diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index c2b5b99d46..fb4cde8aef 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -285,11 +285,9 @@ OpenLayers.Event = {
         if (elementObservers) {
             for(var i = elementObservers.length-1; i >= 0; i--) {
                 var entry = elementObservers[i];
-                var args = new Array(entry.element,
-                                     entry.name,
-                                     entry.observer,
-                                     entry.useCapture);
-                var removed = OpenLayers.Event.stopObserving.apply(this, args);
+                OpenLayers.Event.stopObserving.apply(this, [
+                    entry.element, entry.name, entry.observer, entry.useCapture
+                ]);
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/Anchored.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/Anchored.js
index 0795d9fdef..6909908ca8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/Anchored.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup/Anchored.js
@@ -107,11 +107,8 @@ OpenLayers.Popup.Anchored =
     moveTo: function(px) {
         var oldRelativePosition = this.relativePosition;
         this.relativePosition = this.calculateRelativePosition(px);
-        
-        var newPx = this.calculateNewPx(px);
-        
-        var newArguments = new Array(newPx);        
-        OpenLayers.Popup.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, newArguments);
+
+        OpenLayers.Popup.prototype.moveTo.call(this, this.calculateNewPx(px));
         
         //if this move has caused the popup to change its relative position, 
         // we need to make the appropriate cosmetic changes.