diff --git includes/file.inc includes/file.inc
index 5787e7a..289d051 100644
--- includes/file.inc
+++ includes/file.inc
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function file_stream_wrapper_get_instance_by_uri($uri) {
   $scheme = file_uri_scheme($uri);
   $class = file_stream_wrapper_get_class($scheme);
   if (class_exists($class)) {
-    $instance = new $class;
+    $instance = new $class();
     $instance->setUri($uri);
     return $instance;
   }
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ function file_stream_wrapper_get_instance_by_uri($uri) {
 function file_stream_wrapper_get_instance_by_scheme($scheme) {
   $class = file_stream_wrapper_get_class($scheme);
   if (class_exists($class)) {
-    $instance = new $class;
+    $instance = new $class();
     $instance->setUri($scheme . '://');
     return $instance;
   }
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ function file_scan_directory($dir, $mask, $options = array(), $depth = 0) {
         elseif ($depth >= $options['min_depth'] && preg_match($mask, $filename)) {
           // Always use this match over anything already set in $files with the
           // same $$options['key'].
-          $file = new StdClass;
+          $file = new stdClass();
           $file->uri = $uri;
           $file->filename = $filename;
           $file->name = pathinfo($filename, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
diff --git includes/mail.inc includes/mail.inc
index e10bee7..7fa55e4 100644
--- includes/mail.inc
+++ includes/mail.inc
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ function drupal_mail_system($module, $key) {
   if (empty($instances[$class])) {
     $interfaces = class_implements($class);
     if (isset($interfaces['MailSystemInterface'])) {
-      $instances[$class] = new $class;
+      $instances[$class] = new $class();
     }
     else {
       throw new Exception(t('Class %class does not implement interface %interface', array('%class' => $class, '%interface' => 'MailSystemInterface')));
diff --git modules/block/block.module modules/block/block.module
index 726e317..fa17f45 100644
--- modules/block/block.module
+++ modules/block/block.module
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ function block_load($module, $delta) {
   // If the block does not exist in the database yet return a stub block
   // object.
   if (empty($block)) {
-    $block = new stdClass;
+    $block = new stdClass();
     $block->module = $module;
     $block->delta = $delta;
   }
diff --git modules/dashboard/dashboard.module modules/dashboard/dashboard.module
index 5a518f0..f4deb7a 100644
--- modules/dashboard/dashboard.module
+++ modules/dashboard/dashboard.module
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ function dashboard_update() {
       foreach ($blocks as $weight => $block_string) {
         // Parse the query string to determine the block's module and delta.
         preg_match('/block-([^-]+)-(.+)/', $block_string, $matches);
-        $block = new stdClass;
+        $block = new stdClass();
         $block->module = $matches[1];
         $block->delta = $matches[2];
 
diff --git modules/field/field.api.php modules/field/field.api.php
index 0e36b3c..2857e82 100644
--- modules/field/field.api.php
+++ modules/field/field.api.php
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ function hook_field_update_forbid($field, $prior_field, $has_data) {
     // Identify the keys that will be lost.
     $lost_keys = array_diff(array_keys($field['settings']['allowed_values']), array_keys($prior_field['settings']['allowed_values']));
     // If any data exist for those keys, forbid the update.
-    $query = new EntityFieldQuery;
+    $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
     $found = $query
       ->fieldCondition($prior_field['field_name'], 'value', $lost_keys)
       ->range(0, 1)
diff --git modules/field/field.crud.inc modules/field/field.crud.inc
index 49b0a90..7598788 100644
--- modules/field/field.crud.inc
+++ modules/field/field.crud.inc
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ function field_purge_batch($batch_size) {
     // field_purge_data() will need the field array.
     $field = field_info_field_by_id($instance['field_id']);
     // Retrieve some entities.
-    $query = new EntityFieldQuery;
+    $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
     $results = $query
       ->fieldCondition($field)
       ->entityCondition('bundle', $instance['bundle'])
diff --git modules/field/tests/field.test modules/field/tests/field.test
index d1c6caa..61cca5e 100644
--- modules/field/tests/field.test
+++ modules/field/tests/field.test
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ class FieldBulkDeleteTestCase extends FieldTestCase {
     $field = reset($this->fields);
 
     // There are 10 entities of this bundle.
-    $query = new EntityFieldQuery;
+    $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
     $found = $query
       ->fieldCondition($field)
       ->entityCondition('bundle', $bundle)
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ class FieldBulkDeleteTestCase extends FieldTestCase {
     $this->assertEqual($instances[0]['bundle'], $bundle, 'The deleted instance is for the correct bundle');
 
     // There are 0 entities of this bundle with non-deleted data.
-    $query = new EntityFieldQuery;
+    $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
     $found = $query
       ->fieldCondition($field)
       ->entityCondition('bundle', $bundle)
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ class FieldBulkDeleteTestCase extends FieldTestCase {
 
     // There are 10 entities of this bundle when deleted fields are allowed, and
     // their values are correct.
-    $query = new EntityFieldQuery;
+    $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
     $found = $query
       ->fieldCondition($field)
       ->entityCondition('bundle', $bundle)
@@ -2889,7 +2889,7 @@ class FieldBulkDeleteTestCase extends FieldTestCase {
       field_purge_batch($batch_size);
 
       // There are $count deleted entities left.
-      $query = new EntityFieldQuery;
+      $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
       $found = $query
         ->fieldCondition($field)
         ->entityCondition('bundle', $bundle)
diff --git modules/file/file.module modules/file/file.module
index c0732ef..48d8c08 100644
--- modules/file/file.module
+++ modules/file/file.module
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ function file_get_file_references($file, $field = NULL, $age = FIELD_LOAD_REVISI
   foreach ($fields as $field_name => $file_field) {
     if ((empty($field_type) || $field['type'] == $field_type) && !isset($references[$field_name])) {
       // Get each time this file is used within a field.
-      $query = new EntityFieldQuery;
+      $query = new EntityFieldQuery();
       $query
         ->fieldCondition($file_field, 'fid', $file->fid)
         ->age($age);
diff --git modules/filter/filter.admin.inc modules/filter/filter.admin.inc
index 59a1200..7887f19 100644
--- modules/filter/filter.admin.inc
+++ modules/filter/filter.admin.inc
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function filter_admin_format_form($form, &$form_state, $format) {
   foreach ($filter_info as $name => $filter) {
     // Create an empty filter object for new/unconfigured filters.
     if (!isset($filters[$name])) {
-      $filters[$name] = new stdClass;
+      $filters[$name] = new stdClass();
       $filters[$name]->status = 0;
       $filters[$name]->weight = $filter['weight'];
       $filters[$name]->settings = array();
diff --git modules/filter/filter.test modules/filter/filter.test
index d20abbe..50a0eb8 100644
--- modules/filter/filter.test
+++ modules/filter/filter.test
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ class FilterCRUDTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    */
   function testTextFormatCRUD() {
     // Add a text format with minimum data only.
-    $format = new stdClass;
+    $format = new stdClass();
     $format->name = 'Empty format';
     filter_format_save($format);
     $this->verifyTextFormat($format);
     $this->verifyFilters($format);
 
     // Add another text format specifying all possible properties.
-    $format = new stdClass;
+    $format = new stdClass();
     $format->name = 'Custom format';
     $format->filters = array(
       'filter_url' => array(
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ class FilterUnitTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
    */
   function testFilter() {
     // Setup dummy filter object.
-    $filter = new stdClass;
+    $filter = new stdClass();
     $filter->settings = array(
       'allowed_html' => '<a> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>',
       'filter_html_help' => 1,
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ class FilterUnitTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
    */
   function testNoFollowFilter() {
     // Setup dummy filter object.
-    $filter = new stdClass;
+    $filter = new stdClass();
     $filter->settings = array(
       'allowed_html' => '<a>',
       'filter_html_help' => 1,
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ class FilterUnitTestCase extends DrupalUnitTestCase {
    */
   function testUrlFilter() {
     // Setup dummy filter object.
-    $filter = new stdClass;
+    $filter = new stdClass();
     $filter->settings = array(
       'filter_url_length' => 496,
     );
diff --git modules/openid/openid.test modules/openid/openid.test
index 2fabe78..98e916c 100644
--- modules/openid/openid.test
+++ modules/openid/openid.test
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class OpenIDUnitTest extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       'openid.baz' => 'abc3',
       'foobar.foo' => 'abc4',
     );
-    $association = new stdClass;
+    $association = new stdClass();
     $association->mac_key = "1234567890abcdefghij\x00\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05\x06\x07\x08\x09\xF0\xF1\xF2\xF3\xF4\xF5\xF6\xF7\xF8\xF9";
     $this->assertEqual(_openid_signature($association, $response, array('foo', 'bar')), 'QnKZQzSFstT+GNiJDFOptdcZjrc=', t('Expected signature calculated.'));
   }
diff --git modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module
index a11b1d1..467bfb9 100644
--- modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module
+++ modules/openid/tests/openid_test.module
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ function _openid_test_endpoint_authenticate() {
   );
 
   // Sign the message using the MAC key that was exchanged during association.
-  $association = new stdClass;
+  $association = new stdClass();
   $association->mac_key = variable_get('mac_key');
   $keys_to_sign = explode(',', $response['openid.signed']);
   $response['openid.sig'] = _openid_signature($association, $response, $keys_to_sign);
diff --git modules/shortcut/shortcut.install modules/shortcut/shortcut.install
index df9fa78..4a06156 100644
--- modules/shortcut/shortcut.install
+++ modules/shortcut/shortcut.install
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 function shortcut_install() {
   $t = get_t();
   // Create an initial default shortcut set.
-  $shortcut_set = new StdClass();
+  $shortcut_set = new stdClass();
   $shortcut_set->title = $t('Default');
   $shortcut_set->links = array(
     array(
diff --git modules/shortcut/shortcut.test modules/shortcut/shortcut.test
index 76ff3c9..e8793ec 100644
--- modules/shortcut/shortcut.test
+++ modules/shortcut/shortcut.test
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ShortcutTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
    * Creates a generic shortcut set.
    */
   function generateShortcutSet($title = '', $default_links = TRUE) {
-    $set = new stdClass;
+    $set = new stdClass();
     $set->title = empty($title) ? $this->randomName(10) : $title;
     if ($default_links) {
       $set->links = array();
diff --git modules/simpletest/tests/common.test modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
index 3e8d9d6..7bfa09b 100644
--- modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
+++ modules/simpletest/tests/common.test
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class DrupalAlterTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $base_theme_info = array();
 
     $array = array('foo' => 'bar');
-    $entity = new stdClass;
+    $entity = new stdClass();
     $entity->foo = 'bar';
 
     // Verify alteration of a single argument.
diff --git modules/simpletest/tests/entity_query.test modules/simpletest/tests/entity_query.test
index 474d9d6..d595cae 100644
--- modules/simpletest/tests/entity_query.test
+++ modules/simpletest/tests/entity_query.test
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class EntityFieldQueryTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Create entities which have a 'bundle key' defined.
     for ($i = 1; $i < 7; $i++) {
-      $entity = new stdClass;
+      $entity = new stdClass();
       $entity->ftid = $i;
       $entity->fttype = ($i < 5) ? 'bundle1' : 'bundle2';
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class EntityFieldQueryTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       field_attach_insert('test_entity_bundle_key', $entity);
     }
 
-    $entity = new stdClass;
+    $entity = new stdClass();
     $entity->ftid = 5;
     $entity->fttype = 'bundle2';
     $entity->{$this->field_names[1]}[LANGUAGE_NONE][0]['shape'] = 'square';
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class EntityFieldQueryTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Create entities with support for revisions.
     for ($i = 1; $i < 5; $i++) {
-      $entity = new stdClass;
+      $entity = new stdClass();
       $entity->ftid = $i;
       $entity->ftvid = $i;
       $entity->fttype = 'test_bundle';
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class EntityFieldQueryTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     // Add two revisions to an entity.
     for ($i = 100; $i < 102; $i++) {
-      $entity = new stdClass;
+      $entity = new stdClass();
       $entity->ftid = 4;
       $entity->ftvid = $i;
       $entity->fttype = 'test_bundle';
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ class EntityFieldQueryTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     ), t('Test offset on a field.'), TRUE);
 
     for ($i = 6; $i < 10; $i++) {
-      $entity = new stdClass;
+      $entity = new stdClass();
       $entity->ftid = $i;
       $entity->{$this->field_names[0]}[LANGUAGE_NONE][0]['value'] = $i - 5;
       drupal_write_record('test_entity_bundle', $entity);
diff --git modules/system/system.admin.inc modules/system/system.admin.inc
index d87b673..e5ff1b0 100644
--- modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function system_admin_menu_block_page() {
 function system_admin_by_module() {
   $module_info = system_get_info('module');
   foreach ($module_info as $module => $info) {
-    $module_info[$module] = new StdClass();
+    $module_info[$module] = new stdClass();
     $module_info[$module]->info = $info;
   }
   uasort($module_info, 'system_sort_modules_by_info_name');
diff --git modules/system/system.module modules/system/system.module
index 2c43cd6..4a57926 100644
--- modules/system/system.module
+++ modules/system/system.module
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ function _system_rebuild_module_data() {
 
   // Include the install profile in modules that are loaded.
   $profile = drupal_get_profile();
-  $modules[$profile] = new stdClass;
+  $modules[$profile] = new stdClass();
   $modules[$profile]->name = $profile;
   $modules[$profile]->uri = 'profiles/' . $profile . '/' . $profile . '.profile';
   $modules[$profile]->filename = $profile . '.profile';