Removing instantiate_class(), which was needed to make php 4 and 5.3 play together nicely. Removed all instantiations by reference.

2 files changed, 2 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/system/core/Common.php b/system/core/Common.php
index 56fe713bd..6a3d5ac0a 100644
--- a/system/core/Common.php
+++ b/system/core/Common.php
@@ -163,29 +163,10 @@
 		// Keep track of what we just loaded
 		is_loaded($class);
 
-		$_classes[$class] =& instantiate_class(new $name());
+		$_classes[$class] = new $name();
 		return $_classes[$class];
 	}
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/**
- * Instantiate Class
- *
- * Returns a new class object by reference, used by load_class() and the DB class.
- * Required to retain PHP 4 compatibility and also not make PHP 5.3 cry.
- *
- * Use: $obj =& instantiate_class(new Foo());
- *
- * @access	public
- * @param	object
- * @return	object
- */
-	function &instantiate_class(&$class_object)
-	{
-		return $class_object;
-	}
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /**
diff --git a/system/core/Loader.php b/system/core/Loader.php
index 69917648d..e97b18102 100644
--- a/system/core/Loader.php
+++ b/system/core/Loader.php
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class CI_Loader {
 		require_once(BASEPATH.'database/drivers/'.$CI->db->dbdriver.'/'.$CI->db->dbdriver.'_utility'.EXT);
 		$class = 'CI_DB_'.$CI->db->dbdriver.'_utility';
 
-		$CI->dbutil =& instantiate_class(new $class());
+		$CI->dbutil = new $class();
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------