diff --git a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_util.cpp b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_util.cpp
index dffe53c3a..1a16ab4c6 100644
--- a/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_util.cpp
+++ b/source/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_util.cpp
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ bool pdo_sqlsrv_handle_dbh_error( _Inout_ sqlsrv_context& ctx, _In_opt_ unsigned
                 msg = static_cast<char*>( sqlsrv_malloc( msg_len ) );
                 core_sqlsrv_format_message( msg, static_cast<unsigned int>( msg_len ), WARNING_TEMPLATE, error->sqlstate, error->native_code,
                                             error->native_message );
-                php_error( E_WARNING, "%s", msg.get() );
+                php_error(E_WARNING, "%s", msg.get());
             }
             ctx.set_last_error( error );
             break;
diff --git a/source/shared/core_sqlsrv.h b/source/shared/core_sqlsrv.h
index 823b35dcd..d630fb478 100644
--- a/source/shared/core_sqlsrv.h
+++ b/source/shared/core_sqlsrv.h
@@ -693,9 +693,9 @@ class hash_auto_ptr : public sqlsrv_auto_ptr<HashTable, hash_auto_ptr> {
     // free the original pointer and assign a new pointer. Use NULL to simply free the pointer.
     void reset( _In_opt_ HashTable* ptr = NULL )
     {
-        if( _ptr != NULL ) {
-            zend_hash_destroy( _ptr );
-            FREE_HASHTABLE( _ptr );
+        if (_ptr != NULL) {
+            zend_hash_destroy(_ptr);
+            FREE_HASHTABLE(_ptr);
         }
         _ptr = ptr;
     }
@@ -2378,8 +2378,7 @@ namespace core {
     inline void sqlsrv_array_init( _Inout_ sqlsrv_context& ctx, _Out_ zval* new_array TSRMLS_DC) 
     {
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70300
-        int zr = ::array_init(new_array);
-        CHECK_ZEND_ERROR(zr, ctx, SQLSRV_ERROR_ZEND_HASH) {
+        CHECK_ZEND_ERROR(::array_init(new_array), ctx, SQLSRV_ERROR_ZEND_HASH) {
             throw CoreException();
         }
 #else
diff --git a/source/shared/core_util.cpp b/source/shared/core_util.cpp
index 5d943fabb..38940e085 100644
--- a/source/shared/core_util.cpp
+++ b/source/shared/core_util.cpp
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ void die( _In_opt_ const char* msg, ... )
     va_start( format_args, msg );
     DWORD rc = FormatMessage( FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_STRING, msg, 0, 0, last_err_msg, sizeof( last_err_msg ), &format_args );
     va_end( format_args );
-    if( rc == 0 ) {
-        php_error( E_ERROR, "%s", reinterpret_cast<const char*>( INTERNAL_FORMAT_ERROR ));
+    if (rc == 0) {
+        php_error(E_ERROR, "%s", reinterpret_cast<const char*>(INTERNAL_FORMAT_ERROR));
     }
 
-    php_error( E_ERROR, "%s", last_err_msg );
+    php_error(E_ERROR, "%s", last_err_msg);
 }
 
 namespace {
diff --git a/source/sqlsrv/stmt.cpp b/source/sqlsrv/stmt.cpp
index 2f1291ba7..712f48d4b 100644
--- a/source/sqlsrv/stmt.cpp
+++ b/source/sqlsrv/stmt.cpp
@@ -1808,10 +1808,9 @@ void fetch_fields_common( _Inout_ ss_sqlsrv_stmt* stmt, _In_ zend_long fetch_typ
         field_names.transferred();
     }
 
-    int zr;
+    int zr = SUCCESS;
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70300
-    zr = array_init(&fields);
-    CHECK_ZEND_ERROR(zr, stmt, SQLSRV_ERROR_ZEND_HASH) {
+    CHECK_ZEND_ERROR(array_init(&fields), stmt, SQLSRV_ERROR_ZEND_HASH) {
         throw ss::SSException();
     }
 #else
diff --git a/source/sqlsrv/util.cpp b/source/sqlsrv/util.cpp
index a42fa36b2..7b35dbd92 100644
--- a/source/sqlsrv/util.cpp
+++ b/source/sqlsrv/util.cpp
@@ -503,12 +503,10 @@ PHP_FUNCTION( sqlsrv_errors )
         LOG( SEV_ERROR, "An invalid parameter was passed to %1!s!.", _FN_ );
         RETURN_FALSE;
     }
-    int result;
     zval err_z;
     ZVAL_UNDEF(&err_z);
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70300
-    result = array_init(&err_z);
-    if (result == FAILURE) {
+    if (array_init(&err_z) == FAILURE) {
         RETURN_FALSE;
     }
 #else
@@ -836,7 +834,6 @@ bool handle_errors_and_warnings( _Inout_ sqlsrv_context& ctx, _Inout_ zval* repo
     size_t prev_reported_cnt = 0;
     bool reported_chain_was_null = false;
     bool ignored_chain_was_null = false;
-    int zr = SUCCESS;
     zval error_z;
 	ZVAL_UNDEF(&error_z);
     sqlsrv_error_auto_ptr error;
@@ -846,8 +843,7 @@ bool handle_errors_and_warnings( _Inout_ sqlsrv_context& ctx, _Inout_ zval* repo
 
         reported_chain_was_null = true;
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70300
-        zr = array_init(reported_chain);
-        if (zr == FAILURE) {
+        if (array_init(reported_chain) == FAILURE) {
             DIE( "Fatal error during error processing" );
         }
 #else
@@ -865,8 +861,7 @@ bool handle_errors_and_warnings( _Inout_ sqlsrv_context& ctx, _Inout_ zval* repo
             
             ignored_chain_was_null = true;
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70300
-            zr = array_init(ignored_chain);
-            if (zr == FAILURE) {
+            if (array_init(ignored_chain) == FAILURE) {
                 DIE( "Fatal error in handle_errors_and_warnings" );
             }
 #else