diff --git a/CRM/Case/XMLProcessor/Process.php b/CRM/Case/XMLProcessor/Process.php
index 6e3765b05ddf..ddb717b0370a 100644
--- a/CRM/Case/XMLProcessor/Process.php
+++ b/CRM/Case/XMLProcessor/Process.php
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public function createActivity($activityTypeXML, &$params) {
         'source_contact_id' => $params['creatorID'],
         'is_auto' => FALSE,
         'is_current_revision' => 1,
-        'subject' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('subject', $params) ? $params['subject'] : $activityTypeName,
+        'subject' => !empty($params['subject']) ? $params['subject'] : $activityTypeName,
         'status_id' => CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::getKey('CRM_Activity_BAO_Activity', 'activity_status_id', $statusName),
         'target_contact_id' => $client,
         'medium_id' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('medium_id', $params),
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
index 3f2ca58df0f7..ddb840de2f3b 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/BAO/Contribution.php
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ private static function updateFinancialAccountsOnContributionStatusChange(&$para
     elseif (($previousContributionStatus == 'Pending'
         && $params['prevContribution']->is_pay_later) || $previousContributionStatus == 'In Progress'
     ) {
-      $financialTypeID = CRM_Utils_Array::value('financial_type_id', $params) ? $params['financial_type_id'] : $params['prevContribution']->financial_type_id;
+      $financialTypeID = !empty($params['financial_type_id']) ? $params['financial_type_id'] : $params['prevContribution']->financial_type_id;
       $arAccountId = CRM_Contribute_PseudoConstant::getRelationalFinancialAccount($financialTypeID, 'Accounts Receivable Account is');
 
       if ($currentContributionStatus == 'Cancelled') {
@@ -5557,7 +5557,7 @@ public static function recordAlwaysAccountsReceivable(&$trxnParams, $contributio
     }
 
     $params = $trxnParams;
-    $financialTypeID = CRM_Utils_Array::value('financial_type_id', $contributionParams) ? $contributionParams['financial_type_id'] : $contributionParams['prevContribution']->financial_type_id;
+    $financialTypeID = !empty($contributionParams['financial_type_id']) ? $contributionParams['financial_type_id'] : $contributionParams['prevContribution']->financial_type_id;
     $arAccountId = CRM_Contribute_PseudoConstant::getRelationalFinancialAccount($financialTypeID, 'Accounts Receivable Account is');
     $params['to_financial_account_id'] = $arAccountId;
     $params['status_id'] = array_search('Pending', $contributionStatuses);
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php
index 520a56bb2100..506fe73f7b41 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public function buildQuickForm() {
     if (!($allAreBillingModeProcessors && !$this->_values['is_pay_later'])) {
       $submitButton = [
         'type' => 'upload',
-        'name' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('is_confirm_enabled', $this->_values) ? ts('Confirm Contribution') : ts('Contribute'),
+        'name' => !empty($this->_values['is_confirm_enabled']) ? ts('Confirm Contribution') : ts('Contribute'),
         'spacing' => '         ',
         'isDefault' => TRUE,
       ];
diff --git a/CRM/Core/BAO/FinancialTrxn.php b/CRM/Core/BAO/FinancialTrxn.php
index 6abb1bdb83d8..113efbf308b5 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/BAO/FinancialTrxn.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/BAO/FinancialTrxn.php
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public static function createPremiumTrxn($params) {
         'to_financial_account_id' => CRM_Contribute_PseudoConstant::getRelationalFinancialAccount($params['financial_type_id'], $toFinancialAccountType),
         'from_financial_account_id' => CRM_Contribute_PseudoConstant::getRelationalFinancialAccount($params['financial_type_id'], $fromFinancialAccountType),
         'trxn_date' => date('YmdHis'),
-        'total_amount' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('cost', $params) ? $params['cost'] : 0,
+        'total_amount' => !empty($params['cost']) ? $params['cost'] : 0,
         'currency' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('currency', $params),
         'status_id' => array_search('Completed', $contributionStatuses),
         'entity_table' => 'civicrm_contribution',
diff --git a/CRM/Core/Form.php b/CRM/Core/Form.php
index 171450460544..97d9649639f0 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Form.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Form.php
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ protected function preProcessPaymentOptions() {
     // minimums with the payment processor minimums. This would lead to fields like 'postal_code'
     // only being on the form if either the admin has configured it as wanted or the processor
     // requires it.
-    $this->assign('billing_profile_id', (CRM_Utils_Array::value('is_billing_required', $this->_values) ? 'billing' : ''));
+    $this->assign('billing_profile_id', (!empty($this->_values['is_billing_required']) ? 'billing' : ''));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/CRM/Financial/Page/AJAX.php b/CRM/Financial/Page/AJAX.php
index 989e75ea09be..25d1b262bf63 100644
--- a/CRM/Financial/Page/AJAX.php
+++ b/CRM/Financial/Page/AJAX.php
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public static function getFinancialTransactionsList() {
         );
       }
       if ($financialItem->contact_id) {
-        $row[$financialItem->id]['contact_type'] = CRM_Contact_BAO_Contact_Utils::getImage(CRM_Utils_Array::value('contact_sub_type', $row[$financialItem->id]) ? $row[$financialItem->id]['contact_sub_type'] : CRM_Utils_Array::value('contact_type', $row[$financialItem->id]), FALSE, $financialItem->contact_id);
+        $row[$financialItem->id]['contact_type'] = CRM_Contact_BAO_Contact_Utils::getImage(!empty($row[$financialItem->id]['contact_sub_type']) ? $row[$financialItem->id]['contact_sub_type'] : CRM_Utils_Array::value('contact_type', $row[$financialItem->id]), FALSE, $financialItem->contact_id);
       }
       $financialitems = $row;
     }
diff --git a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php
index 59c588221cc5..8af7f776c0d2 100644
--- a/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php
+++ b/CRM/Mailing/BAO/Mailing.php
@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@ public static function &report($id, $skipDetails = FALSE, $isSMS = FALSE) {
         'link_unique' => CRM_Utils_System::url($path, "reset=1&event=click&mid=$mailing_id&uid={$mailing->id}&distinct=1"),
         'clicks' => $mailing->clicks,
         'unique' => $mailing->unique_clicks,
-        'rate' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('delivered', $report['event_totals']) ? (100.0 * $mailing->unique_clicks) / $report['event_totals']['delivered'] : 0,
+        'rate' => !empty($report['event_totals']['delivered']) ? (100.0 * $mailing->unique_clicks) / $report['event_totals']['delivered'] : 0,
         'report' => CRM_Report_Utils_Report::getNextUrl('mailing/clicks', "reset=1&mailing_id_value={$mailing_id}&url_value={$mailing->url}", FALSE, TRUE),
       ];
     }
diff --git a/CRM/Price/BAO/PriceField.php b/CRM/Price/BAO/PriceField.php
index b5660d92becb..4325c883157b 100644
--- a/CRM/Price/BAO/PriceField.php
+++ b/CRM/Price/BAO/PriceField.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public static function create(&$params) {
           'membership_type_id' => CRM_Utils_Array::value($index, CRM_Utils_Array::value('membership_type_id', $params), NULL),
           'weight' => $params['option_weight'][$index],
           'is_active' => 1,
-          'is_default' => CRM_Utils_Array::value($params['option_weight'][$index], $defaultArray) ? $defaultArray[$params['option_weight'][$index]] : 0,
+          'is_default' => !empty($defaultArray[$params['option_weight'][$index]]) ? $defaultArray[$params['option_weight'][$index]] : 0,
           'membership_num_terms' => NULL,
           'non_deductible_amount' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('non_deductible_amount', $params),
           'visibility_id' => CRM_Utils_Array::value($index, CRM_Utils_Array::value('option_visibility_id', $params), self::getVisibilityOptionID('public')),
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public static function create(&$params) {
 
         if ($options['membership_type_id']) {
           $options['membership_num_terms'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value($index, CRM_Utils_Array::value('membership_num_terms', $params), 1);
-          $options['is_default'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value($params['membership_type_id'][$index], $defaultArray) ? $defaultArray[$params['membership_type_id'][$index]] : 0;
+          $options['is_default'] = !empty($defaultArray[$params['membership_type_id'][$index]]) ? $defaultArray[$params['membership_type_id'][$index]] : 0;
         }
 
         if (CRM_Utils_Array::value($index, CRM_Utils_Array::value('option_financial_type_id', $params))) {
diff --git a/api/v3/Profile.php b/api/v3/Profile.php
index 73ea34dc7ae5..1f12a073223b 100644
--- a/api/v3/Profile.php
+++ b/api/v3/Profile.php
@@ -608,13 +608,13 @@ function _civicrm_api3_buildprofile_submitfields($profileID, $optionsBehaviour =
 }
 
 /**
- * @param $a
- * @param $b
+ * @param array $a
+ * @param array $b
  *
  * @return bool
  */
 function _civicrm_api3_order_by_weight($a, $b) {
-  return CRM_Utils_Array::value('weight', $b) < CRM_Utils_Array::value('weight', $a) ? TRUE : FALSE;
+  return ($b['weight'] ?? 0) < ($a['weight'] ?? 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ function _civicrm_api3_profile_appendaliases($values, $entity) {
   }
   //special case on membership & contribution - can't see how to handle in a generic way
   if (in_array($entity, ['membership', 'contribution'])) {
-    $values['send_receipt'] = ['title' => 'Send Receipt', 'type' => (int) 16];
+    $values['send_receipt'] = ['title' => 'Send Receipt', 'type' => 16];
   }
   return $values;
 }