diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index 6fc5436330f43fd6981c78eb5eb1460d04709219..210403561f5121112ff49783bec341541accab13 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -489,50 +489,6 @@ function fix_gpc_magic() {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * @name Conversion
- * @{
- * Converts data structures to different types.
- */
-
-/**
- * Convert an associative array to an anonymous object.
- */
-function array2object($array) {
-  if (is_array($array)) {
-    $object = new StdClass();
-    foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
-      $object->$key = $value;
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    $object = $array;
-  }
-
-  return $object;
-}
-
-/**
- * Convert an object to an associative array.
- */
-function object2array($object) {
-  if (is_object($object)) {
-    foreach ($object as $key => $value) {
-      $array[$key] = $value;
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    $array = $object;
-  }
-
-  return $array;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * @} End of "Conversion".
- */
-
 /**
  * @name Messages
  * @{
diff --git a/misc/drupal.js b/misc/drupal.js
index c19dc565a45df24557c982194e50cb33c65835b1..7f3a44cea990889dbf0f9bfcade9eb54afe286a6 100644
--- a/misc/drupal.js
+++ b/misc/drupal.js
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ function stopEvent(event) {
   else {
     event.returnValue = false;
     event.cancelBubble = true;
-  }  
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/misc/textarea.js b/misc/textarea.js
index dc9bce69c54e20cb947f6ff2a31ad33ea2e4cd38..e33c35bcce40b89e42f685bdc9d79f49975794f4 100644
--- a/misc/textarea.js
+++ b/misc/textarea.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if (isJsEnabled()) {
     for (var i = 0; textarea = textareas[i]; ++i) {
       if (hasClass(textarea, 'resizable')) {
         if (typeof dimensions(textarea).width != 'undefined' && dimensions(textarea).width != 0) {
-          new textArea(textarea);          
+          new textArea(textarea);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function textArea(element) {
   this.element = element;
   this.parent = this.element.parentNode;
   this.dimensions = dimensions(element);
-  
+
   // Prepare wrapper
   this.wrapper = document.createElement('div');
   this.wrapper.className = 'resizable-textarea';
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function textArea(element) {
     this.grippie.style.paddingLeft = '2px';
   }
   // Mozilla
-  this.element.style.MozBoxSizing = 'border-box';  
+  this.element.style.MozBoxSizing = 'border-box';
 
   this.heightOffset = absolutePosition(this.grippie).y - absolutePosition(this.element).y - this.dimensions.height;
 }
diff --git a/modules/blogapi.module b/modules/blogapi.module
index 8b284b24197d1fcf43e0d922abfe46f314d83eca..2e5fef9bca01fe8f14eee67b9d372be5513e6cda 100644
--- a/modules/blogapi.module
+++ b/modules/blogapi.module
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ function blogapi_rsd() {
 function _blogapi_mt_extra(&$node, $struct) {
   if (is_array($node)) {
     $was_array = true;
-    $node = array2object($node);
+    $node = (object)$node;
   }
 
   // mt_allow_comments
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ function _blogapi_mt_extra(&$node, $struct) {
   }
 
   if ($was_array) {
-    $node = object2array($node);
+    $node = (array)$node;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/blogapi/blogapi.module b/modules/blogapi/blogapi.module
index 8b284b24197d1fcf43e0d922abfe46f314d83eca..2e5fef9bca01fe8f14eee67b9d372be5513e6cda 100644
--- a/modules/blogapi/blogapi.module
+++ b/modules/blogapi/blogapi.module
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ function blogapi_rsd() {
 function _blogapi_mt_extra(&$node, $struct) {
   if (is_array($node)) {
     $was_array = true;
-    $node = array2object($node);
+    $node = (object)$node;
   }
 
   // mt_allow_comments
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ function _blogapi_mt_extra(&$node, $struct) {
   }
 
   if ($was_array) {
-    $node = object2array($node);
+    $node = (array)$node;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/comment.module b/modules/comment.module
index 6bd67757ce341d4232ffc4925bb444cb03f1c969..3820d27d81a39e303803c0c3e834b4f932f21d6e 100644
--- a/modules/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment.module
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ function comment_edit($cid) {
   $comment = drupal_unpack($comment);
   $comment->name = $comment->uid ? $comment->registered_name : $comment->name;
   if (comment_access('edit', $comment)) {
-    return comment_form(object2array($comment));
+    return comment_form((array)$comment);
   }
   else {
     drupal_access_denied();
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ function comment_form_add_preview($form, $edit) {
 
   $output = '';
 
-  $comment = array2object(comment_validate($edit));
+  $comment = (object)comment_validate($edit);
 
   // Attach the user and time information.
   if ($edit['author']) {
diff --git a/modules/comment/comment.module b/modules/comment/comment.module
index 6bd67757ce341d4232ffc4925bb444cb03f1c969..3820d27d81a39e303803c0c3e834b4f932f21d6e 100644
--- a/modules/comment/comment.module
+++ b/modules/comment/comment.module
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ function comment_edit($cid) {
   $comment = drupal_unpack($comment);
   $comment->name = $comment->uid ? $comment->registered_name : $comment->name;
   if (comment_access('edit', $comment)) {
-    return comment_form(object2array($comment));
+    return comment_form((array)$comment);
   }
   else {
     drupal_access_denied();
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ function comment_form_add_preview($form, $edit) {
 
   $output = '';
 
-  $comment = array2object(comment_validate($edit));
+  $comment = (object)comment_validate($edit);
 
   // Attach the user and time information.
   if ($edit['author']) {
diff --git a/modules/forum.module b/modules/forum.module
index a298e4234ba6276a8302e660b16b774a4ce0831d..8e22f6b3b7d6e1335198ffd962eb44d15f4ebc55 100644
--- a/modules/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum.module
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ function forum_admin() {
       break;
     case 'edit':
       if (arg(3) == 'forum') {
-        $output = forum_form_forum(object2array(taxonomy_get_term(arg(4))));
+        $output = forum_form_forum((array)taxonomy_get_term(arg(4)));
       }
       else if (arg(3) == 'container') {
-         $output = forum_form_container(object2array(taxonomy_get_term(arg(4))));
+         $output = forum_form_container((array)taxonomy_get_term(arg(4)));
       }
       break;
     case t('Delete'):
diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.module b/modules/forum/forum.module
index a298e4234ba6276a8302e660b16b774a4ce0831d..8e22f6b3b7d6e1335198ffd962eb44d15f4ebc55 100644
--- a/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ function forum_admin() {
       break;
     case 'edit':
       if (arg(3) == 'forum') {
-        $output = forum_form_forum(object2array(taxonomy_get_term(arg(4))));
+        $output = forum_form_forum((array)taxonomy_get_term(arg(4)));
       }
       else if (arg(3) == 'container') {
-         $output = forum_form_container(object2array(taxonomy_get_term(arg(4))));
+         $output = forum_form_container((array)taxonomy_get_term(arg(4)));
       }
       break;
     case t('Delete'):
diff --git a/modules/node.module b/modules/node.module
index 46789e403767424b06b94940907c4025ffd94927..6b033e372ca1411384e144825076798c93571802 100644
--- a/modules/node.module
+++ b/modules/node.module
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ function node_save(&$node) {
  *   An HTML representation of the themed node.
  */
 function node_view($node, $teaser = FALSE, $page = FALSE, $links = TRUE) {
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // Remove the delimiter (if any) that separates the teaser from the body.
   // TODO: this strips legitimate uses of '<!--break-->' also.
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ function node_submit($node) {
   global $user;
 
   // Convert the node to an object, if necessary.
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // Auto-generate the teaser, but only if it hasn't been set (e.g. by a
   // module-provided 'teaser' form item).
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ function node_submit($node) {
  */
 function node_validate($node) {
   // Convert the node to an object, if necessary.
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // Make sure the body has the minimum number of words.
   // todo use a better word counting algorithm that will work in other languages
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ function node_object_prepare(&$node) {
 function node_form($node) {
   $op = isset($_POST['op']) ? $_POST['op'] : '';
 
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
   node_object_prepare($node);
 
   // Set the id of the top-level form tag
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ function node_form($node) {
 }
 
 function node_form_add_preview($form, $edit) {
-  $edit = array2object($edit);
+  $edit = (object)$edit;
   node_validate($edit);
   $form['node_preview'] = array('#value' => node_preview($edit), '#weight' => -100);
   return $form;
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ function node_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
  */
 function node_access($op, $node = NULL, $uid = NULL) {
   // Convert the node to an object if necessary:
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // If the node is in a restricted format, disallow editing.
   if ($op == 'update' && !filter_access($node->format)) {
diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index 46789e403767424b06b94940907c4025ffd94927..6b033e372ca1411384e144825076798c93571802 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ function node_save(&$node) {
  *   An HTML representation of the themed node.
  */
 function node_view($node, $teaser = FALSE, $page = FALSE, $links = TRUE) {
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // Remove the delimiter (if any) that separates the teaser from the body.
   // TODO: this strips legitimate uses of '<!--break-->' also.
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ function node_submit($node) {
   global $user;
 
   // Convert the node to an object, if necessary.
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // Auto-generate the teaser, but only if it hasn't been set (e.g. by a
   // module-provided 'teaser' form item).
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ function node_submit($node) {
  */
 function node_validate($node) {
   // Convert the node to an object, if necessary.
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // Make sure the body has the minimum number of words.
   // todo use a better word counting algorithm that will work in other languages
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ function node_object_prepare(&$node) {
 function node_form($node) {
   $op = isset($_POST['op']) ? $_POST['op'] : '';
 
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
   node_object_prepare($node);
 
   // Set the id of the top-level form tag
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ function node_form($node) {
 }
 
 function node_form_add_preview($form, $edit) {
-  $edit = array2object($edit);
+  $edit = (object)$edit;
   node_validate($edit);
   $form['node_preview'] = array('#value' => node_preview($edit), '#weight' => -100);
   return $form;
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ function node_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
  */
 function node_access($op, $node = NULL, $uid = NULL) {
   // Convert the node to an object if necessary:
-  $node = array2object($node);
+  $node = (object)$node;
 
   // If the node is in a restricted format, disallow editing.
   if ($op == 'update' && !filter_access($node->format)) {
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy.module
index 5abbbe89d1388a6a7bf747eafa6ef4aa425107e2..e0a6cc642da9a23042467f074381cce91644c1b4 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy.module
@@ -1126,10 +1126,10 @@ function taxonomy_admin() {
       break;
     case 'edit':
       if (arg(3) == 'vocabulary') {
-        $output = taxonomy_form_vocabulary(object2array(taxonomy_get_vocabulary(arg(4))));
+        $output = taxonomy_form_vocabulary((array)taxonomy_get_vocabulary(arg(4)));
       }
       else if (arg(3) == 'term') {
-        $output = taxonomy_form_term(object2array(taxonomy_get_term(arg(4))));
+        $output = taxonomy_form_term((array)taxonomy_get_term(arg(4)));
       }
       break;
     case t('Delete'):
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 5abbbe89d1388a6a7bf747eafa6ef4aa425107e2..e0a6cc642da9a23042467f074381cce91644c1b4 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -1126,10 +1126,10 @@ function taxonomy_admin() {
       break;
     case 'edit':
       if (arg(3) == 'vocabulary') {
-        $output = taxonomy_form_vocabulary(object2array(taxonomy_get_vocabulary(arg(4))));
+        $output = taxonomy_form_vocabulary((array)taxonomy_get_vocabulary(arg(4)));
       }
       else if (arg(3) == 'term') {
-        $output = taxonomy_form_term(object2array(taxonomy_get_term(arg(4))));
+        $output = taxonomy_form_term((array)taxonomy_get_term(arg(4)));
       }
       break;
     case t('Delete'):
diff --git a/modules/upload.module b/modules/upload.module
index d5c7a49bdc967da3109c209b8877cdf845723e38..957454f99cf9a953a0e2042b0ffc38d55d4f2b48 100644
--- a/modules/upload.module
+++ b/modules/upload.module
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ function _upload_image($file) {
  */
 function upload_js() {
   // We only do the upload.module part of the node validation process.
-  $node = array2object($_POST['edit']);
+  $node = (object)$_POST['edit'];
   upload_nodeapi($node, 'validate', NULL);
   $form = _upload_form($node);
   $form = _form_builder('upload_js', $form);
diff --git a/modules/upload/upload.module b/modules/upload/upload.module
index d5c7a49bdc967da3109c209b8877cdf845723e38..957454f99cf9a953a0e2042b0ffc38d55d4f2b48 100644
--- a/modules/upload/upload.module
+++ b/modules/upload/upload.module
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ function _upload_image($file) {
  */
 function upload_js() {
   // We only do the upload.module part of the node validation process.
-  $node = array2object($_POST['edit']);
+  $node = (object)$_POST['edit'];
   upload_nodeapi($node, 'validate', NULL);
   $form = _upload_form($node);
   $form = _form_builder('upload_js', $form);
diff --git a/modules/user.module b/modules/user.module
index 7e0e24688694bb2d24705f31e2fcde2d8c75f673..6d90de4047919ea28de3cc074666c3c2e84a327f 100644
--- a/modules/user.module
+++ b/modules/user.module
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ function user_edit_form($uid, $edit) {
   // Picture/avatar:
   if (variable_get('user_pictures', 0)) {
     $form['picture'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Picture'), '#weight' => 1);
-    if ($edit['picture'] && ($picture = theme('user_picture', array2object($edit)))) {
+    if ($edit['picture'] && ($picture = theme('user_picture', (object)$edit))) {
       $form['picture']['current_picture'] = array('#type' => 'markup', '#value' => $picture);
       $form['picture']['picture_delete'] = array('#type' => 'checkbox', '#title' => t('Delete picture'), '#description' => t('Check this box to delete your current picture.'));
     }
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ function user_edit($category = 'account') {
   global $user;
 
   $account = user_load(array('uid' => arg(1)));
-  $edit = $_POST['op'] ? $_POST['edit'] : object2array($account);
+  $edit = $_POST['op'] ? $_POST['edit'] : (array)$account;
 
   if (arg(2) == 'delete') {
     if ($edit['confirm']) {
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 7e0e24688694bb2d24705f31e2fcde2d8c75f673..6d90de4047919ea28de3cc074666c3c2e84a327f 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ function user_edit_form($uid, $edit) {
   // Picture/avatar:
   if (variable_get('user_pictures', 0)) {
     $form['picture'] = array('#type' => 'fieldset', '#title' => t('Picture'), '#weight' => 1);
-    if ($edit['picture'] && ($picture = theme('user_picture', array2object($edit)))) {
+    if ($edit['picture'] && ($picture = theme('user_picture', (object)$edit))) {
       $form['picture']['current_picture'] = array('#type' => 'markup', '#value' => $picture);
       $form['picture']['picture_delete'] = array('#type' => 'checkbox', '#title' => t('Delete picture'), '#description' => t('Check this box to delete your current picture.'));
     }
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ function user_edit($category = 'account') {
   global $user;
 
   $account = user_load(array('uid' => arg(1)));
-  $edit = $_POST['op'] ? $_POST['edit'] : object2array($account);
+  $edit = $_POST['op'] ? $_POST['edit'] : (array)$account;
 
   if (arg(2) == 'delete') {
     if ($edit['confirm']) {
diff --git a/themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine b/themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine
index 94a40a5ba4962903ec3bcea293e457637bb0bbda..ac98567f7b415a991dd448a432b9d25a8c979da4 100644
--- a/themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine
+++ b/themes/engines/phptemplate/phptemplate.engine
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function phptemplate_node($node, $teaser = 0, $page = 0) {
   );
 
   // Flatten the node object's member fields.
-  $variables = array_merge(object2array($node), $variables);
+  $variables = array_merge((array)$node, $variables);
 
   // Display info only on certain node types.
   if (theme_get_setting('toggle_node_info_' . $node->type)) {