diff --git a/Form/DropdownElement.php b/Form/DropdownElement.php
index 7ee932e..5031151 100644
--- a/Form/DropdownElement.php
+++ b/Form/DropdownElement.php
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ protected function mainElementHTML()
         $html = '<select ' . buildAttributes($attr) . '>';
         $html = array_reduce(
             $this->optGroups,
-            function ($html, OptGroup $optGroup) {
-                return $html . $optGroup->toHTML();
-            },
+            static fn($html, OptGroup $optGroup) => $html . $optGroup->toHTML(),
             $html
         );
         $html .= '</select>';
diff --git a/bureaucracy_field.php b/bureaucracy_field.php
index b4fc71d..f1007c5 100644
--- a/bureaucracy_field.php
+++ b/bureaucracy_field.php
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  */
 class syntax_plugin_bureaucracy_field_dataplugin extends helper_plugin_bureaucracy_field
 {
+    public $opt;
+    public $tpl;
+    public $error;
     private $args = [];
     private $additional;
 
@@ -113,21 +116,18 @@ public function renderfield($params, Doku_Form $form, $formid)
                 $this->additional['required'] = 'required';
             }
 
-            $form->addElement(call_user_func_array(
-                'form_makeListboxField',
-                $this->_parse_tpl(
-                    [
-                        '@@NAME@@[]',
-                        $params['args'],
-                        $params['value'],
-                        '@@DISPLAY@@',
-                        '',
-                        '@@CLASS@@',
-                        $this->additional
-                    ],
-                    $params
-                )
-            ));
+            $form->addElement(form_makeListboxField(...$this->_parse_tpl(
+                [
+                    '@@NAME@@[]',
+                    $params['args'],
+                    $params['value'],
+                    '@@DISPLAY@@',
+                    '',
+                    '@@CLASS@@',
+                    $this->additional
+                ],
+                $params
+            )));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/helper/aliastextbox.php b/helper/aliastextbox.php
index 010e791..ea286a9 100644
--- a/helper/aliastextbox.php
+++ b/helper/aliastextbox.php
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  */
 class helper_plugin_data_aliastextbox extends helper_plugin_bureaucracy_field
 {
+    public $opt;
+    public $tpl;
+    public $error;
     private $args;
     private $additional;
 
@@ -108,21 +111,18 @@ public function renderfield($params, Doku_Form $form, $formid)
                 $this->additional['required'] = 'required';
             }
 
-            $form->addElement(call_user_func_array(
-                'form_makeListboxField',
-                $this->_parse_tpl(
-                    [
-                        '@@NAME@@[]',
-                        $params['args'],
-                        $params['value'],
-                        '@@DISPLAY@@',
-                        '',
-                        '@@CLASS@@',
-                        $this->additional
-                    ],
-                    $params
-                )
-            ));
+            $form->addElement(form_makeListboxField(...$this->_parse_tpl(
+                [
+                    '@@NAME@@[]',
+                    $params['args'],
+                    $params['value'],
+                    '@@DISPLAY@@',
+                    '',
+                    '@@CLASS@@',
+                    $this->additional
+                ],
+                $params
+            )));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/syntax/entry.php b/syntax/entry.php
index d5ea71d..cdb3ad4 100644
--- a/syntax/entry.php
+++ b/syntax/entry.php
@@ -303,9 +303,8 @@ public function saveData($data, $id, $title)
      * @fixme replace this madness
      * @return bool|mixed
      */
-    public function replaceQuery()
+    public function replaceQuery(...$args)
     {
-        $args = func_get_args();
         $argc = func_num_args();
 
         if ($argc > 1) {
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ public function replaceQuery()
         $sqlite = $this->dthlp->getDB();
         if (!$sqlite) return false;
 
-        return call_user_func_array(array(&$sqlite, 'query'), $args);
+        return $sqlite->query(...$args);
     }