diff --git a/src/Atom.php b/src/Atom.php
index 557a1efba..7f64bb259 100644
--- a/src/Atom.php
+++ b/src/Atom.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class Atom
             }
             $topics[] = $topic;
         }
-        if (!\count($topics)) {
+        if (!count($topics)) {
             @unlink($file_path);
             return false;
         }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Atom
             }
             $topics[] = $topic;
         }
-        if (!\count($topics)) {
+        if (!count($topics)) {
             @unlink($file_path);
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/Attach.php b/src/Attach.php
index 1d6e92d39..3e9263eb5 100644
--- a/src/Attach.php
+++ b/src/Attach.php
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class Attach
             }
         }
 
-        $this->num_attachments = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? \count($this->attachment_list) : 0;
+        $this->num_attachments = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? count($this->attachment_list) : 0;
 
         if ($submit) {
             if ($mode === 'newtopic' || $mode === 'reply' || $mode === 'editpost') {
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class Attach
 
                 // restore values :)
                 if (isset($_POST['attachment_list'])) {
-                    for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($actual_list) ? \count($actual_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
+                    for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($actual_list) ? count($actual_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
                         $restore = false;
                         $del_thumb = false;
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ class Attach
 
                     $this->attachment_comment_list = [];
 
-                    for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? \count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
+                    for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
                         $this->attachment_comment_list[$i] = $actual_comment_list[$i];
                     }
                 }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class Attach
                         $attachment_id = 0;
                         $actual_element = 0;
 
-                        for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($actual_id_list) ? \count($actual_id_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
+                        for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($actual_id_list) ? count($actual_id_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
                             if (isset($_POST['update_attachment'][$actual_id_list[$i]])) {
                                 $attachment_id = (int)$actual_id_list[$i];
                                 $actual_element = $i;
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class Attach
         }
 
         if ($mode === 'attach_list') {
-            for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? \count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
+            for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
                 if ($this->attachment_id_list[$i]) {
                     //bt
                     if ($this->attachment_extension_list[$i] === TORRENT_EXT && !\defined('TORRENT_ATTACH_ID')) {
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class Attach
 
         if ($this->attachment_list) {
             $hidden = '';
-            for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? \count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
+            for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
                 $hidden .= '<input type="hidden" name="attachment_list[]" value="' . $this->attachment_list[$i] . '" />';
                 $hidden .= '<input type="hidden" name="filename_list[]" value="' . $this->attachment_filename_list[$i] . '" />';
                 $hidden .= '<input type="hidden" name="extension_list[]" value="' . $this->attachment_extension_list[$i] . '" />';
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ class Attach
                 'TPL_POSTED_ATTACHMENTS' => true,
             ]);
 
-            for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? \count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
+            for ($i = 0, $iMax = is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? count($this->attachment_list) : 0; $i < $iMax; $i++) {
                 if (@$this->attachment_id_list[$i] == 0) {
                     $download_link = $upload_dir . '/' . basename($this->attachment_list[$i]);
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/AttachPosting.php b/src/AttachPosting.php
index 31768f9dc..4bcb9783d 100644
--- a/src/AttachPosting.php
+++ b/src/AttachPosting.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class AttachPosting extends Attach
             $this->do_insert_attachment('attach_list', 'post', $post_id);
             $this->do_insert_attachment('last_attachment', 'post', $post_id);
 
-            if (((is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? \count($this->attachment_list) : 0) > 0 || $this->post_attach) && !isset($_POST['update_attachment'])) {
+            if (((is_countable($this->attachment_list) ? count($this->attachment_list) : 0) > 0 || $this->post_attach) && !isset($_POST['update_attachment'])) {
                 $sql = 'UPDATE ' . BB_POSTS . ' SET post_attachment = 1 WHERE post_id = ' . (int)$post_id;
 
                 if (!DB()->sql_query($sql)) {
diff --git a/src/Poll.php b/src/Poll.php
index 917870c1c..bc89155c1 100644
--- a/src/Poll.php
+++ b/src/Poll.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Poll
         }
 
         // check for "< 3" -- 2 answer variants + header
-        if (\count($this->poll_votes) < 3 || \count($this->poll_votes) > $this->max_votes + 1) {
+        if (count($this->poll_votes) < 3 || count($this->poll_votes) > $this->max_votes + 1) {
             global $lang;
             return $this->err_msg = sprintf($lang['NEW_POLL_VOTES'], $this->max_votes);
         }