diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug24884.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug24884.phpt
index b7d6eaff0a9c..6d363f2cface 100755
--- a/Zend/tests/bug24884.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug24884.phpt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Test {
     function __copy()
     {
         $string = PHP_VERSION;
-        $version = $string{0};
+        $version = $string[0];
         if($string < 5)
         {
             return $this;
diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug26281.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug26281.phpt
index a3a735a552b5..e1888a88ddac 100755
--- a/Zend/tests/bug26281.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug26281.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bug #26281 (switch() crash when condition is a string offset)
 --FILE--
 <?php
 	$x = 'abc';
-	switch ($x{0}) {
+	switch ($x[0]) {
 		case 'a':
 			echo "no crash\n";
 			break;
diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug26801.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug26801.phpt
index f81ea88c9c0f..b8cc37aa1628 100755
--- a/Zend/tests/bug26801.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug26801.phpt
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ Bug #26801 (switch ($a{0}) crash)
 <?php
 
 $a = '11';
-$b = $a{0};
+$b = $a[0];
 switch ($b) {
 	case '-':
 		break;
 }
 
 $a = '22';
-switch ($a{0}) {
+switch ($a[0]) {
 	case '-':
 		break;
 }
diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug31098.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug31098.phpt
index fa753678eee8..c8626abef150 100644
--- a/Zend/tests/bug31098.phpt
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug31098.phpt
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ var_dump(isset($a->b));
 $a = '0';
 var_dump(isset($a->b));
 $a = '';
-var_dump(isset($a{'b'}));
+var_dump(isset($a['b']));
 $a = 'a';
-var_dump(isset($a{'b'}));
+var_dump(isset($a['b']));
 $a = '0';
-var_dump(isset($a{'b'}));
+var_dump(isset($a['b']));
 
 $simpleString = "Bogus String Text";
 echo isset($simpleString->wrong)?"bug\n":"ok\n";