diff --git a/library/includes/bbcode.php b/library/includes/bbcode.php
index adda1a992..8ed6e7577 100644
--- a/library/includes/bbcode.php
+++ b/library/includes/bbcode.php
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function strip_quotes($text)
                 if ($stacksize == 0) {
                     $newtext .= substr($text, $substr_pos, $pos - $substr_pos);
                 }
-                array_push($stack, $pos);
+                $stack[] = $pos;
             } else {
                 // pop off the latest opened tag
                 if ($stacksize) {
diff --git a/library/includes/template.php b/library/includes/template.php
index bcde7748a..45395a134 100644
--- a/library/includes/template.php
+++ b/library/includes/template.php
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ class template
                     break;
 
                 case '(':
-                    array_push($is_arg_stack, $i);
+                    $is_arg_stack[] = $i;
                     break;
 
                 case 'is':