     
@@ -336,27 +334,25 @@ OpenLayers.Control.NavigationHistory = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     setListeners: function() {
         this.listeners = {};
         for(var type in this.registry) {
-            if (this.registry.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
-                this.listeners[type] = OpenLayers.Function.bind(function() {
-                    if(!this.restoring) {
-                        var state = this.registry[type].apply(this, arguments);
-                        this.previousStack.unshift(state);
-                        if(this.previousStack.length > 1) {
-                            this.onPreviousChange(
-                                this.previousStack[1], this.previousStack.length - 1
-                            );
-                        }
-                        if(this.previousStack.length > (this.limit + 1)) {
-                            this.previousStack.pop();
-                        }
-                        if(this.nextStack.length > 0) {
-                            this.nextStack = [];
-                            this.onNextChange(null, 0);
-                        }
+            this.listeners[type] = OpenLayers.Function.bind(function() {
+                if(!this.restoring) {
+                    var state = this.registry[type].apply(this, arguments);
+                    this.previousStack.unshift(state);
+                    if(this.previousStack.length > 1) {
+                        this.onPreviousChange(
+                            this.previousStack[1], this.previousStack.length - 1
+                        );
                     }
-                    return true;
-                }, this);
-            }
+                    if(this.previousStack.length > (this.limit + 1)) {
+                        this.previousStack.pop();
+                    }
+                    if(this.nextStack.length > 0) {
+                        this.nextStack = [];
+                        this.onNextChange(null, 0);
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
+            }, this);
         }
     },
 
@@ -375,9 +371,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.NavigationHistory = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
                     this.setListeners();
                 }
                 for(var type in this.listeners) {
-                    if (this.listeners.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
-                        this.map.events.register(type, this, this.listeners[type]);
-                    }
+                    this.map.events.register(type, this, this.listeners[type]);
                 }
                 activated = true;
                 if(this.previousStack.length == 0) {
@@ -411,11 +405,9 @@ OpenLayers.Control.NavigationHistory = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         if(this.map) {
             if(OpenLayers.Control.prototype.deactivate.apply(this)) {
                 for(var type in this.listeners) {
-                    if (this.listeners.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
-                        this.map.events.unregister(
-                            type, this, this.listeners[type]
-                        );
-                    }
+                    this.map.events.unregister(
+                        type, this, this.listeners[type]
+                    );
                 }
                 if(this.clearOnDeactivate) {
                     this.clear();
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
index 50ac906afd..52f0798ae9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
@@ -168,16 +168,11 @@ OpenLayers.Control.SLDSelect = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * Take care of things that are not handled in superclass.
      */
     destroy: function() {
-        var key;
-        for (key in this.layerCache) {
-            if (this.layerCache.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                delete this.layerCache[key];
-            }
+        for (var key in this.layerCache) {
+            delete this.layerCache[key];
         }
-        for (key in this.wfsCache) {
-            if (this.wfsCache.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                delete this.wfsCache[key];
-            }
+        for (var key in this.wfsCache) {
+            delete this.wfsCache[key];
         }
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
index 67555f1038..9348a9d542 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/WMSGetFeatureInfo.js
@@ -456,12 +456,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.WMSGetFeatureInfo = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             }
             var layers;
             for (var url in services) {
-                if (services.hasOwnProperty(url)) {
-                    layers = services[url];
-                    var wmsOptions = this.buildWMSOptions(url, layers, 
-                        clickPosition, layers[0].params.FORMAT);
-                    OpenLayers.Request.GET(wmsOptions); 
-                }
+                layers = services[url];
+                var wmsOptions = this.buildWMSOptions(url, layers, 
+                    clickPosition, layers[0].params.FORMAT);
+                OpenLayers.Request.GET(wmsOptions); 
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
index 9abbf5aa7a..0eceadaed6 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GML/Base.js
@@ -564,14 +564,12 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GML.Base = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                     this.writeNode("feature:_geometry", feature.geometry, node);
                 }
                 for(var name in feature.attributes) {
-                    if (feature.attributes.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-                        var value = feature.attributes[name];
-                        if(value != null) {
-                            this.writeNode(
-                                "feature:_attribute",
-                                {name: name, value: value}, node
-                            );
-                        }
+                    var value = feature.attributes[name];
+                    if(value != null) {
+                        this.writeNode(
+                            "feature:_attribute",
+                            {name: name, value: value}, node
+                        );
                     }
                 }
                 return node;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
index 0fc1790f6d..a9e117b2ec 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
@@ -325,17 +325,15 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             featureNode.appendChild(linkNode);
         }    
         for(var attr in feature.attributes) {
-            if (feature.attributes.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
-                if (attr == "link" || attr == "title" || attr == "description") { continue; } 
-                var attrText = this.createTextNode(feature.attributes[attr]); 
-                var nodename = attr;
-                if (attr.search(":") != -1) {
-                    nodename = attr.split(":")[1];
-                }    
-                var attrContainer = this.createElementNS(this.featureNS, "feature:"+nodename);
-                attrContainer.appendChild(attrText);
-                featureNode.appendChild(attrContainer);
-            }
+            if (attr == "link" || attr == "title" || attr == "description") { continue; } 
+            var attrText = this.createTextNode(feature.attributes[attr]); 
+            var nodename = attr;
+            if (attr.search(":") != -1) {
+                nodename = attr.split(":")[1];
+            }    
+            var attrContainer = this.createElementNS(this.featureNS, "feature:"+nodename);
+            attrContainer.appendChild(attrText);
+            featureNode.appendChild(attrContainer);
         }    
         featureNode.appendChild(geometryNode);
         return featureNode;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OSM.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OSM.js
index a5de50fc35..48ef45ac91 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OSM.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/OSM.js
@@ -140,35 +140,33 @@ OpenLayers.Format.OSM = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             feat_list[i] = feat;
         } 
         for (var node_id in nodes) {
-            if (nodes.hasOwnProperty(node_id)) {
-                var node = nodes[node_id];
-                if (!node.used || this.checkTags) {
-                    var tags = null;
+            var node = nodes[node_id];
+            if (!node.used || this.checkTags) {
+                var tags = null;
                 
-                    if (this.checkTags) {
-                        var result = this.getTags(node.node, true);
-                        if (node.used && !result[1]) {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        tags = result[0];
-                    } else { 
-                        tags = this.getTags(node.node);
-                    }    
+                if (this.checkTags) {
+                    var result = this.getTags(node.node, true);
+                    if (node.used && !result[1]) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    tags = result[0];
+                } else { 
+                    tags = this.getTags(node.node);
+                }    
                 
-                    var feat = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
-                        new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(node['lon'], node['lat']),
-                        tags);
-                    if (this.internalProjection && this.externalProjection) {
-                        feat.geometry.transform(this.externalProjection, 
-                            this.internalProjection);
-                    }        
-                    feat.osm_id = parseInt(node_id); 
-                    feat.fid = "node." + feat.osm_id;
-                    feat_list.push(feat);
-                }
-                // Memory cleanup
-                node.node = null;
-            }
+                var feat = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
+                    new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(node['lon'], node['lat']),
+                    tags);
+                if (this.internalProjection && this.externalProjection) {
+                    feat.geometry.transform(this.externalProjection, 
+                        this.internalProjection);
+                }        
+                feat.osm_id = parseInt(node_id); 
+                feat.fid = "node." + feat.osm_id;
+                feat_list.push(feat);
+            }   
+            // Memory cleanup
+            node.node = null;
         }        
         return feat_list;
     },
@@ -275,11 +273,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.OSM = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         }
         if (this.checkTags) {
             for(var key in way.tags) {
-                if (way.tags.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    if (this.areaTags[key]) {
-                        poly_tags = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
+                if (this.areaTags[key]) {
+                    poly_tags = true;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }    
@@ -434,12 +430,10 @@ OpenLayers.Format.OSM = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     serializeTags: function(feature, node) {
         for (var key in feature.attributes) {
-            if (feature.attributes.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                var tag = this.createElementNS(null, "tag");
-                tag.setAttribute("k", key);
-                tag.setAttribute("v", feature.attributes[key]);
-                node.appendChild(tag);
-            }
+            var tag = this.createElementNS(null, "tag");
+            tag.setAttribute("k", key);
+            tag.setAttribute("v", feature.attributes[key]);
+            node.appendChild(tag);
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index 2a1c2e33af..cd32810be9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -541,11 +541,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
     getCssProperty: function(sym) {
         var css = null;
         for(var prop in this.cssMap) {
-            if (this.cssMap.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
-                if(this.cssMap[prop] == sym) {
-                    css = prop;
-                    break;
-                }
+            if(this.cssMap[prop] == sym) {
+                css = prop;
+                break;
             }
         }
         return css;
@@ -567,14 +565,12 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
     getGraphicFormat: function(href) {
         var format, regex;
         for(var key in this.graphicFormats) {
-            if (this.graphicFormats.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                if(this.graphicFormats[key].test(href)) {
-                    format = key;
-                    break;
-                }
+            if(this.graphicFormats[key].test(href)) {
+                format = key;
+                break;
             }
         }
-        return format || this.defaultGraphicFormat;
+        return format || this.defautlGraphicFormat;
     },
     
     /**
@@ -680,9 +676,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                     }
                 } else {
                     for(var name in sld.namedLayers) {
-                        if (sld.namedLayers.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-                            this.writeNode("NamedLayer", sld.namedLayers[name], root);
-                        }
+                        this.writeNode("NamedLayer", sld.namedLayers[name], root);
                     }
                 }
                 return root;
@@ -775,13 +769,11 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
                                 ruleMap[zIndex].symbolizers.push(symbolizer.clone());
                             }
                             for (zIndex in ruleMap) {
-                                if (ruleMap.hasOwnProperty(zIndex)) {
-                                    if (!(zIndex in rulesByZ)) {
-                                        zValues.push(zIndex);
-                                        rulesByZ[zIndex] = [];
-                                    }
-                                    rulesByZ[zIndex].push(ruleMap[zIndex]);
+                                if (!(zIndex in rulesByZ)) {
+                                    zValues.push(zIndex);
+                                    rulesByZ[zIndex] = [];
                                 }
+                                rulesByZ[zIndex].push(ruleMap[zIndex]);
                             }
                         } else {
                             // no symbolizers in rule
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1_0_0_GeoServer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1_0_0_GeoServer.js
index 784e42b592..bee661311b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1_0_0_GeoServer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1_0_0_GeoServer.js
@@ -128,12 +128,10 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1_0_0_GeoServer = OpenLayers.Class(
         var options = symbolizer.vendorOptions;
         if (options) {
             for (var key in symbolizer.vendorOptions) {
-                if (symbolizer.vendorOptions.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    this.writeNode("VendorOption", {
-                        name: key, 
-                        value: symbolizer.vendorOptions[key]
-                    }, node);
-                }
+                this.writeNode("VendorOption", {
+                    name: key, 
+                    value: symbolizer.vendorOptions[key]
+                }, node);
             }
         }
         return node;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SOSGetObservation.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SOSGetObservation.js
index feb1e35a49..a7f2c1725f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SOSGetObservation.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SOSGetObservation.js
@@ -210,14 +210,10 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SOSGetObservation = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                     this.writeNode("eventTime", options, node);
                 }
                 for (var procedure in options.procedures) {
-                    if (options.procedures.hasOwnProperty(procedure)) {
-                        this.writeNode("procedure", options.procedures[procedure], node);
-                    }
+                    this.writeNode("procedure", options.procedures[procedure], node);
                 }
                 for (var observedProperty in options.observedProperties) {
-                    if (options.observedProperties.hasOwnProperty(observedProperty)) {
-                        this.writeNode("observedProperty", options.observedProperties[observedProperty], node);
-                    }
+                    this.writeNode("observedProperty", options.observedProperties[observedProperty], node);
                 }
                 if (options.foi) {
                     this.writeNode("featureOfInterest", options.foi, node);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
index 0d69566ad6..860df0aa5f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFS.js
@@ -104,17 +104,15 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML, {
         var featureContainer = this.createElementNS(this.featureNS, "feature:" + this.featureName);
         featureContainer.appendChild(geomContainer);
         for(var attr in feature.attributes) {
-            if (feature.attributes.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
-                var attrText = this.createTextNode(feature.attributes[attr]); 
-                var nodename = attr;
-                if (attr.search(":") != -1) {
-                    nodename = attr.split(":")[1];
-                }    
-                var attrContainer = this.createElementNS(this.featureNS, "feature:" + nodename);
-                attrContainer.appendChild(attrText);
-                featureContainer.appendChild(attrContainer);
-            }  
-        }  
+            var attrText = this.createTextNode(feature.attributes[attr]); 
+            var nodename = attr;
+            if (attr.search(":") != -1) {
+                nodename = attr.split(":")[1];
+            }    
+            var attrContainer = this.createElementNS(this.featureNS, "feature:" + nodename);
+            attrContainer.appendChild(attrText);
+            featureContainer.appendChild(attrContainer);
+        }    
         return featureContainer;
     },
     
@@ -168,16 +166,14 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.GML, {
         
          // add in attributes
         for(var propName in feature.attributes) {
-            if (feature.attributes.hasOwnProperty(propName)) {
-                propertyNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Property');
-                nameNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Name');
-                nameNode.appendChild(this.createTextNode(propName));
-                propertyNode.appendChild(nameNode);
-                valueNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Value');
-                valueNode.appendChild(this.createTextNode(feature.attributes[propName]));
-                propertyNode.appendChild(valueNode);
-                updateNode.appendChild(propertyNode);
-            }
+            propertyNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Property');
+            nameNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Name');
+            nameNode.appendChild(this.createTextNode(propName));
+            propertyNode.appendChild(nameNode);
+            valueNode = this.createElementNS(this.wfsns, 'wfs:Value');
+            valueNode.appendChild(this.createTextNode(feature.attributes[propName]));
+            propertyNode.appendChild(valueNode);
+            updateNode.appendChild(propertyNode);
         }
         
         
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFST/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFST/v1.js
index 5341fd17a7..e3bf963afc 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFST/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WFST/v1.js
@@ -332,14 +332,12 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFST.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         
                 // add in attributes
                 for(var key in feature.attributes) {
-                    if (feature.attributes.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                        if(feature.attributes[key] !== undefined &&
-                                    (!modified || !modified.attributes ||
-                                    (modified.attributes && modified.attributes[key] !== undefined))) {
-                            this.writeNode(
-                                "Property", {name: key, value: feature.attributes[key]}, node
-                            );
-                        }
+                    if(feature.attributes[key] !== undefined &&
+                                (!modified || !modified.attributes ||
+                                (modified.attributes && modified.attributes[key] !== undefined))) {
+                        this.writeNode(
+                            "Property", {name: key, value: feature.attributes[key]}, node
+                        );
                     }
                 }
                 
@@ -412,11 +410,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WFST.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         var parts = [];
         var uri;
         for(var key in schemaLocations) {
-            if (schemaLocations.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                uri = this.namespaces[key];
-                if(uri) {
-                    parts.push(uri + " " + schemaLocations[key]);
-                }
+            uri = this.namespaces[key];
+            if(uri) {
+                parts.push(uri + " " + schemaLocations[key]);
             }
         }
         var value = parts.join(" ") || undefined;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
index 46e1947cbc..e6eed09b44 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
@@ -48,10 +48,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             prefix = this.namespaces[this.defaultPrefix];
         } else {
             for(prefix in this.namespaces) {
-                if (this.namespaces.hasOwnProperty(prefix)) {
-                    if(this.namespaces[prefix] == uri) {
-                        break;
-                    }
+                if(this.namespaces[prefix] == uri) {
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -676,14 +674,12 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
     setAttributes: function(node, obj) {
         var value;
         for(var name in obj) {
-            if (obj.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-                value = obj[name].toString();
-                if(value.match(/[A-Z]/)) {
-                    // safari lowercases attributes with setAttribute
-                    this.setAttributeNS(node, null, name, value);
-                } else {
-                    node.setAttribute(name, value);
-                }
+            value = obj[name].toString();
+            if(value.match(/[A-Z]/)) {
+                // safari lowercases attributes with setAttribute
+                this.setAttributeNS(node, null, name, value);
+            } else {
+                node.setAttribute(name, value);
             }
         }
     },
@@ -1095,29 +1091,25 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
              userValue: true
          };
          for (var dim in context.dimensions) {
-             if (context.dimensions.hasOwnProperty(dim)) {
-                 var attributes = {};
-                 var dimension = context.dimensions[dim];
-                 for (var name in dimension) {
-                     if (dimension.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-                         if (typeof dimension[name] == "boolean") {
-                             attributes[name] = Number(dimension[name]);
-                         } else {
-                             attributes[name] = dimension[name];
-                         }
-                     }
-                 }
-                 var values = "";
-                 if (attributes.values) {
-                     values = attributes.values.join(",");
-                     delete attributes.values;
+             var attributes = {};
+             var dimension = context.dimensions[dim];
+             for (var name in dimension) {
+                 if (typeof dimension[name] == "boolean") {
+                     attributes[name] = Number(dimension[name]);
+                 } else {
+                     attributes[name] = dimension[name];
                  }
+             }
+             var values = "";
+             if (attributes.values) {
+                 values = attributes.values.join(",");
+                 delete attributes.values;
+             }
 
-                 node.appendChild(this.createElementDefaultNS(
-                     "Dimension", values, attributes
-                 ));
-            }
-        }
+             node.appendChild(this.createElementDefaultNS(
+                 "Dimension", values, attributes
+             ));
+         }
         return node;
     },
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1_1_0.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1_1_0.js
index ceed7f5fd2..16caf0ece4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1_1_0.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1_1_0.js
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1_1_0 = OpenLayers.Class(
         // optional SRS element(s)
         if (context.srs) {
             for(var name in context.srs) {
-                if (context.srs.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-                    node.appendChild(this.createElementDefaultNS("SRS", name));
-                }
+                node.appendChild(this.createElementDefaultNS("SRS", name));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMTSCapabilities.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMTSCapabilities.js
index b142072092..d69e944c5f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMTSCapabilities.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMTSCapabilities.js
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMTSCapabilities = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML.Vers
             matrixSet: true
         };
         for (var prop in required) {
-            if (required.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
-                if (!(prop in config)) {
-                    throw new Error("Missing property '" + prop + "' in layer configuration.");
-                }
+            if (!(prop in config)) {
+                throw new Error("Missing property '" + prop + "' in layer configuration.");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
index 3d8be16ed5..e5cc118891 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.XML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
         this.namespaces = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, this.namespaces);
         this.namespaceAlias = {};
         for(var alias in this.namespaces) {
-            if (this.namespaces.hasOwnProperty(alias)) {
-                this.namespaceAlias[this.namespaces[alias]] = alias;
-            }
+            this.namespaceAlias[this.namespaces[alias]] = alias;
         }
     },
     
@@ -560,13 +558,11 @@ OpenLayers.Format.XML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
     setAttributes: function(node, obj) {
         var value, uri;
         for(var name in obj) {
-            if (obj.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-                if(obj[name] != null && obj[name].toString) {
-                    value = obj[name].toString();
-                    // check for qualified attribute name ("prefix:local")
-                    uri = this.namespaces[name.substring(0, name.indexOf(":"))] || null;
-                    this.setAttributeNS(node, uri, name, value);
-                }
+            if(obj[name] != null && obj[name].toString) {
+                value = obj[name].toString();
+                // check for qualified attribute name ("prefix:local")
+                uri = this.namespaces[name.substring(0, name.indexOf(":"))] || null;
+                this.setAttributeNS(node, uri, name, value);
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index 76f6b5d6b7..788b6e7633 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -423,9 +423,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
     getOptions: function() {
         var options = {};
         for(var o in this.options) {
-            if (this.options.hasOwnProperty(o)) {
-                options[o] = this[o];
-            }
+            options[o] = this[o];
         }
         return options;
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
index 6cbc83dc3d..d1e9bf2219 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
@@ -218,10 +218,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         var urlParams = 
             OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(url));
         for(var key in allParams) {
-            if (allParams.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                if(key.toUpperCase() in urlParams) {
-                    delete allParams[key];
-                }
+            if(key.toUpperCase() in urlParams) {
+                delete allParams[key];
             }
         }
         paramsString = OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString(allParams);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapGuide.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapGuide.js
index 4285fd6094..680b8472c2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapGuide.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapGuide.js
@@ -346,10 +346,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.MapGuide = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
         var urlParams = OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(
                             OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(url));
         for(var key in allParams) {
-            if (allParams.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                if(key.toUpperCase() in urlParams) {
-                    delete allParams[key];
-                }
+            if(key.toUpperCase() in urlParams) {
+                delete allParams[key];
             }
         }
         var paramsString = OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString(allParams);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
index 2151961713..61e9930ab9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/MapServer.js
@@ -142,10 +142,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.MapServer = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
         var urlParams = OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(
                             OpenLayers.Util.getParameters(url));
         for(var key in allParams) {
-            if (allParams.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                if(key.toUpperCase() in urlParams) {
-                    delete allParams[key];
-                }
+            if(key.toUpperCase() in urlParams) {
+                delete allParams[key];
             }
         }
         paramsString = OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString(allParams);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 0e771b0017..2857a82d7b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -509,10 +509,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
             
                 if(!zoomChanged && coordSysUnchanged) {
                     for(var i in this.unrenderedFeatures) {
-                        if (this.unrenderedFeatures.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                            var feature = this.unrenderedFeatures[i];
-                            this.drawFeature(feature);
-                        }
+                        var feature = this.unrenderedFeatures[i];
+                        this.drawFeature(feature);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1025,4 +1023,4 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
     },
 
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.Vector"
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMTS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMTS.js
index 8673502f6f..c82beb4d18 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMTS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMTS.js
@@ -229,10 +229,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMTS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
             matrixSet: true
         };
         for (var prop in required) {
-            if (required.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
-                if (!(prop in config)) {
-                    throw new Error("Missing property '" + prop + "' in layer configuration.");
-                }
+            if (!(prop in config)) {
+                throw new Error("Missing property '" + prop + "' in layer configuration.");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/Script.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/Script.js
index a92a0c9360..49e332b7f0 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/Script.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Protocol/Script.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ OpenLayers.Protocol.Script = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol, {
             });
             this.filterToParams = function(filter, params) {
                 return format.write(filter, params);
-            };
+            }
         }
     },
     
@@ -311,9 +311,7 @@ OpenLayers.Protocol.Script = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Protocol, {
             this.destroyRequest(response.priv);
         } else {
             for (var key in this.pendingRequests) {
-                if (this.pendingRequests.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    this.destroyRequest(this.pendingRequests[key]);
-                }
+                this.destroyRequest(this.pendingRequests[key]);
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Request.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Request.js
index f1f51467a2..a5de46fdee 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Request.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Request.js
@@ -181,9 +181,7 @@ OpenLayers.Request = {
             config.method, url, config.async, config.user, config.password
         );
         for(var header in config.headers) {
-            if (config.headers.hasOwnProperty(header)) {
-                request.setRequestHeader(header, config.headers[header]);
-            }
+            request.setRequestHeader(header, config.headers[header]);
         }
 
         var events = this.events;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Rule.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Rule.js
index 0f7db50ae2..452b3de25f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Rule.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Rule.js
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ OpenLayers.Rule = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     destroy: function() {
         for (var i in this.symbolizer) {
-            if (this.symbolizer.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                this.symbolizer[i] = null;
-            }
+            this.symbolizer[i] = null;
         }
         this.symbolizer = null;
         delete this.symbolizers;
@@ -218,14 +216,12 @@ OpenLayers.Rule = OpenLayers.Class({
             options.symbolizer = {};
             var value, type;
             for(var key in this.symbolizer) {
-                if (this.symbolizer.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    value = this.symbolizer[key];
-                    type = typeof value;
-                    if(type === "object") {
-                        options.symbolizer[key] = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, value);
-                    } else if(type === "string") {
-                        options.symbolizer[key] = value;
-                    }
+                value = this.symbolizer[key];
+                type = typeof value;
+                if(type === "object") {
+                    options.symbolizer[key] = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, value);
+                } else if(type === "string") {
+                    options.symbolizer[key] = value;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -237,4 +233,4 @@ OpenLayers.Rule = OpenLayers.Class({
     },
         
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Rule"
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
index 891af83181..1af88dfba2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
@@ -273,9 +273,7 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
         OpenLayers.Util.extend(context, this.context);
         
         for (var i in this.propertyStyles) {
-            if (this.propertyStyles.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                style[i] = OpenLayers.Style.createLiteral(style[i], context, feature, i);
-            }
+            style[i] = OpenLayers.Style.createLiteral(style[i], context, feature, i);
         }
         return style;
     },
@@ -303,16 +301,14 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
         for (var i=0, len=rules.length; i<len; i++) {
             symbolizer = rules[i].symbolizer;
             for (var key in symbolizer) {
-                if (symbolizer.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    value = symbolizer[key];
-                    if (typeof value == "object") {
-                        // symbolizer key is "Point", "Line" or "Polygon"
-                        this.addPropertyStyles(propertyStyles, value);
-                    } else {
-                        // symbolizer is a hash of style properties
-                        this.addPropertyStyles(propertyStyles, symbolizer);
-                        break;
-                    }
+                value = symbolizer[key];
+                if (typeof value == "object") {
+                    // symbolizer key is "Point", "Line" or "Polygon"
+                    this.addPropertyStyles(propertyStyles, value);
+                } else {
+                    // symbolizer is a hash of style properties
+                    this.addPropertyStyles(propertyStyles, symbolizer);
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -333,12 +329,10 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
     addPropertyStyles: function(propertyStyles, symbolizer) {
         var property;
         for (var key in symbolizer) {
-            if (symbolizer.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                property = symbolizer[key];
-                if (typeof property == "string" &&
-                        property.match(/\$\{\w+\}/)) {
-                    propertyStyles[key] = true;
-                }
+            property = symbolizer[key];
+            if (typeof property == "string" &&
+                    property.match(/\$\{\w+\}/)) {
+                propertyStyles[key] = true;
             }
         }
         return propertyStyles;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/StyleMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/StyleMap.js
index f26ec9e012..4b46336bc9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/StyleMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/StyleMap.js
@@ -63,21 +63,19 @@ OpenLayers.StyleMap = OpenLayers.Class({
             this.styles["delete"] = style;
         } else if(typeof style == "object") {
             for(var key in style) {
-                if (style.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    if(style[key] instanceof OpenLayers.Style) {
-                        // user passed a hash of style objects
-                        this.styles[key] = style[key];
-                    } else if(typeof style[key] == "object") {
-                        // user passsed a hash of style hashes
-                        this.styles[key] = new OpenLayers.Style(style[key]);
-                    } else {
-                        // user passed a style hash (i.e. symbolizer)
-                        this.styles["default"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
-                        this.styles["select"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
-                        this.styles["temporary"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
-                        this.styles["delete"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
-                        break;
-                    }
+                if(style[key] instanceof OpenLayers.Style) {
+                    // user passed a hash of style objects
+                    this.styles[key] = style[key];
+                } else if(typeof style[key] == "object") {
+                    // user passsed a hash of style hashes
+                    this.styles[key] = new OpenLayers.Style(style[key]);
+                } else {
+                    // user passed a style hash (i.e. symbolizer)
+                    this.styles["default"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
+                    this.styles["select"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
+                    this.styles["temporary"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
+                    this.styles["delete"] = new OpenLayers.Style(style);
+                    break;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -89,9 +87,7 @@ OpenLayers.StyleMap = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     destroy: function() {
         for(var key in this.styles) {
-            if (this.styles.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                this.styles[key].destroy();
-            }
+            this.styles[key].destroy();
         }
         this.styles = null;
     },
@@ -148,17 +144,15 @@ OpenLayers.StyleMap = OpenLayers.Class({
     addUniqueValueRules: function(renderIntent, property, symbolizers, context) {
         var rules = [];
         for (var value in symbolizers) {
-            if (symbolizers.hasOwnProperty(value)) {
-                rules.push(new OpenLayers.Rule({
-                    symbolizer: symbolizers[value],
-                    context: context,
-                    filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
-                        type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
-                        property: property,
-                        value: value
-                    })
-                }));
-            }
+            rules.push(new OpenLayers.Rule({
+                symbolizer: symbolizers[value],
+                context: context,
+                filter: new OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison({
+                    type: OpenLayers.Filter.Comparison.EQUAL_TO,
+                    property: property,
+                    value: value
+                })
+            }));
         }
         this.styles[renderIntent].addRules(rules);
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js
index 9fa75ca30d..b29798cccc 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js
@@ -163,14 +163,12 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image.IFrame = {
             field;
             
         for(var par in params) {
-            if (params.hasOwnProperty(par)) {
-                field = document.createElement('input');
-                field.type  = 'hidden';
-                field.name  = par;
-                field.value = params[par];
-                form.appendChild(field);
-            }  
-        } 
+            field = document.createElement('input');
+            field.type  = 'hidden';
+            field.name  = par;
+            field.value = params[par];
+            form.appendChild(field);
+        }   
 
         return form;
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js
index be23578fcc..85718c0953 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tween.js
@@ -127,16 +127,14 @@ OpenLayers.Tween = OpenLayers.Class({
     play: function() {
         var value = {};
         for (var i in this.begin) {
-            if (this.begin.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-                var b = this.begin[i];
-                var f = this.finish[i];
-                if (b == null || f == null || isNaN(b) || isNaN(f)) {
-                    throw new TypeError('invalid value for Tween');
-                }
-
-                var c = f - b;
-                value[i] = this.easing.apply(this, [this.time, b, c, this.duration]);
+            var b = this.begin[i];
+            var f = this.finish[i];
+            if (b == null || f == null || isNaN(b) || isNaN(f)) {
+                throw new TypeError('invalid value for Tween');
             }
+
+            var c = f - b;
+            value[i] = this.easing.apply(this, [this.time, b, c, this.duration]);
         }
         this.time++;
         
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index a2f23483f4..5ca8c35201 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -441,9 +441,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv = function(id, px, sz, imgURL,
 OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject = function (object) {
     var uObject = {};
     for (var key in object) {
-        if (object.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-            uObject[key.toUpperCase()] = object[key];
-        }
+        uObject[key.toUpperCase()] = object[key];
     }
     return uObject;
 };
@@ -511,29 +509,27 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString = function(params) {
     var paramsArray = [];
     
     for (var key in params) {
-        if (params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-            var value = params[key];
-            if ((value != null) && (typeof value != 'function')) {
-                var encodedValue;
-                if (typeof value == 'object' && value.constructor == Array) {
-                    /* value is an array; encode items and separate with "," */
-                    var encodedItemArray = [];
-                    var item;
-                    for (var itemIndex=0, len=value.length; itemIndex<len; itemIndex++) {
-                        item = value[itemIndex];
-                        encodedItemArray.push(encodeURIComponent(
-                            (item === null || item === undefined) ? "" : item)
-                        );
-                    }
-                    encodedValue = encodedItemArray.join(",");
-                }
-                else {
-                    /* value is a string; simply encode */
-                    encodedValue = encodeURIComponent(value);
-                }
-                paramsArray.push(encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodedValue);
-            }
+      var value = params[key];
+      if ((value != null) && (typeof value != 'function')) {
+        var encodedValue;
+        if (typeof value == 'object' && value.constructor == Array) {
+          /* value is an array; encode items and separate with "," */
+          var encodedItemArray = [];
+          var item;
+          for (var itemIndex=0, len=value.length; itemIndex<len; itemIndex++) {
+            item = value[itemIndex];
+            encodedItemArray.push(encodeURIComponent(
+                (item === null || item === undefined) ? "" : item)
+            );
+          }
+          encodedValue = encodedItemArray.join(",");
         }
+        else {
+          /* value is a string; simply encode */
+          encodedValue = encodeURIComponent(value);
+        }
+        paramsArray.push(encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodedValue);
+      }
     }
     
     return paramsArray.join("&");
@@ -1304,30 +1300,24 @@ OpenLayers.Util.isEquivalentUrl = function(url1, url2, options) {
     var urlObj2 = OpenLayers.Util.createUrlObject(url2, options);
 
     //compare all keys except for "args" (treated below)
-    for (var key in urlObj1) {
-        if (urlObj1.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-            if(key !== "args") {
-                if(urlObj1[key] != urlObj2[key]) {
-                    return false;
-                }
+    for(var key in urlObj1) {
+        if(key !== "args") {
+            if(urlObj1[key] != urlObj2[key]) {
+                return false;
             }
         }
     }
 
     // compare search args - irrespective of order
-    for (var key in urlObj1.args) {
-        if (urlObj1.args.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-            if(urlObj1.args[key] != urlObj2.args[key]) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            delete urlObj2.args[key];
-        }
-    }
-    // urlObj2 shouldn't have any args left
-    for (var key in urlObj2.args) {
-        if (urlObj2.args.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+    for(var key in urlObj1.args) {
+        if(urlObj1.args[key] != urlObj2.args[key]) {
             return false;
         }
+        delete urlObj2.args[key];
+    }
+    // urlObj2 shouldn't have any args left
+    for(var key in urlObj2.args) {
+        return false;
     }
     
     return true;