diff --git a/Civi/Api4/Query/Api4SelectQuery.php b/Civi/Api4/Query/Api4SelectQuery.php
index db5016e88036..34d24f563b31 100644
--- a/Civi/Api4/Query/Api4SelectQuery.php
+++ b/Civi/Api4/Query/Api4SelectQuery.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 use Civi\Api4\Utils\CoreUtil;
 use Civi\Api4\Utils\SelectUtil;
 use CRM_Core_DAO_AllCoreTables as AllCoreTables;
-use CRM_Utils_Array as UtilsArray;
 
 /**
  * A query `node` may be in one of three formats:
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ protected function buildSelectFields() {
         $this->selectFields[$this->fkSelectAliases[$fieldName]] = $fieldName;
       }
       elseif ($field && in_array($field['name'], $this->entityFieldNames)) {
-        $this->selectFields[self::MAIN_TABLE_ALIAS . "." . UtilsArray::value('column_name', $field, $field['name'])] = $field['name'];
+        $this->selectFields[self::MAIN_TABLE_ALIAS . "." . ($field['column_name'] ?? $field['name'])] = $field['name'];
       }
     }
   }
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ protected function getField($fieldName) {
       if (count($fieldPath) > 1) {
         $fieldName = implode('.', array_slice($fieldPath, -2));
       }
-      return UtilsArray::value($fieldName, $this->apiFieldSpec);
+      return $this->apiFieldSpec[$fieldName] ?? NULL;
     }
     return NULL;
   }
diff --git a/Civi/Api4/Service/Schema/SchemaMapBuilder.php b/Civi/Api4/Service/Schema/SchemaMapBuilder.php
index 4a82d826b820..66efeb3a85e1 100644
--- a/Civi/Api4/Service/Schema/SchemaMapBuilder.php
+++ b/Civi/Api4/Service/Schema/SchemaMapBuilder.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
 use Civi\Api4\Service\Schema\Joinable\OptionValueJoinable;
 use CRM_Core_DAO_AllCoreTables as AllCoreTables;
-use CRM_Utils_Array as UtilsArray;
 
 class SchemaMapBuilder {
   /**
@@ -89,18 +88,18 @@ private function loadTables(SchemaMap $map) {
    * @param array $data
    */
   private function addJoins(Table $table, $field, array $data) {
-    $fkClass = UtilsArray::value('FKClassName', $data);
+    $fkClass = $data['FKClassName'] ?? NULL;
 
     // can there be multiple methods e.g. pseudoconstant and fkclass
     if ($fkClass) {
       $tableName = AllCoreTables::getTableForClass($fkClass);
-      $fkKey = UtilsArray::value('FKKeyColumn', $data, 'id');
+      $fkKey = $data['FKKeyColumn'] ?? 'id';
       $alias = str_replace('_id', '', $field);
       $joinable = new Joinable($tableName, $fkKey, $alias);
       $joinable->setJoinType($joinable::JOIN_TYPE_MANY_TO_ONE);
       $table->addTableLink($field, $joinable);
     }
-    elseif (UtilsArray::value('pseudoconstant', $data)) {
+    elseif (!empty($data['pseudoconstant'])) {
       $this->addPseudoConstantJoin($table, $field, $data);
     }
   }
@@ -111,22 +110,22 @@ private function addJoins(Table $table, $field, array $data) {
    * @param array $data
    */
   private function addPseudoConstantJoin(Table $table, $field, array $data) {
-    $pseudoConstant = UtilsArray::value('pseudoconstant', $data);
-    $tableName = UtilsArray::value('table', $pseudoConstant);
-    $optionGroupName = UtilsArray::value('optionGroupName', $pseudoConstant);
-    $keyColumn = UtilsArray::value('keyColumn', $pseudoConstant, 'id');
+    $pseudoConstant = $data['pseudoconstant'] ?? NULL;
+    $tableName = $pseudoConstant['table'] ?? NULL;
+    $optionGroupName = $pseudoConstant['optionGroupName'] ?? NULL;
+    $keyColumn = $pseudoConstant['keyColumn'] ?? 'id';
 
     if ($tableName) {
       $alias = str_replace('civicrm_', '', $tableName);
       $joinable = new Joinable($tableName, $keyColumn, $alias);
-      $condition = UtilsArray::value('condition', $pseudoConstant);
+      $condition = $pseudoConstant['condition'] ?? NULL;
       if ($condition) {
         $joinable->addCondition($condition);
       }
       $table->addTableLink($field, $joinable);
     }
     elseif ($optionGroupName) {
-      $keyColumn = UtilsArray::value('keyColumn', $pseudoConstant, 'value');
+      $keyColumn = $pseudoConstant['keyColumn'] ?? 'value';
       $joinable = new OptionValueJoinable($optionGroupName, NULL, $keyColumn);
 
       if (!empty($data['serialize'])) {
diff --git a/Civi/Api4/Service/Spec/SpecFormatter.php b/Civi/Api4/Service/Spec/SpecFormatter.php
index 1cfc94561964..b09a47157ab2 100644
--- a/Civi/Api4/Service/Spec/SpecFormatter.php
+++ b/Civi/Api4/Service/Spec/SpecFormatter.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace Civi\Api4\Service\Spec;
 
-use CRM_Utils_Array as ArrayHelper;
 use CRM_Core_DAO_AllCoreTables as AllCoreTables;
 
 class SpecFormatter {
@@ -64,32 +63,32 @@ public static function arrayToField(array $data, $entity) {
         $field->setCustomTableName($data['custom_group.table_name']);
         $field->setCustomFieldColumnName($data['column_name']);
       }
-      $field->setCustomFieldId(ArrayHelper::value('id', $data));
+      $field->setCustomFieldId($data['id'] ?? NULL);
       $field->setCustomGroupName($data['custom_group.name']);
-      $field->setTitle(ArrayHelper::value('label', $data));
-      $field->setHelpPre(ArrayHelper::value('help_pre', $data));
-      $field->setHelpPost(ArrayHelper::value('help_post', $data));
+      $field->setTitle($data['label'] ?? NULL);
+      $field->setHelpPre($data['help_pre'] ?? NULL);
+      $field->setHelpPost($data['help_post'] ?? NULL);
       $field->setOptions(self::customFieldHasOptions($data));
       if (\CRM_Core_BAO_CustomField::isSerialized($data)) {
         $field->setSerialize(\CRM_Core_DAO::SERIALIZE_SEPARATOR_BOOKEND);
       }
     }
     else {
-      $name = ArrayHelper::value('name', $data);
+      $name = $data['name'] ?? NULL;
       $field = new FieldSpec($name, $entity, $dataTypeName);
-      $field->setRequired((bool) ArrayHelper::value('required', $data, FALSE));
-      $field->setTitle(ArrayHelper::value('title', $data));
+      $field->setRequired(!empty($data['required']));
+      $field->setTitle($data['title'] ?? NULL);
       $field->setOptions(!empty($data['pseudoconstant']));
-      $field->setSerialize(ArrayHelper::value('serialize', $data));
+      $field->setSerialize($data['serialize'] ?? NULL);
     }
 
-    $field->setDefaultValue(ArrayHelper::value('default', $data));
-    $field->setDescription(ArrayHelper::value('description', $data));
+    $field->setDefaultValue($data['default'] ?? NULL);
+    $field->setDescription($data['description'] ?? NULL);
     self::setInputTypeAndAttrs($field, $data, $dataTypeName);
 
-    $field->setPermission(ArrayHelper::value('permission', $data));
-    $fkAPIName = ArrayHelper::value('FKApiName', $data);
-    $fkClassName = ArrayHelper::value('FKClassName', $data);
+    $field->setPermission($data['permission'] ?? NULL);
+    $fkAPIName = $data['FKApiName'] ?? NULL;
+    $fkClassName = $data['FKClassName'] ?? NULL;
     if ($fkAPIName || $fkClassName) {
       $field->setFkEntity($fkAPIName ?: AllCoreTables::getBriefName($fkClassName));
     }
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ private static function getDataType(array $data) {
       return !empty($data['time_format']) ? 'Timestamp' : $data['data_type'];
     }
 
-    $dataTypeInt = ArrayHelper::value('type', $data);
+    $dataTypeInt = $data['type'] ?? NULL;
     $dataTypeName = \CRM_Utils_Type::typeToString($dataTypeInt);
 
     return $dataTypeName;
@@ -144,8 +143,8 @@ private static function getDataType(array $data) {
    * @param string $dataTypeName
    */
   public static function setInputTypeAndAttrs(FieldSpec &$fieldSpec, $data, $dataTypeName) {
-    $inputType = $data['html']['type'] ?? ArrayHelper::value('html_type', $data);
-    $inputAttrs = ArrayHelper::value('html', $data, []);
+    $inputType = $data['html']['type'] ?? $data['html_type'] ?? NULL;
+    $inputAttrs = $data['html'] ?? [];
     unset($inputAttrs['type']);
 
     if (strstr($inputType, 'Multi-Select') || ($inputType == 'Select' && !empty($data['serialize']))) {
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ public static function setInputTypeAndAttrs(FieldSpec &$fieldSpec, $data, $dataT
       'Select Date' => 'Date',
       'Link' => 'Url',
     ];
-    $inputType = ArrayHelper::value($inputType, $map, $inputType);
+    $inputType = $map[$inputType] ?? $inputType;
     if ($inputType == 'Date' && !empty($inputAttrs['formatType'])) {
       self::setLegacyDateFormat($inputAttrs);
     }
diff --git a/Civi/Api4/Utils/ArrayInsertionUtil.php b/Civi/Api4/Utils/ArrayInsertionUtil.php
index 0011a01b32d5..4c2d2f6b2d53 100644
--- a/Civi/Api4/Utils/ArrayInsertionUtil.php
+++ b/Civi/Api4/Utils/ArrayInsertionUtil.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace Civi\Api4\Utils;
 
-use CRM_Utils_Array as UtilsArray;
-
 class ArrayInsertionUtil {
 
   /**
@@ -67,11 +65,11 @@ public static function insert(&$array, $parts, $values) {
    * @return array|mixed
    */
   private static function filterValues($parentArray, $isMulti, $values) {
-    $parentID = UtilsArray::value('id', $parentArray);
+    $parentID = $parentArray['id'] ?? NULL;
 
     if ($parentID) {
       $values = array_filter($values, function ($value) use ($parentID) {
-        return UtilsArray::value('_parent_id', $value) == $parentID;
+        return ($value['_parent_id'] ?? NULL) == $parentID;
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Traits/QueryCounterTrait.php b/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Traits/QueryCounterTrait.php
index 8494ec1d0f5c..81c97b05e0bc 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Traits/QueryCounterTrait.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/api/v4/Traits/QueryCounterTrait.php
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace api\v4\Traits;
 
-use CRM_Utils_Array as ArrayHelper;
-
 trait QueryCounterTrait {
 
   /**
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ private function getCurrentGlobalQueryCount() {
       throw new \Exception('Database object not set so cannot count queries');
     }
 
-    return ArrayHelper::value('RESULTSEQ', $_DB_DATAOBJECT, 0);
+    return $_DB_DATAOBJECT['RESULTSEQ'] ?? 0;
   }
 
 }