commit 9d2d24eb1d3127bfc1318d125056da81057a6771
Author: Jonathan Harker <jonathan@catalyst.net.nz>
Date:   Mon Jul 19 17:46:27 2010 +1200

    MDL-19698 clean up outstanding assign new by reference declarations. Deprecated in PHP 5.3

diff --git a/lib/excellib.class.php b/lib/excellib.class.php
index 5140b94..35ccb95 100644
--- a/lib/excellib.class.php
+++ b/lib/excellib.class.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class MoodleExcelWorkbook {
      */
     function &add_worksheet($name = '') {
     /// Create the Moodle Worksheet. Returns one pointer to it
-        $ws =& new MoodleExcelWorksheet ($name, $this->pear_excel_workbook, $this->latin_output);
+        $ws = new MoodleExcelWorksheet ($name, $this->pear_excel_workbook, $this->latin_output);
         return $ws;
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class MoodleExcelWorkbook {
      */
     function &add_format($properties = array()) {
     /// Create the Moodle Format. Returns one pointer to it
-        $ft =& new MoodleExcelFormat ($this->pear_excel_workbook, $properties);
+        $ft = new MoodleExcelFormat ($this->pear_excel_workbook, $properties);
         return $ft;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/form/dateselector.php b/lib/form/dateselector.php
index 2f5cbdf..17e3db1 100644
--- a/lib/form/dateselector.php
+++ b/lib/form/dateselector.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_date_selector extends MoodleQuickForm_group
     function toHtml()
     {
         include_once('HTML/QuickForm/Renderer/Default.php');
-        $renderer =& new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
+        $renderer = new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
         $renderer->setElementTemplate('{element}');
         parent::accept($renderer);
         return $this->_wrap[0] . $renderer->toHtml() . $this->_wrap[1];
diff --git a/lib/form/datetimeselector.php b/lib/form/datetimeselector.php
index faada85..94b7dfe 100644
--- a/lib/form/datetimeselector.php
+++ b/lib/form/datetimeselector.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_date_time_selector extends MoodleQuickForm_group{
     function toHtml()
     {
         include_once('HTML/QuickForm/Renderer/Default.php');
-        $renderer =& new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
+        $renderer = new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
         $renderer->setElementTemplate('{element}');
         parent::accept($renderer);
         return $this->_wrap[0] . $renderer->toHtml() . $this->_wrap[1];
diff --git a/lib/form/tags.php b/lib/form/tags.php
index 3d54fe5..3aeadcd 100644
--- a/lib/form/tags.php
+++ b/lib/form/tags.php
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class MoodleQuickForm_tags extends MoodleQuickForm_group {
 
     function toHtml() {
         require_once('HTML/QuickForm/Renderer/Default.php');
-        $renderer =& new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
+        $renderer = new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
         $renderer->setElementTemplate('{element}');
         parent::accept($renderer);
         return $renderer->toHtml();
diff --git a/lib/listlib.php b/lib/listlib.php
index 7facc7b..306da84 100644
--- a/lib/listlib.php
+++ b/lib/listlib.php
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class moodle_list {
                     $newattributes = '';
 
                 }
-                $this->items[$itemiter] =& new $this->listitemclassname($record, $this, $newattributes, $inpage);
+                $this->items[$itemiter] = new $this->listitemclassname($record, $this, $newattributes, $inpage);
                 if ($inpage) {
                     $this->items[$itemiter]->create_children($records, $this->childparent, $record->id);
                 } else {
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ class list_item {
         $this->set_parent($parent);
         $this->attributes = $attributes;
         $parentlistclass = get_class($parent);
-        $this->children =& new $parentlistclass($parent->type, $parent->attributes, $parent->editable, $parent->pageurl, 0);
+        $this->children = new $parentlistclass($parent->type, $parent->attributes, $parent->editable, $parent->pageurl, 0);
         $this->children->set_parent($this);
         $this->display = $display;
     }
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ class list_item {
         if (count($thischildren)) {
             foreach ($thischildren as $child) {
                 $thisclass = get_class($this);
-                $newlistitem =& new $thisclass($records[$child], $this->children, $this->attributes);
+                $newlistitem = new $thisclass($records[$child], $this->children, $this->attributes);
                 $this->children->add_item($newlistitem);
                 $newlistitem->create_children($records, $children, $records[$child]->id);
             }
diff --git a/lib/odslib.class.php b/lib/odslib.class.php
index 99d33c3..36ace07 100644
--- a/lib/odslib.class.php
+++ b/lib/odslib.class.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MoodleODSWorkbook {
      */
     function &add_worksheet($name = '') {
     /// Create the Moodle Worksheet. Returns one pointer to it
-        $ws =& new MoodleODSWorksheet($name);
+        $ws = new MoodleODSWorksheet($name);
         $this->worksheets[] =& $ws;
         return $ws;
     }
diff --git a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/RuleRegistry.php b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/RuleRegistry.php
index 9bb849e..b924454 100644
--- a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/RuleRegistry.php
+++ b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/RuleRegistry.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class HTML_QuickForm_RuleRegistry
             if (!empty($path)) {
                 include_once($path);
             }
-            $this->_rules[$class] =& new $class();
+            $this->_rules[$class] = new $class();
         }
         $this->_rules[$class]->setName($ruleName);
         return $this->_rules[$class];
diff --git a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/date.php b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/date.php
index 9ece169..232de4b 100644
--- a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/date.php
+++ b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/date.php
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class HTML_QuickForm_date extends HTML_QuickForm_group
                             $options = array($this->_options['emptyOptionValue'] => $this->_options['emptyOptionText']) + $options;
                         }
                     }
-                    $this->_elements[] =& new HTML_QuickForm_select($sign, null, $options, $this->getAttributes());
+                    $this->_elements[] = new HTML_QuickForm_select($sign, null, $options, $this->getAttributes());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class HTML_QuickForm_date extends HTML_QuickForm_group
     function toHtml()
     {
         include_once('HTML/QuickForm/Renderer/Default.php');
-        $renderer =& new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
+        $renderer = new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
         $renderer->setElementTemplate('{element}');
         parent::accept($renderer);
         return $this->_wrap[0] . $renderer->toHtml() . $this->_wrap[1];
diff --git a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/group.php b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/group.php
index f24fe37..b7a43f1 100644
--- a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/group.php
+++ b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/group.php
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class HTML_QuickForm_group extends HTML_QuickForm_element
     function toHtml()
     {
         include_once('HTML/QuickForm/Renderer/Default.php');
-        $renderer =& new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
+        $renderer = new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
         $renderer->setElementTemplate('{element}');
         $this->accept($renderer);
         return $renderer->toHtml();
diff --git a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/hierselect.php b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/hierselect.php
index 8c0f31e..715ffc8 100644
--- a/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/hierselect.php
+++ b/lib/pear/HTML/QuickForm/hierselect.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class HTML_QuickForm_hierselect extends HTML_QuickForm_group
             // check if all elements have been created
             $totalNbElements = count($this->_options);
             for ($i = $this->_nbElements; $i < $totalNbElements; $i ++) {
-                $this->_elements[] =& new HTML_QuickForm_select($i, null, array(), $this->getAttributes());
+                $this->_elements[] = new HTML_QuickForm_select($i, null, array(), $this->getAttributes());
                 $this->_nbElements++;
             }
         }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class HTML_QuickForm_hierselect extends HTML_QuickForm_group
             // check if all elements have been created
             $totalNbElements = 2;
             for ($i = $this->_nbElements; $i < $totalNbElements; $i ++) {
-                $this->_elements[] =& new HTML_QuickForm_select($i, null, array(), $this->getAttributes());
+                $this->_elements[] = new HTML_QuickForm_select($i, null, array(), $this->getAttributes());
                 $this->_nbElements++;
             }
         }
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class HTML_QuickForm_hierselect extends HTML_QuickForm_group
     function _createElements()
     {
         for ($i = 0; $i < $this->_nbElements; $i++) {
-            $this->_elements[] =& new HTML_QuickForm_select($i, null, array(), $this->getAttributes());
+            $this->_elements[] = new HTML_QuickForm_select($i, null, array(), $this->getAttributes());
         }
     } // end func _createElements
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ JAVASCRIPT;
                           $this->_convertArrayToJavascript($values, false) . ";\n";
         }
         include_once('HTML/QuickForm/Renderer/Default.php');
-        $renderer =& new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
+        $renderer = new HTML_QuickForm_Renderer_Default();
         $renderer->setElementTemplate('{element}');
         parent::accept($renderer);
 
diff --git a/lib/pear/OLE.php b/lib/pear/OLE.php
index e8af6b5..44e36b8 100755
--- a/lib/pear/OLE.php
+++ b/lib/pear/OLE.php
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class OLE extends PEAR
 
     /**
     * Creates a new OLE object
-    * Remember to use ampersand when creating an OLE object ($my_ole =& new OLE();)
+    * Remember to use ampersand when creating an OLE object ($my_ole =& new OLE();) -- deprecated since PHP 5.3
     * @access public
     */
     function OLE()
diff --git a/lib/pear/PEAR.php b/lib/pear/PEAR.php
index 59f9159..2aeb040 100644
--- a/lib/pear/PEAR.php
+++ b/lib/pear/PEAR.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ $GLOBALS['_PEAR_error_handler_stack']    = array();
  *
  * IMPORTANT! To use the emulated destructors you need to create the
  * objects by reference: $obj =& new PEAR_child;
+ *                **** =& new deprecated since PHP 5.3 ****
  *
  * @category   pear
  * @package    PEAR
diff --git a/lib/pear/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Workbook.php b/lib/pear/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Workbook.php
index 9138add..247e8ed 100644
--- a/lib/pear/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Workbook.php
+++ b/lib/pear/Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer/Workbook.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Workbook extends Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_BIFFwri
         $this->Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_BIFFwriter();
 
         $this->_filename         = $filename;
-        $this->_parser           =& new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Parser($this->_byte_order, $this->_BIFF_version);
+        $this->_parser           = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Parser($this->_byte_order, $this->_BIFF_version);
         $this->_1904             = 0;
         $this->_activesheet      = 0;
         $this->_firstsheet       = 0;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Workbook extends Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_BIFFwri
         $this->_fileclosed       = 0;
         $this->_biffsize         = 0;
         $this->_sheetname        = 'Sheet';
-        $this->_tmp_format       =& new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Format($this->_BIFF_version);
+        $this->_tmp_format       = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer_Format($this->_BIFF_version);
         $this->_worksheets       = array();
         $this->_sheetnames       = array();
         $this->_formats          = array();
diff --git a/lib/pear/XML/Parser.php b/lib/pear/XML/Parser.php
index 4f7225c..d047c29 100644
--- a/lib/pear/XML/Parser.php
+++ b/lib/pear/XML/Parser.php
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ class XML_Parser extends PEAR
     function &raiseError($msg = null, $ecode = 0)
     {
         $msg = !is_null($msg) ? $msg : $this->parser;
-        $err = &new XML_Parser_Error($msg, $ecode);
+        $err = new XML_Parser_Error($msg, $ecode);
         return parent::raiseError($err);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php b/lib/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php
index 7d9bb8b..c29ac81 100644
--- a/lib/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php
+++ b/lib/pear/XML/Parser/Simple.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ require_once 'XML/Parser.php';
  *     }
  * }
  * 
- * $p = &new myParser();
+ * $p = new myParser();
  * 
  * $result = $p->setInputFile('myDoc.xml');
  * $result = $p->parse();
diff --git a/lib/simplepie/simplepie.inc b/lib/simplepie/simplepie.inc
index 45c33c8..8c2430a 100644
--- a/lib/simplepie/simplepie.inc
+++ b/lib/simplepie/simplepie.inc
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ class SimplePie
 	function SimplePie($feed_url = null, $cache_location = null, $cache_duration = null)
 	{
 		// Other objects, instances created here so we can set options on them
-		$this->sanitize =& new SimplePie_Sanitize;
+		$this->sanitize = new SimplePie_Sanitize;
 
 		// Set options if they're passed to the constructor
 		if ($cache_location !== null)
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ class SimplePie
 	{
 		if (SimplePie_Misc::is_subclass_of($class, 'SimplePie_Sanitize'))
 		{
-			$this->sanitize =& new $class;
+			$this->sanitize = new $class;
 			return true;
 		}
 		return false;
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ class SimplePie
 								{
 									$headers['if-none-match'] = '"' . $this->data['headers']['etag'] . '"';
 								}
-								$file =& new $this->file_class($this->feed_url, $this->timeout/10, 5, $headers, $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
+								$file = new $this->file_class($this->feed_url, $this->timeout/10, 5, $headers, $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
 								if ($file->success)
 								{
 									if ($file->status_code === 304)
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ class SimplePie
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						$file =& new $this->file_class($this->feed_url, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
+						$file = new $this->file_class($this->feed_url, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
 					}
 				}
 				// If the file connection has an error, set SimplePie::error to that and quit
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ class SimplePie
 				if (!$this->force_feed)
 				{
 					// Check if the supplied URL is a feed, if it isn't, look for it.
-					$locate =& new $this->locator_class($file, $this->timeout, $this->useragent, $this->file_class, $this->max_checked_feeds, $this->content_type_sniffer_class);
+					$locate = new $this->locator_class($file, $this->timeout, $this->useragent, $this->file_class, $this->max_checked_feeds, $this->content_type_sniffer_class);
 					if (!$locate->is_feed($file))
 					{
 						// We need to unset this so that if SimplePie::set_file() has been called that object is untouched
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ class SimplePie
 
 				$headers = $file->headers;
 				$data = $file->body;
-				$sniffer =& new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($file);
+				$sniffer = new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($file);
 				$sniffed = $sniffer->get_type();
 			}
 			else
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ class SimplePie
 				if ($utf8_data = SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding($data, $encoding, 'UTF-8'))
 				{
 					// Create new parser
-					$parser =& new $this->parser_class();
+					$parser = new $this->parser_class();
 
 					// If it's parsed fine
 					if ($parser->parse($utf8_data, 'UTF-8'))
@@ -1970,11 +1970,11 @@ class SimplePie
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$file =& new $this->file_class($favicon, $this->timeout / 10, 5, array('X-FORWARDED-FOR' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']), $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
+					$file = new $this->file_class($favicon, $this->timeout / 10, 5, array('X-FORWARDED-FOR' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']), $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
 
 					if ($file->success && ($file->method & SIMPLEPIE_FILE_SOURCE_REMOTE === 0 || ($file->status_code === 200 || $file->status_code > 206 && $file->status_code < 300)) && strlen($file->body) > 0)
 					{
-						$sniffer =& new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($file);
+						$sniffer = new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($file);
 						if (substr($sniffer->get_type(), 0, 6) === 'image/')
 						{
 							if ($cache->save(array('headers' => $file->headers, 'body' => $file->body)))
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ class SimplePie
 			{
 				$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 			}
-			$categories[] =& new $this->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+			$categories[] = new $this->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_20, 'category') as $category)
 		{
@@ -2388,15 +2388,15 @@ class SimplePie
 			{
 				$scheme = null;
 			}
-			$categories[] =& new $this->category_class($term, $scheme, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->category_class($term, $scheme, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_11, 'subject') as $category)
 		{
-			$categories[] =& new $this->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_10, 'subject') as $category)
 		{
-			$categories[] =& new $this->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($categories))
@@ -2444,7 +2444,7 @@ class SimplePie
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $uri !== null)
 			{
-				$authors[] =& new $this->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
+				$authors[] = new $this->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		if ($author = $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'author'))
@@ -2466,20 +2466,20 @@ class SimplePie
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $url !== null)
 			{
-				$authors[] =& new $this->author_class($name, $url, $email);
+				$authors[] = new $this->author_class($name, $url, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_11, 'creator') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_10, 'creator') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'author') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($authors))
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ class SimplePie
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $uri !== null)
 			{
-				$contributors[] =& new $this->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
+				$contributors[] = new $this->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'contributor') as $contributor)
@@ -2549,7 +2549,7 @@ class SimplePie
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $url !== null)
 			{
-				$contributors[] =& new $this->author_class($name, $url, $email);
+				$contributors[] = new $this->author_class($name, $url, $email);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@ class SimplePie
 					$keys = array_keys($items);
 					foreach ($keys as $key)
 					{
-						$this->data['items'][] =& new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
+						$this->data['items'][] = new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
 					}
 				}
 				if ($items = $this->get_feed_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'entry'))
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@ class SimplePie
 					$keys = array_keys($items);
 					foreach ($keys as $key)
 					{
-						$this->data['items'][] =& new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
+						$this->data['items'][] = new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
 					}
 				}
 				if ($items = $this->get_feed_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_10, 'item'))
@@ -2978,7 +2978,7 @@ class SimplePie
 					$keys = array_keys($items);
 					foreach ($keys as $key)
 					{
-						$this->data['items'][] =& new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
+						$this->data['items'][] = new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
 					}
 				}
 				if ($items = $this->get_feed_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_090, 'item'))
@@ -2986,7 +2986,7 @@ class SimplePie
 					$keys = array_keys($items);
 					foreach ($keys as $key)
 					{
-						$this->data['items'][] =& new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
+						$this->data['items'][] = new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
 					}
 				}
 				if ($items = $this->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_20, 'item'))
@@ -2994,7 +2994,7 @@ class SimplePie
 					$keys = array_keys($items);
 					foreach ($keys as $key)
 					{
-						$this->data['items'][] =& new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
+						$this->data['items'][] = new $this->item_class($this, $items[$key]);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -3345,7 +3345,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 			{
 				$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 			}
-			$categories[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+			$categories[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_20, 'category') as $category)
 		{
@@ -3360,15 +3360,15 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 			{
 				$scheme = null;
 			}
-			$categories[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_11, 'subject') as $category)
 		{
-			$categories[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_10, 'subject') as $category)
 		{
-			$categories[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($categories))
@@ -3429,7 +3429,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $uri !== null)
 			{
-				$contributors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
+				$contributors[] = new $this->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'contributor') as $contributor)
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $url !== null)
 			{
-				$contributors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
+				$contributors[] = new $this->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -3487,7 +3487,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $uri !== null)
 			{
-				$authors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
+				$authors[] = new $this->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		if ($author = $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'author'))
@@ -3509,24 +3509,24 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $url !== null)
 			{
-				$authors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
+				$authors[] = new $this->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		if ($author = $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_20, 'author'))
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class(null, null, $this->sanitize($author[0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT));
+			$authors[] = new $this->feed->author_class(null, null, $this->sanitize($author[0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT));
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_11, 'creator') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_10, 'creator') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'author') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($authors))
@@ -3836,7 +3836,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$caption_text = $this->sanitize($caption['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$captions_parent[] =& new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
+					$captions_parent[] = new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($captions = $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS, 'text'))
@@ -3868,7 +3868,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$caption_text = $this->sanitize($caption['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$captions_parent[] =& new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
+					$captions_parent[] = new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
 				}
 			}
 			if (is_array($captions_parent))
@@ -3898,7 +3898,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 				{
 					$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 				}
-				$categories_parent[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+				$categories_parent[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 			}
 			foreach ((array) $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS, 'category') as $category)
 			{
@@ -3921,7 +3921,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 				{
 					$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 				}
-				$categories_parent[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+				$categories_parent[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 			}
 			foreach ((array) $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'category') as $category)
 			{
@@ -3932,7 +3932,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 				{
 					$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['text'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 				}
-				$categories_parent[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+				$categories_parent[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 
 				if (isset($category['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES]['category']))
 				{
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 						{
 							$label = $this->sanitize($subcategory['attribs']['']['text'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 						}
-						$categories_parent[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+						$categories_parent[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -3964,7 +3964,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 				{
 					$copyright_label = $this->sanitize($copyright[0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 				}
-				$copyrights_parent =& new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
+				$copyrights_parent = new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
 			}
 			elseif ($copyright = $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS, 'copyright'))
 			{
@@ -3978,7 +3978,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 				{
 					$copyright_label = $this->sanitize($copyright[0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 				}
-				$copyrights_parent =& new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
+				$copyrights_parent = new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
 			}
 
 			// CREDITS
@@ -4005,7 +4005,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$credit_name = $this->sanitize($credit['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$credits_parent[] =& new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
+					$credits_parent[] = new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($credits = $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS, 'credit'))
@@ -4031,7 +4031,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$credit_name = $this->sanitize($credit['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$credits_parent[] =& new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
+					$credits_parent[] = new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
 				}
 			}
 			if (is_array($credits_parent))
@@ -4220,7 +4220,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$rating_value = $this->sanitize($rating['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$ratings_parent[] =& new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
+					$ratings_parent[] = new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($ratings = $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'explicit'))
@@ -4233,7 +4233,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$rating_value = $this->sanitize($rating['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$ratings_parent[] =& new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
+					$ratings_parent[] = new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($ratings = $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS, 'rating'))
@@ -4254,7 +4254,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$rating_value = $this->sanitize($rating['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$ratings_parent[] =& new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
+					$ratings_parent[] = new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($ratings = $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'explicit'))
@@ -4267,7 +4267,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$rating_value = $this->sanitize($rating['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$ratings_parent[] =& new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
+					$ratings_parent[] = new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
 				}
 			}
 			if (is_array($ratings_parent))
@@ -4295,7 +4295,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$restriction_value = $this->sanitize($restriction['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$restrictions_parent[] =& new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
+					$restrictions_parent[] = new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($restrictions = $this->get_item_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'block'))
@@ -4309,7 +4309,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$restriction_relationship = 'deny';
 					}
-					$restrictions_parent[] =& new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
+					$restrictions_parent[] = new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($restrictions = $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS, 'restriction'))
@@ -4331,7 +4331,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$restriction_value = $this->sanitize($restriction['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 					}
-					$restrictions_parent[] =& new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
+					$restrictions_parent[] = new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
 				}
 			}
 			elseif ($restrictions = $parent->get_channel_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'block'))
@@ -4345,7 +4345,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					{
 						$restriction_relationship = 'deny';
 					}
-					$restrictions_parent[] =& new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
+					$restrictions_parent[] = new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
 				}
 			}
 			if (is_array($restrictions_parent))
@@ -4549,7 +4549,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$caption_text = $this->sanitize($caption['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$captions[] =& new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
+								$captions[] = new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
 							}
 							if (is_array($captions))
 							{
@@ -4585,7 +4585,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$caption_text = $this->sanitize($caption['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$captions[] =& new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
+								$captions[] = new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
 							}
 							if (is_array($captions))
 							{
@@ -4621,7 +4621,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$categories[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+								$categories[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 							}
 						}
 						if (isset($group['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS]['category']))
@@ -4647,7 +4647,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$categories[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+								$categories[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 							}
 						}
 						if (is_array($categories) && is_array($categories_parent))
@@ -4676,7 +4676,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 							{
 								$copyright_label = $this->sanitize($content['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS]['copyright'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 							}
-							$copyrights =& new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
+							$copyrights = new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
 						}
 						elseif (isset($group['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS]['copyright']))
 						{
@@ -4690,7 +4690,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 							{
 								$copyright_label = $this->sanitize($group['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS]['copyright'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 							}
-							$copyrights =& new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
+							$copyrights = new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
 						}
 						else
 						{
@@ -4721,7 +4721,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$credit_name = $this->sanitize($credit['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$credits[] =& new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
+								$credits[] = new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
 							}
 							if (is_array($credits))
 							{
@@ -4751,7 +4751,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$credit_name = $this->sanitize($credit['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$credits[] =& new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
+								$credits[] = new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
 							}
 							if (is_array($credits))
 							{
@@ -4904,7 +4904,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$rating_value = $this->sanitize($rating['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$ratings[] =& new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
+								$ratings[] = new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
 							}
 							if (is_array($ratings))
 							{
@@ -4929,7 +4929,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$rating_value = $this->sanitize($rating['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$ratings[] =& new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
+								$ratings[] = new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
 							}
 							if (is_array($ratings))
 							{
@@ -4961,7 +4961,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$restriction_value = $this->sanitize($restriction['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$restrictions[] =& new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
+								$restrictions[] = new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
 							}
 							if (is_array($restrictions))
 							{
@@ -4987,7 +4987,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$restriction_value = $this->sanitize($restriction['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$restrictions[] =& new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
+								$restrictions[] = new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
 							}
 							if (is_array($restrictions))
 							{
@@ -5041,7 +5041,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 							$title = $title_parent;
 						}
 
-						$this->data['enclosures'][] =& new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions, $categories, $channels, $copyrights, $credits, $description, $duration, $expression, $framerate, $hashes, $height, $keywords, $lang, $medium, $player, $ratings, $restrictions, $samplingrate, $thumbnails, $title, $width);
+						$this->data['enclosures'][] = new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions, $categories, $channels, $copyrights, $credits, $description, $duration, $expression, $framerate, $hashes, $height, $keywords, $lang, $medium, $player, $ratings, $restrictions, $samplingrate, $thumbnails, $title, $width);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -5170,7 +5170,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$caption_text = $this->sanitize($caption['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$captions[] =& new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
+								$captions[] = new $this->feed->caption_class($caption_type, $caption_lang, $caption_startTime, $caption_endTime, $caption_text);
 							}
 							if (is_array($captions))
 							{
@@ -5206,7 +5206,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$categories[] =& new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+								$categories[] = new $this->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 							}
 						}
 						if (is_array($categories) && is_array($categories_parent))
@@ -5239,7 +5239,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 							{
 								$copyright_label = $this->sanitize($content['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_MEDIARSS]['copyright'][0]['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 							}
-							$copyrights =& new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
+							$copyrights = new $this->feed->copyright_class($copyright_url, $copyright_label);
 						}
 						else
 						{
@@ -5270,7 +5270,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$credit_name = $this->sanitize($credit['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$credits[] =& new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
+								$credits[] = new $this->feed->credit_class($credit_role, $credit_scheme, $credit_name);
 							}
 							if (is_array($credits))
 							{
@@ -5374,7 +5374,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$rating_value = $this->sanitize($rating['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$ratings[] =& new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
+								$ratings[] = new $this->feed->rating_class($rating_scheme, $rating_value);
 							}
 							if (is_array($ratings))
 							{
@@ -5406,7 +5406,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 								{
 									$restriction_value = $this->sanitize($restriction['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 								}
-								$restrictions[] =& new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
+								$restrictions[] = new $this->feed->restriction_class($restriction_relationship, $restriction_type, $restriction_value);
 							}
 							if (is_array($restrictions))
 							{
@@ -5445,7 +5445,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 							$title = $title_parent;
 						}
 
-						$this->data['enclosures'][] =& new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions, $categories, $channels, $copyrights, $credits, $description, $duration, $expression, $framerate, $hashes, $height, $keywords, $lang, $medium, $player, $ratings, $restrictions, $samplingrate, $thumbnails, $title, $width);
+						$this->data['enclosures'][] = new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions, $categories, $channels, $copyrights, $credits, $description, $duration, $expression, $framerate, $hashes, $height, $keywords, $lang, $medium, $player, $ratings, $restrictions, $samplingrate, $thumbnails, $title, $width);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -5481,7 +5481,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					}
 
 					// Since we don't have group or content for these, we'll just pass the '*_parent' variables directly to the constructor
-					$this->data['enclosures'][] =& new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
+					$this->data['enclosures'][] = new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -5516,7 +5516,7 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					}
 
 					// Since we don't have group or content for these, we'll just pass the '*_parent' variables directly to the constructor
-					$this->data['enclosures'][] =& new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
+					$this->data['enclosures'][] = new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -5551,14 +5551,14 @@ class SimplePie_Item
 					}
 
 					// Since we don't have group or content for these, we'll just pass the '*_parent' variables directly to the constructor
-					$this->data['enclosures'][] =& new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
+					$this->data['enclosures'][] = new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
 				}
 			}
 
 			if (sizeof($this->data['enclosures']) === 0 && ($url || $type || $length || $bitrate || $captions_parent || $categories_parent || $channels || $copyrights_parent || $credits_parent || $description_parent || $duration_parent || $expression || $framerate || $hashes_parent || $height || $keywords_parent || $lang || $medium || $player_parent || $ratings_parent || $restrictions_parent || $samplingrate || $thumbnails_parent || $title_parent || $width))
 			{
 				// Since we don't have group or content for these, we'll just pass the '*_parent' variables directly to the constructor
-				$this->data['enclosures'][] =& new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
+				$this->data['enclosures'][] = new $this->feed->enclosure_class($url, $type, $length, $this->feed->javascript, $bitrate, $captions_parent, $categories_parent, $channels, $copyrights_parent, $credits_parent, $description_parent, $duration_parent, $expression, $framerate, $hashes_parent, $height, $keywords_parent, $lang, $medium, $player_parent, $ratings_parent, $restrictions_parent, $samplingrate, $thumbnails_parent, $title_parent, $width);
 			}
 
 			$this->data['enclosures'] = array_values(SimplePie_Misc::array_unique($this->data['enclosures']));
@@ -5835,7 +5835,7 @@ class SimplePie_Source
 			{
 				$label = $this->sanitize($category['attribs']['']['label'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT);
 			}
-			$categories[] =& new $this->item->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
+			$categories[] = new $this->item->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, $label);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_RSS_20, 'category') as $category)
 		{
@@ -5850,15 +5850,15 @@ class SimplePie_Source
 			{
 				$scheme = null;
 			}
-			$categories[] =& new $this->item->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->item->feed->category_class($term, $scheme, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_11, 'subject') as $category)
 		{
-			$categories[] =& new $this->item->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->item->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_10, 'subject') as $category)
 		{
-			$categories[] =& new $this->item->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$categories[] = new $this->item->feed->category_class($this->sanitize($category['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($categories))
@@ -5906,7 +5906,7 @@ class SimplePie_Source
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $uri !== null)
 			{
-				$authors[] =& new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
+				$authors[] = new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		if ($author = $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'author'))
@@ -5928,20 +5928,20 @@ class SimplePie_Source
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $url !== null)
 			{
-				$authors[] =& new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
+				$authors[] = new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_11, 'creator') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->item->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->item->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_DC_10, 'creator') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->item->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->item->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ITUNES, 'author') as $author)
 		{
-			$authors[] =& new $this->item->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
+			$authors[] = new $this->item->feed->author_class($this->sanitize($author['data'], SIMPLEPIE_CONSTRUCT_TEXT), null, null);
 		}
 
 		if (!empty($authors))
@@ -5989,7 +5989,7 @@ class SimplePie_Source
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $uri !== null)
 			{
-				$contributors[] =& new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
+				$contributors[] = new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $uri, $email);
 			}
 		}
 		foreach ((array) $this->get_source_tags(SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_03, 'contributor') as $contributor)
@@ -6011,7 +6011,7 @@ class SimplePie_Source
 			}
 			if ($name !== null || $email !== null || $url !== null)
 			{
-				$contributors[] =& new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
+				$contributors[] = new $this->item->feed->author_class($name, $url, $email);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -6448,7 +6448,7 @@ class SimplePie_Enclosure
 		$this->width = $width;
 		if (class_exists('idna_convert'))
 		{
-			$idn =& new idna_convert;
+			$idn = new idna_convert;
 			$parsed = SimplePie_Misc::parse_url($link);
 			$this->link = SimplePie_Misc::compress_parse_url($parsed['scheme'], $idn->encode($parsed['authority']), $parsed['path'], $parsed['query'], $parsed['fragment']);
 		}
@@ -7646,7 +7646,7 @@ class SimplePie_File
 	{
 		if (class_exists('idna_convert'))
 		{
-			$idn =& new idna_convert;
+			$idn = new idna_convert;
 			$parsed = SimplePie_Misc::parse_url($url);
 			$url = SimplePie_Misc::compress_parse_url($parsed['scheme'], $idn->encode($parsed['authority']), $parsed['path'], $parsed['query'], $parsed['fragment']);
 		}
@@ -7707,7 +7707,7 @@ class SimplePie_File
 					curl_close($fp);
 					$this->headers = explode("\r\n\r\n", $this->headers, $info['redirect_count'] + 1);
 					$this->headers = array_pop($this->headers);
-					$parser =& new SimplePie_HTTP_Parser($this->headers);
+					$parser = new SimplePie_HTTP_Parser($this->headers);
 					if ($parser->parse())
 					{
 						$this->headers = $parser->headers;
@@ -7788,7 +7788,7 @@ class SimplePie_File
 					}
 					if (!$info['timed_out'])
 					{
-						$parser =& new SimplePie_HTTP_Parser($this->headers);
+						$parser = new SimplePie_HTTP_Parser($this->headers);
 						if ($parser->parse())
 						{
 							$this->headers = $parser->headers;
@@ -7807,7 +7807,7 @@ class SimplePie_File
 								{
 									case 'gzip':
 									case 'x-gzip':
-										$decoder =& new SimplePie_gzdecode($this->body);
+										$decoder = new SimplePie_gzdecode($this->body);
 										if (!$decoder->parse())
 										{
 											$this->error = 'Unable to decode HTTP "gzip" stream';
@@ -8619,7 +8619,7 @@ class SimplePie_Cache
 	 */
 	function create($location, $filename, $extension)
 	{
-		$location_iri =& new SimplePie_IRI($location);
+		$location_iri = new SimplePie_IRI($location);
 		switch ($location_iri->get_scheme())
 		{
 			case 'mysql':
@@ -9316,7 +9316,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 
 	function parse_url($url)
 	{
-		$iri =& new SimplePie_IRI($url);
+		$iri = new SimplePie_IRI($url);
 		return array(
 			'scheme' => (string) $iri->get_scheme(),
 			'authority' => (string) $iri->get_authority(),
@@ -9328,7 +9328,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 
 	function compress_parse_url($scheme = '', $authority = '', $path = '', $query = '', $fragment = '')
 	{
-		$iri =& new SimplePie_IRI('');
+		$iri = new SimplePie_IRI('');
 		$iri->set_scheme($scheme);
 		$iri->set_authority($authority);
 		$iri->set_path($path);
@@ -9339,7 +9339,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 
 	function normalize_url($url)
 	{
-		$iri =& new SimplePie_IRI($url);
+		$iri = new SimplePie_IRI($url);
 		return $iri->get_iri();
 	}
 
@@ -10859,7 +10859,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 	 */
 	function entities_decode($data)
 	{
-		$decoder =& new SimplePie_Decode_HTML_Entities($data);
+		$decoder = new SimplePie_Decode_HTML_Entities($data);
 		return $decoder->parse();
 	}
 
@@ -11255,7 +11255,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 		{
 			if ($pos = strpos($data, "\x00\x00\x00\x3F\x00\x00\x00\x3E"))
 			{
-				$parser =& new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 20), 'UTF-32BE', 'UTF-8'));
+				$parser = new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 20), 'UTF-32BE', 'UTF-8'));
 				if ($parser->parse())
 				{
 					$encoding[] = $parser->encoding;
@@ -11268,7 +11268,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 		{
 			if ($pos = strpos($data, "\x3F\x00\x00\x00\x3E\x00\x00\x00"))
 			{
-				$parser =& new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 20), 'UTF-32LE', 'UTF-8'));
+				$parser = new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 20), 'UTF-32LE', 'UTF-8'));
 				if ($parser->parse())
 				{
 					$encoding[] = $parser->encoding;
@@ -11281,7 +11281,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 		{
 			if ($pos = strpos($data, "\x00\x3F\x00\x3E"))
 			{
-				$parser =& new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 10), 'UTF-16BE', 'UTF-8'));
+				$parser = new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 10), 'UTF-16BE', 'UTF-8'));
 				if ($parser->parse())
 				{
 					$encoding[] = $parser->encoding;
@@ -11294,7 +11294,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 		{
 			if ($pos = strpos($data, "\x3F\x00\x3E\x00"))
 			{
-				$parser =& new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 10), 'UTF-16LE', 'UTF-8'));
+				$parser = new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(SimplePie_Misc::change_encoding(substr($data, 20, $pos - 10), 'UTF-16LE', 'UTF-8'));
 				if ($parser->parse())
 				{
 					$encoding[] = $parser->encoding;
@@ -11307,7 +11307,7 @@ class SimplePie_Misc
 		{
 			if ($pos = strpos($data, "\x3F\x3E"))
 			{
-				$parser =& new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(substr($data, 5, $pos - 5));
+				$parser = new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(substr($data, 5, $pos - 5));
 				if ($parser->parse())
 				{
 					$encoding[] = $parser->encoding;
@@ -11682,7 +11682,7 @@ class SimplePie_IRI
 		$relative = (string) $relative;
 		if ($relative !== '')
 		{
-			$relative =& new SimplePie_IRI($relative);
+			$relative = new SimplePie_IRI($relative);
 			if ($relative->get_scheme() !== null)
 			{
 				$target = $relative;
@@ -11696,7 +11696,7 @@ class SimplePie_IRI
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$target =& new SimplePie_IRI('');
+					$target = new SimplePie_IRI('');
 					$target->set_scheme($base->get_scheme());
 					$target->set_userinfo($base->get_userinfo());
 					$target->set_host($base->get_host());
@@ -13048,7 +13048,7 @@ class SimplePie_Parse_Date
 		static $object;
 		if (!$object)
 		{
-			$object =& new SimplePie_Parse_Date;
+			$object = new SimplePie_Parse_Date;
 		}
 		return $object;
 	}
@@ -14083,7 +14083,7 @@ class SimplePie_Locator
 
 		if ($this->file->method & SIMPLEPIE_FILE_SOURCE_REMOTE)
 		{
-			$sniffer =& new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($this->file);
+			$sniffer = new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($this->file);
 			if ($sniffer->get_type() !== 'text/html')
 			{
 				return null;
@@ -14129,7 +14129,7 @@ class SimplePie_Locator
 	{
 		if ($file->method & SIMPLEPIE_FILE_SOURCE_REMOTE)
 		{
-			$sniffer =& new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($file);
+			$sniffer = new $this->content_type_sniffer_class($file);
 			$sniffed = $sniffer->get_type();
 			if (in_array($sniffed, array('application/rss+xml', 'application/rdf+xml', 'text/rdf', 'application/atom+xml', 'text/xml', 'application/xml')))
 			{
@@ -14193,7 +14193,7 @@ class SimplePie_Locator
 				if (!in_array($href, $done) && in_array('feed', $rel) || (in_array('alternate', $rel) && !empty($link['attribs']['type']['data']) && in_array(strtolower(SimplePie_Misc::parse_mime($link['attribs']['type']['data'])), array('application/rss+xml', 'application/atom+xml'))) && !isset($feeds[$href]))
 				{
 					$this->checked_feeds++;
-					$feed =& new $this->file_class($href, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent);
+					$feed = new $this->file_class($href, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent);
 					if ($feed->success && ($feed->method & SIMPLEPIE_FILE_SOURCE_REMOTE === 0 || ($feed->status_code === 200 || $feed->status_code > 206 && $feed->status_code < 300)) && $this->is_feed($feed))
 					{
 						$feeds[$href] = $feed;
@@ -14265,7 +14265,7 @@ class SimplePie_Locator
 			if (in_array(strtolower(strrchr($value, '.')), array('.rss', '.rdf', '.atom', '.xml')))
 			{
 				$this->checked_feeds++;
-				$feed =& new $this->file_class($value, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent);
+				$feed = new $this->file_class($value, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent);
 				if ($feed->success && ($feed->method & SIMPLEPIE_FILE_SOURCE_REMOTE === 0 || ($feed->status_code === 200 || $feed->status_code > 206 && $feed->status_code < 300)) && $this->is_feed($feed))
 				{
 					return $feed;
@@ -14290,7 +14290,7 @@ class SimplePie_Locator
 			if (preg_match('/(rss|rdf|atom|xml)/i', $value))
 			{
 				$this->checked_feeds++;
-				$feed =& new $this->file_class($value, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent);
+				$feed = new $this->file_class($value, $this->timeout, 5, null, $this->useragent);
 				if ($feed->success && ($feed->method & SIMPLEPIE_FILE_SOURCE_REMOTE === 0 || ($feed->status_code === 200 || $feed->status_code > 206 && $feed->status_code < 300)) && $this->is_feed($feed))
 				{
 					return $feed;
@@ -14364,7 +14364,7 @@ class SimplePie_Parser
 
 		if (substr($data, 0, 5) === '<?xml' && strspn(substr($data, 5, 1), "\x09\x0A\x0D\x20") && ($pos = strpos($data, '?>')) !== false)
 		{
-			$declaration =& new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(substr($data, 5, $pos - 5));
+			$declaration = new SimplePie_XML_Declaration_Parser(substr($data, 5, $pos - 5));
 			if ($declaration->parse())
 			{
 				$data = substr($data, $pos + 2);
@@ -14414,7 +14414,7 @@ class SimplePie_Parser
 		else
 		{
 			libxml_clear_errors();
-			$xml =& new XMLReader();
+			$xml = new XMLReader();
 			$xml->xml($data);
 			while (@$xml->read())
 			{
@@ -14900,7 +14900,7 @@ class SimplePie_Sanitize
 							}
 							else
 							{
-								$file =& new $this->file_class($img['attribs']['src']['data'], $this->timeout, 5, array('X-FORWARDED-FOR' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']), $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
+								$file = new $this->file_class($img['attribs']['src']['data'], $this->timeout, 5, array('X-FORWARDED-FOR' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']), $this->useragent, $this->force_fsockopen);
 								$headers = $file->headers;
 
 								if ($file->success && ($file->method & SIMPLEPIE_FILE_SOURCE_REMOTE === 0 || ($file->status_code === 200 || $file->status_code > 206 && $file->status_code < 300)))
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/HELP_MY_TESTS_DONT_WORK_ANYMORE b/lib/simpletestlib/HELP_MY_TESTS_DONT_WORK_ANYMORE
index 8ac9cf2..2d6612b 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/HELP_MY_TESTS_DONT_WORK_ANYMORE
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/HELP_MY_TESTS_DONT_WORK_ANYMORE
@@ -289,13 +289,13 @@ test case expansion against the ease of writing user interfaces.
 
 Code such as...
 
-$test = &new MyTestCase();
+$test = new MyTestCase();
 $test->attachObserver(new TestHtmlDisplay());
 $test->run();
 
 ...should be rewritten as...
 
-$test = &new MyTestCase();
+$test = new MyTestCase();
 $test->run(new HtmlReporter());
 
 If you previously attached multiple observers then the workaround
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/browser.php b/lib/simpletestlib/browser.php
index dc54470..423e8fb 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/browser.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/browser.php
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class SimpleBrowser {
                 SimpleTest::getDefaultProxy(),
                 SimpleTest::getDefaultProxyUsername(),
                 SimpleTest::getDefaultProxyPassword());
-        $this->_page = &new SimplePage();
+        $this->_page = new SimplePage();
         $this->_history = &$this->_createHistory();
         $this->_ignore_frames = false;
         $this->_maximum_nested_frames = DEFAULT_MAX_NESTED_FRAMES;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class SimpleBrowser {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createUserAgent() {
-        $user_agent = &new SimpleUserAgent();
+        $user_agent = new SimpleUserAgent();
         return $user_agent;
     }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class SimpleBrowser {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createHistory() {
-        $history = &new SimpleBrowserHistory();
+        $history = new SimpleBrowserHistory();
         return $history;
     }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class SimpleBrowser {
         if ($this->_ignore_frames || ! $page->hasFrames() || ($depth > $this->_maximum_nested_frames)) {
             return $page;
         }
-        $frameset = &new SimpleFrameset($page);
+        $frameset = new SimpleFrameset($page);
         foreach ($page->getFrameset() as $key => $url) {
             $frame = &$this->_fetch($url, new SimpleGetEncoding(), $depth + 1);
             $frameset->addFrame($frame, $key);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class SimpleBrowser {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_buildPage($response) {
-        $builder = &new SimplePageBuilder();
+        $builder = new SimplePageBuilder();
         $page = &$builder->parse($response);
         $builder->free();
         unset($builder);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class SimpleBrowser {
     function &_fetch($url, $encoding, $depth = 0) {
         $response = &$this->_user_agent->fetchResponse($url, $encoding);
         if ($response->isError()) {
-            $page = &new SimplePage($response);
+            $page = new SimplePage($response);
         } else {
             $page = &$this->_parse($response, $depth);
         }
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/default_reporter.php b/lib/simpletestlib/default_reporter.php
index 69b0797..a25844f 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/default_reporter.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/default_reporter.php
@@ -111,20 +111,20 @@ class DefaultReporter extends SimpleReporterDecorator {
             global $argv;
             $parser = new SimpleCommandLineParser($argv);
             $interfaces = $parser->isXml() ? array('XmlReporter') : array('TextReporter');
-            $reporter = &new SelectiveReporter(
+            $reporter = new SelectiveReporter(
                     SimpleTest::preferred($interfaces),
                     $parser->getTestCase(),
                     $parser->getTest());
             if ($parser->noSkips()) {
-                $reporter = &new NoSkipsReporter($reporter);
+                $reporter = new NoSkipsReporter($reporter);
             }
         } else {
-            $reporter = &new SelectiveReporter(
+            $reporter = new SelectiveReporter(
                     SimpleTest::preferred('HtmlReporter'),
                     @$_GET['c'],
                     @$_GET['t']);
             if (@$_GET['skips'] == 'no' || @$_GET['show-skips'] == 'no') {
-                $reporter = &new NoSkipsReporter($reporter);
+                $reporter = new NoSkipsReporter($reporter);
             }
         }
         $this->SimpleReporterDecorator($reporter);
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/detached.php b/lib/simpletestlib/detached.php
index 708e6e1..706c4ce 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/detached.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/detached.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class DetachedTestCase {
      *    @access public
      */
     function run(&$reporter) {
-        $shell = &new SimpleShell();
+        $shell = new SimpleShell();
         $shell->execute($this->_command);
         $parser = &$this->_createParser($reporter);
         if (! $parser->parse($shell->getOutput())) {
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ class DetachedTestCase {
      */
     function getSize() {
         if ($this->_size === false) {
-            $shell = &new SimpleShell();
+            $shell = new SimpleShell();
             $shell->execute($this->_dry_command);
-            $reporter = &new SimpleReporter();
+            $reporter = new SimpleReporter();
             $parser = &$this->_createParser($reporter);
             if (! $parser->parse($shell->getOutput())) {
                 trigger_error('Cannot parse incoming XML from [' . $this->_dry_command . ']');
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/eclipse.php b/lib/simpletestlib/eclipse.php
index c5e7154..0cb9372 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/eclipse.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/eclipse.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class EclipseReporter extends SimpleScorer {
      *    @return SimpleSocket      Connection to Eclipse.
      */
     function &createListener($port, $host="127.0.0.1"){
-        $tmplistener = &new SimpleSocket($host, $port, 5);
+        $tmplistener = new SimpleSocket($host, $port, 5);
         return $tmplistener;
     }
     
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class EclipseReporter extends SimpleScorer {
      *    @access public
      */
     function &createInvoker(&$invoker){
-        $eclinvoker = &new EclipseInvoker($invoker, $this->_listener);
+        $eclinvoker = new EclipseInvoker($invoker, $this->_listener);
         return $eclinvoker;
     }
     
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/expectation.php b/lib/simpletestlib/expectation.php
index 11bc95b..2b19197 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/expectation.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/expectation.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class SimpleExpectation {
      */
     function &_getDumper() {
         if (! $this->_dumper) {
-            $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+            $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
             return $dumper;
         }
         return $this->_dumper;
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/extensions/pear_test_case.php b/lib/simpletestlib/extensions/pear_test_case.php
index 4f9f4ad..8ecfe1b 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/extensions/pear_test_case.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/extensions/pear_test_case.php
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
          */
         function assertEquals($first, $second, $message = "%s", $delta = 0) {
             if ($this->_loosely_typed) {
-                $expectation = &new EqualExpectation($first);
+                $expectation = new EqualExpectation($first);
             } else {
-                $expectation = &new IdenticalExpectation($first);
+                $expectation = new IdenticalExpectation($first);
             }
             $this->assert($expectation, $second, $message);
         }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
          *    @public
          */
         function assertSame(&$first, &$second, $message = "%s") {
-            $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+            $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
             $message = sprintf(
                     $message,
                     "[" . $dumper->describeValue($first) .
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
          *    @public
          */
         function assertNotSame(&$first, &$second, $message = "%s") {
-            $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+            $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
             $message = sprintf(
                     $message,
                     "[" . $dumper->describeValue($first) .
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/form.php b/lib/simpletestlib/form.php
index 8a73e5a..937f262 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/form.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/form.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class SimpleForm {
      */
     function _addRadioButton(&$tag) {
         if (! isset($this->_radios[$tag->getName()])) {
-            $this->_widgets[] = &new SimpleRadioGroup();
+            $this->_widgets[] = new SimpleRadioGroup();
             $this->_radios[$tag->getName()] = count($this->_widgets) - 1;
         }
         $this->_widgets[$this->_radios[$tag->getName()]]->addWidget($tag);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class SimpleForm {
             $index = $this->_checkboxes[$tag->getName()];
             if (! SimpleTestCompatibility::isA($this->_widgets[$index], 'SimpleCheckboxGroup')) {
                 $previous = &$this->_widgets[$index];
-                $this->_widgets[$index] = &new SimpleCheckboxGroup();
+                $this->_widgets[$index] = new SimpleCheckboxGroup();
                 $this->_widgets[$index]->addWidget($previous);
             }
             $this->_widgets[$index]->addWidget($tag);
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/http.php b/lib/simpletestlib/http.php
index e309b0f..d414806 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/http.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/http.php
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ class SimpleRoute {
      */
     function &_createSocket($scheme, $host, $port, $timeout) {
         if (in_array($scheme, array('https'))) {
-            $socket = &new SimpleSecureSocket($host, $port, $timeout);
+            $socket = new SimpleSecureSocket($host, $port, $timeout);
         } else {
-            $socket = &new SimpleSocket($host, $port, $timeout);
+            $socket = new SimpleSocket($host, $port, $timeout);
         }
         return $socket;
     }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class SimpleHttpRequest {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createResponse(&$socket) {
-        $response = &new SimpleHttpResponse(
+        $response = new SimpleHttpResponse(
                 $socket,
                 $this->_route->getUrl(),
                 $this->_encoding);
@@ -516,13 +516,13 @@ class SimpleHttpResponse extends SimpleStickyError {
     function _parse($raw) {
         if (! $raw) {
             $this->_setError('Nothing fetched');
-            $this->_headers = &new SimpleHttpHeaders('');
+            $this->_headers = new SimpleHttpHeaders('');
         } elseif (! strstr($raw, "\r\n\r\n")) {
             $this->_setError('Could not split headers from content');
-            $this->_headers = &new SimpleHttpHeaders($raw);
+            $this->_headers = new SimpleHttpHeaders($raw);
         } else {
             list($headers, $this->_content) = split("\r\n\r\n", $raw, 2);
-            $this->_headers = &new SimpleHttpHeaders($headers);
+            $this->_headers = new SimpleHttpHeaders($headers);
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/mock_objects.php b/lib/simpletestlib/mock_objects.php
index e007ae1..f37fc76 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/mock_objects.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/mock_objects.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class ParametersExpectation extends SimpleExpectation {
         $descriptions = array();
         if (is_array($args)) {
             foreach ($args as $arg) {
-                $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+                $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
                 $descriptions[] = $dumper->describeValue($arg);
             }
         }
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ class SimpleMock {
      *    @access public
      */
     function SimpleMock() {
-        $this->_actions = &new SimpleCallSchedule();
-        $this->_expectations = &new SimpleCallSchedule();
+        $this->_actions = new SimpleCallSchedule();
+        $this->_expectations = new SimpleCallSchedule();
         $this->_call_counts = array();
         $this->_expected_counts = array();
         $this->_max_counts = array();
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ class MockGenerator {
         $code .= $this->_addMethodList(array_merge($methods, $this->_reflection->getMethods()));
         $code .= "\n";
         $code .= "    function " . $this->_mock_class . "() {\n";
-        $code .= "        \$this->_mock = &new " . $this->_mock_base . "();\n";
+        $code .= "        \$this->_mock = new " . $this->_mock_base . "();\n";
         $code .= "        \$this->_mock->disableExpectationNameChecks();\n";
         $code .= "    }\n";
         $code .= $this->_chainMockReturns();
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ class MockGenerator {
         $code .= $this->_addMethodList($methods);
         $code .= "\n";
         $code .= "    function " . $this->_mock_class . "() {\n";
-        $code .= "        \$this->_mock = &new " . $this->_mock_base . "();\n";
+        $code .= "        \$this->_mock = new " . $this->_mock_base . "();\n";
         $code .= "        \$this->_mock->disableExpectationNameChecks();\n";
         $code .= "    }\n";
         $code .= $this->_chainMockReturns();
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/page.php b/lib/simpletestlib/page.php
index f36a958..a134ead 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/page.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/page.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class SimplePageBuilder extends SimpleSaxListener {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createPage($response) {
-        $page = &new SimplePage($response);
+        $page = new SimplePage($response);
         return $page;
     }
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class SimplePageBuilder extends SimpleSaxListener {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createParser(&$listener) {
-        $parser = &new SimpleHtmlSaxParser($listener);
+        $parser = new SimpleHtmlSaxParser($listener);
         return $parser;
     }
     
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class SimplePageBuilder extends SimpleSaxListener {
      *    @access public
      */
     function startElement($name, $attributes) {
-        $factory = &new SimpleTagBuilder();
+        $factory = new SimpleTagBuilder();
         $tag = $factory->createTag($name, $attributes);
         if (! $tag) {
             return true;
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ class SimplePage {
      *    @access public
      */
     function acceptFormStart(&$tag) {
-        $this->_open_forms[] = &new SimpleForm($tag, $this);
+        $this->_open_forms[] = new SimpleForm($tag, $this);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/parser.php b/lib/simpletestlib/parser.php
index 37db3d0..ba67914 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/parser.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/parser.php
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class SimpleLexer {
         $this->_case = $case;
         $this->_regexes = array();
         $this->_parser = &$parser;
-        $this->_mode = &new SimpleStateStack($start);
+        $this->_mode = new SimpleStateStack($start);
         $this->_mode_handlers = array($start => $start);
     }
     
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class SimpleHtmlSaxParser {
      *    @static
      */
     function &createLexer(&$parser) {
-        $lexer = &new SimpleHtmlLexer($parser);
+        $lexer = new SimpleHtmlLexer($parser);
         return $lexer;
     }
     
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/remote.php b/lib/simpletestlib/remote.php
index 15e55c9..764e840 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/remote.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/remote.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class RemoteTestCase {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createBrowser() {
-        $browser = &new SimpleBrowser();
+        $browser = new SimpleBrowser();
         return $browser;
     }
     
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class RemoteTestCase {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createParser(&$reporter) {
-        $parser = &new SimpleTestXmlParser($reporter);
+        $parser = new SimpleTestXmlParser($reporter);
         return $parser;
     }
     
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class RemoteTestCase {
                 trigger_error('Cannot read remote test URL [' . $this->_dry_url . ']');
                 return false;
             }
-            $reporter = &new SimpleReporter();
+            $reporter = new SimpleReporter();
             $parser = &$this->_createParser($reporter);
             if (! $parser->parse($xml)) {
                 trigger_error('Cannot parse incoming XML from [' . $this->_dry_url . ']');
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/shell_tester.php b/lib/simpletestlib/shell_tester.php
index 4aff96f..1418679 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/shell_tester.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/shell_tester.php
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class ShellTestCase extends SimpleTestCase {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createShell() {
-        $shell = &new SimpleShell();
+        $shell = new SimpleShell();
         return $shell;
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/simpletest.php b/lib/simpletestlib/simpletest.php
index 1581fbf..0079a1f 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/simpletest.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/simpletest.php
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class SimpleTestContext {
      */
     function &get($resource) {
         if (! isset($this->_resources[$resource])) {
-            $this->_resources[$resource] = &new $resource();
+            $this->_resources[$resource] = new $resource();
         }
         return $this->_resources[$resource];
     }
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/test_case.php b/lib/simpletestlib/test_case.php
index c812e7f..be65e81 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/test_case.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/test_case.php
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ class SimpleTestCase {
      *    @access public
      */
     function &createInvoker() {
-        $invoker = &new SimpleErrorTrappingInvoker(new SimpleInvoker($this));
+        $invoker = new SimpleErrorTrappingInvoker(new SimpleInvoker($this));
         if (version_compare(phpversion(), '5') >= 0) {
-            $invoker = &new SimpleExceptionTrappingInvoker($invoker);
+            $invoker = new SimpleExceptionTrappingInvoker($invoker);
         }
         return $invoker;
     }
@@ -467,11 +467,11 @@ class SimpleFileLoader {
      */
     function &createSuiteFromClasses($title, $classes) {
         if (count($classes) == 0) {
-            $suite = &new BadTestSuite($title, "No runnable test cases in [$title]");
+            $suite = new BadTestSuite($title, "No runnable test cases in [$title]");
             return $suite;
         }
         SimpleTest::ignoreParentsIfIgnored($classes);
-        $suite = &new TestSuite($title);
+        $suite = new TestSuite($title);
         foreach ($classes as $class) {
             if (! SimpleTest::isIgnored($class)) {
                 $suite->addTestClass($class);
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class TestSuite {
      */
     function addTestClass($class) {
         if (TestSuite::getBaseTestCase($class) == 'testsuite') {
-            $this->_test_cases[] = &new $class();
+            $this->_test_cases[] = new $class();
         } else {
             $this->_test_cases[] = $class;
         }
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class TestSuite {
         if (! is_string($test_case)) {
             $this->_test_cases[] = &$test_case;
         } elseif (TestSuite::getBaseTestCase($class) == 'testsuite') {
-            $this->_test_cases[] = &new $class();
+            $this->_test_cases[] = new $class();
         } else {
             $this->_test_cases[] = $class;
         }
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ class TestSuite {
                     @ini_set('max_execution_time', $currenttl);
                 }
                 // moodle hack end
-                $test = &new $class();
+                $test = new $class();
                 $test->run($reporter);
                 unset($test);
             } else {
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/unit_tester.php b/lib/simpletestlib/unit_tester.php
index 54a1348..ce51b88 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/unit_tester.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/unit_tester.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class UnitTestCase extends SimpleTestCase {
      *    @access public
      */
     function assertNull($value, $message = '%s') {
-        $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+        $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
         $message = sprintf(
                 $message,
                 '[' . $dumper->describeValue($value) . '] should be null');
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class UnitTestCase extends SimpleTestCase {
      *    @access public
      */
     function assertNotNull($value, $message = '%s') {
-        $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+        $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
         $message = sprintf(
                 $message,
                 '[' . $dumper->describeValue($value) . '] should not be null');
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class UnitTestCase extends SimpleTestCase {
      *    @access public
      */
     function assertReference(&$first, &$second, $message = '%s') {
-        $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+        $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
         $message = sprintf(
                 $message,
                 '[' . $dumper->describeValue($first) .
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@ class UnitTestCase extends SimpleTestCase {
      *    @access public
      */
     function assertClone(&$first, &$second, $message = '%s') {
-        $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+        $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
         $message = sprintf(
                 $message,
                 '[' . $dumper->describeValue($first) .
                         '] and [' . $dumper->describeValue($second) .
                         '] should not be the same object');
-        $identical = &new IdenticalExpectation($first);
+        $identical = new IdenticalExpectation($first);
         return $this->assertTrue(
                 $identical->test($second) &&
                         ! SimpleTestCompatibility::isReference($first, $second),
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class UnitTestCase extends SimpleTestCase {
      *    @deprecated
      */
     function assertCopy(&$first, &$second, $message = "%s") {
-        $dumper = &new SimpleDumper();
+        $dumper = new SimpleDumper();
         $message = sprintf(
                 $message,
                 "[" . $dumper->describeValue($first) .
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/url.php b/lib/simpletestlib/url.php
index ce3765e..f4b5012 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/url.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/url.php
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class SimpleUrl {
      */
     function clearRequest() {
         $this->_raw = false;
-        $this->_request = &new SimpleGetEncoding();
+        $this->_request = new SimpleGetEncoding();
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/user_agent.php b/lib/simpletestlib/user_agent.php
index 5e02bed..e8cb32c 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/user_agent.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/user_agent.php
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class SimpleUserAgent {
      *    @access public
      */
     function SimpleUserAgent() {
-        $this->_cookie_jar = &new SimpleCookieJar();
-        $this->_authenticator = &new SimpleAuthenticator();
+        $this->_cookie_jar = new SimpleCookieJar();
+        $this->_authenticator = new SimpleAuthenticator();
     }
     
     /**
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class SimpleUserAgent {
         if ((strncmp($proxy, 'http://', 7) != 0) && (strncmp($proxy, 'https://', 8) != 0)) {
             $proxy = 'http://'. $proxy;
         }
-        $this->_proxy = &new SimpleUrl($proxy);
+        $this->_proxy = new SimpleUrl($proxy);
         $this->_proxy_username = $username;
         $this->_proxy_password = $password;
     }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class SimpleUserAgent {
      *    @access protected
      */
     function &_createHttpRequest($url, $encoding) {
-        $request = &new SimpleHttpRequest($this->_createRoute($url), $encoding);
+        $request = new SimpleHttpRequest($this->_createRoute($url), $encoding);
         return $request;
     }
     
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ class SimpleUserAgent {
      */
     function &_createRoute($url) {
         if ($this->_proxy) {
-            $route = &new SimpleProxyRoute(
+            $route = new SimpleProxyRoute(
                     $url,
                     $this->_proxy,
                     $this->_proxy_username,
                     $this->_proxy_password);
         } else {
-            $route = &new SimpleRoute($url);
+            $route = new SimpleRoute($url);
         }
         return $route;
     }
diff --git a/lib/simpletestlib/web_tester.php b/lib/simpletestlib/web_tester.php
index c29eb64..d4f9e5a 100644
--- a/lib/simpletestlib/web_tester.php
+++ b/lib/simpletestlib/web_tester.php
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class WebTestCase extends SimpleTestCase {
      *    @access public
      */
     function &createBrowser() {
-        $browser = &new SimpleBrowser();
+        $browser = new SimpleBrowser();
         return $browser;
     }
     
diff --git a/lib/spikephpcoverage/src/util/Utility.php b/lib/spikephpcoverage/src/util/Utility.php
index 8a74dc0..e6d9a52 100644
--- a/lib/spikephpcoverage/src/util/Utility.php
+++ b/lib/spikephpcoverage/src/util/Utility.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
         public function getLogger($package=false) {
             global $spc_config;
             if(!isset($this->logger) || $this->logger == NULL) {
-                $this->logger =& new CoverageLogger();
+                $this->logger = new CoverageLogger();
                 $this->logger->setLevel($spc_config["log_level"]);
             }
             return $this->logger;
diff --git a/mod/feedback/easy_excel.php b/mod/feedback/easy_excel.php
index acafbcc..6ea7a5f 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/easy_excel.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/easy_excel.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class EasyWorkbook extends Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer {
             }
         }
 
-        $worksheet =& new EasyWorksheet($this->_BIFF_version,
+        $worksheet = new EasyWorksheet($this->_BIFF_version,
                                           $name, $index,
                                           $this->_activesheet, $this->_firstsheet,
                                           $this->_str_total, $this->_str_unique,
diff --git a/portfolio/boxnet/simpletest/testportfoliopluginboxnet.php b/portfolio/boxnet/simpletest/testportfoliopluginboxnet.php
index 4ddb2df..f632a14 100644
--- a/portfolio/boxnet/simpletest/testportfoliopluginboxnet.php
+++ b/portfolio/boxnet/simpletest/testportfoliopluginboxnet.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class testPortfolioPluginBoxnet extends portfoliolib_test {
         global $DB;
 
         parent::setUp();
-        $this->plugin = &new mock_boxnetplugin($this);
+        $this->plugin = new mock_boxnetplugin($this);
         $this->plugin->boxclient = new mock_boxclient();
 
         $settings = array('tiny' => 1, 'quiet' => 1, 'database_prefix' => 'tst_', 'pre_cleanup' => 1,
diff --git a/portfolio/download/simpletest/testportfolioplugindownload.php b/portfolio/download/simpletest/testportfolioplugindownload.php
index 294fbc4..2e5fbc7 100755
--- a/portfolio/download/simpletest/testportfolioplugindownload.php
+++ b/portfolio/download/simpletest/testportfolioplugindownload.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class testPortfolioPluginDownload extends portfoliolib_test {
     public static $includecoverage = array('lib/portfoliolib.php', 'portfolio/download/lib.php');
     public function setUp() {
         parent::setUp();
-        $this->plugin = &new mock_boxnetplugin($this);
+        $this->plugin = new mock_boxnetplugin($this);
         $this->plugin->boxclient = new mock_boxclient();
     }
 
diff --git a/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php b/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
index b1e29df..58e1061 100644
--- a/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
+++ b/question/type/calculated/questiontype.php
@@ -497,12 +497,12 @@ class question_calculated_qtype extends default_questiontype {
         switch($wizardnow) {
             case 'datasetdefinitions':
                 require("$CFG->dirroot/question/type/calculated/datasetdefinitions_form.php");
-                $mform =& new question_dataset_dependent_definitions_form("$submiturl?wizardnow=datasetdefinitions", $question);
+                $mform = new question_dataset_dependent_definitions_form("$submiturl?wizardnow=datasetdefinitions", $question);
                 break;
             case 'datasetitems':
                 require("$CFG->dirroot/question/type/calculated/datasetitems_form.php");
                 $regenerate = optional_param('forceregeneration', 0, PARAM_BOOL);
-                $mform =& new question_dataset_dependent_items_form("$submiturl?wizardnow=datasetitems", $question, $regenerate);
+                $mform = new question_dataset_dependent_items_form("$submiturl?wizardnow=datasetitems", $question, $regenerate);
                 break;
             default:
                 print_error('invalidwizardpage', 'question');