diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php b/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
index 97726f0be..8d3cdeeed 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/ConsoleOptionParser.php
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ class ConsoleOptionParser {
  */
 	protected function _parseArg($argument, $args) {
 		if (empty($this->_args)) {
-			array_push($args, $argument);
+			$args[] = $argument;
 			return $args;
 		}
 		$next = count($args);
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class ConsoleOptionParser {
 		}
 
 		if ($this->_args[$next]->validChoice($argument)) {
-			array_push($args, $argument);
+			$args[] = $argument;
 			return $args;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
index 01f9acbbb..65969b69c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class String {
 						}
 					} else {
 						foreach ($droppedTags as $closingTag) {
-							array_push($openTags, $closingTag[1]);
+							$openTags[] = $closingTag[1];
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/ScaffoldView.php b/lib/Cake/View/ScaffoldView.php
index 5cb9fb677..04674a338 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/ScaffoldView.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/ScaffoldView.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ScaffoldView extends ThemeView {
 		$paths = $this->_paths($this->plugin);
 		$exts = array($this->ext);
 		if ($this->ext !== '.ctp') {
-			array_push($exts, '.ctp');
+			$exts[] = '.ctp';
 		}
 		foreach ($exts as $ext) {
 			foreach ($paths as $path) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/View.php b/lib/Cake/View/View.php
index 408212584..475f02bb3 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/View.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/View.php
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ class View extends Object {
 	protected function _getExtensions() {
 		$exts = array($this->ext);
 		if ($this->ext !== '.ctp') {
-			array_push($exts, '.ctp');
+			$exts[] = '.ctp';
 		}
 		return $exts;
 	}