diff --git a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
index 9249c65c5bc9b468b040d17c2b93dc940560b669..139b41619c2727c20ccc97f18aaa1045972945c8 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Query.php
@@ -6889,7 +6889,7 @@ AND   displayRelType.is_active = 1
     if (!empty($field) && empty($field['name'])) {
       // standardising field formatting here - over time we can phase out variants.
       // all paths using this currently unit tested
-      $field['name'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('field_name', $field, CRM_Utils_Array::value('idCol', $field, $fieldName));
+      $field['name'] = $field['field_name'] ?? $field['idCol'] ?? $fieldName;
     }
     return $field;
   }
diff --git a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Relationship.php b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Relationship.php
index fa111ba3655f3412e0f75947dcbdefe10bfb0669..c87a090f4a72f889d0468c8eb4d11d6657fc4a2b 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Relationship.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Relationship.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class CRM_Contact_BAO_Relationship extends CRM_Contact_DAO_Relationship implemen
    * @throws \CRM_Core_Exception
    */
   public static function add($params, $ids = []) {
-    $params['id'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('relationship', $ids, CRM_Utils_Array::value('id', $params));
+    $params['id'] = $ids['relationship'] ?? $params['id'] ?? NULL;
 
     $hook = 'create';
     if ($params['id']) {
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
index 5db97fb7c3d463a2b3b24481781b66a0a43b31a9..affa7ced5c687da8416b09bbe23f721108d53578 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
@@ -1833,10 +1833,7 @@ LEFT JOIN  civicrm_contribution contribution ON ( componentPayment.contribution_
       }
     }
 
-    $paymentProcessorID = CRM_Utils_Array::value('payment_processor_id', $input, CRM_Utils_Array::value(
-      'paymentProcessor',
-      $ids
-    ));
+    $paymentProcessorID = $input['payment_processor_id'] ?? $ids['paymentProcessor'] ?? NULL;
 
     if (!isset($input['payment_processor_id']) && !$paymentProcessorID && $contribution->contribution_page_id) {
       $paymentProcessorID = CRM_Core_DAO::getFieldValue('CRM_Contribute_DAO_ContributionPage',
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
index 09d4cabe72199bcdba72fe07d8f4e82d194b2101..d8b15bd113f94c77630fd3748d9a2293ac37c2fd 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ class CRM_Contribute_Form_Contribution extends CRM_Contribute_Form_AbstractEditP
       'is_test' => $isTest,
       'campaign_id' => $this->_params['campaign_id'] ?? NULL,
       'contribution_page_id' => $this->_params['contribution_page_id'] ?? NULL,
-      'source' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('source', $paymentParams, CRM_Utils_Array::value('description', $paymentParams)),
+      'source' => $paymentParams['source'] ?? $paymentParams['description'] ?? NULL,
       'thankyou_date' => $this->_params['thankyou_date'] ?? NULL,
     ];
     $contributionParams['payment_instrument_id'] = $this->_paymentProcessor['payment_instrument_id'];
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ class CRM_Contribute_Form_Contribution extends CRM_Contribute_Form_AbstractEditP
       }
       $params['line_item'] = $lineItem;
       $params['payment_processor_id'] = $params['payment_processor'] = $this->_paymentProcessor['id'] ?? NULL;
-      $params['tax_amount'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('tax_amount', $submittedValues, CRM_Utils_Array::value('tax_amount', $this->_values));
+      $params['tax_amount'] = $submittedValues['tax_amount'] ?? $this->_values['tax_amount'] ?? NULL;
       //create contribution.
       if ($isQuickConfig) {
         $params['is_quick_config'] = 1;
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Confirm.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Confirm.php
index 3a5398554959e1d17b98993dab100dd67dc03851..4b9103b8e7cf621ff698481bc03c8969e6cc50f9 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Confirm.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Confirm.php
@@ -2514,13 +2514,13 @@ class CRM_Contribute_Form_Contribution_Confirm extends CRM_Contribute_Form_Contr
         'id' => $paymentParams['contribution_id'] ?? NULL,
         'contact_id' => $contactID,
         'is_test' => $isTest,
-        'source' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('source', $paymentParams, CRM_Utils_Array::value('description', $paymentParams)),
+        'source' => $paymentParams['source'] ?? $paymentParams['description'] ?? NULL,
       ];
 
       // CRM-21200: Don't overwrite contribution details during 'Pay now' payment
       if (empty($form->_params['contribution_id'])) {
         $contributionParams['contribution_page_id'] = $form->_id;
-        $contributionParams['campaign_id'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('campaign_id', $paymentParams, CRM_Utils_Array::value('campaign_id', $form->_values));
+        $contributionParams['campaign_id'] = $paymentParams['campaign_id'] ?? $form->_values['campaign_id'] ?? NULL;
       }
       // In case of 'Pay now' payment, append the contribution source with new text 'Paid later via page ID: N.'
       else {
diff --git a/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php b/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
index 42262451c72c34d4068f8d38230e9bcf05db1635..f36f7ebb9786a7bc9954065f0c885286cd52488f 100644
--- a/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
+++ b/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ DESC limit 1");
           'line_items' => $this->getLineItemForOrderApi(),
           'is_test' => $this->isTest(),
           'campaign_id' => $this->getSubmittedValue('campaign_id'),
-          'source' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('source', $paymentParams, CRM_Utils_Array::value('description', $paymentParams)),
+          'source' => $paymentParams['source'] ?? $paymentParams['description'] ?? NULL,
           'payment_instrument_id' => $this->getPaymentInstrumentID(),
           'financial_type_id' => $this->getFinancialTypeID(),
           'receive_date' => $this->getReceiveDate(),
diff --git a/CRM/Price/BAO/LineItem.php b/CRM/Price/BAO/LineItem.php
index f54b31133aeb908de25c9329ea129c0d52f07f75..eb48202e851e2e9f56c093af18ce85c1a133af2a 100644
--- a/CRM/Price/BAO/LineItem.php
+++ b/CRM/Price/BAO/LineItem.php
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ WHERE li.contribution_id = %1";
       $updatedAmount = CRM_Price_BAO_LineItem::getLineTotal($contributionId);
     }
     else {
-      $updatedAmount = CRM_Utils_Array::value('amount', $params, CRM_Utils_Array::value('total_amount', $params));
+      $updatedAmount = $params['amount'] ?? $params['total_amount'] ?? NULL;
     }
     if (strlen($params['tax_amount']) != 0) {
       $taxAmount = $params['tax_amount'];
diff --git a/CRM/Report/Form.php b/CRM/Report/Form.php
index 7e523d79ceaa4358e4f43a49fd4a44f0c2994ac2..dbb474afe75a71c97ca2e2c4f6845c775a9caf2e 100644
--- a/CRM/Report/Form.php
+++ b/CRM/Report/Form.php
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ class CRM_Report_Form extends CRM_Core_Form {
 
       $expFields = [];
       // higher preference to bao object
-      $daoOrBaoName = CRM_Utils_Array::value('bao', $table, CRM_Utils_Array::value('dao', $table));
+      $daoOrBaoName = $table['bao'] ?? $table['dao'] ?? NULL;
 
       if ($daoOrBaoName) {
         if (method_exists($daoOrBaoName, 'exportableFields')) {
diff --git a/CRM/Report/Utils/Report.php b/CRM/Report/Utils/Report.php
index 33e5f7342903e7c054cf26a09302ec57c8bcee85..dc95ffd95b2b474717907d58469a002cd229520c 100644
--- a/CRM/Report/Utils/Report.php
+++ b/CRM/Report/Utils/Report.php
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ WHERE  inst.report_id = %1";
     $_REQUEST['sendmail'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('sendmail', $params, 1);
 
     // if cron is run from terminal --output is reserved, and therefore we would provide another name 'format'
-    $_REQUEST['output'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('format', $params, CRM_Utils_Array::value('output', $params, 'pdf'));
+    $_REQUEST['output'] = $params['format'] ?? $params['output'] ?? 'pdf';
     $_REQUEST['reset'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value('reset', $params, 1);
 
     $optionVal = self::getValueFromUrl($instanceId);