diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/pkgs/entry-points/lib/resolve.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/pkgs/entry-points/lib/resolve.js
index 8e60d950de8e..803513d2f146 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/pkgs/entry-points/lib/resolve.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/pkgs/entry-points/lib/resolve.js
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ function getPkgs( pkgs, dir, clbk ) {
 	len = pkgs.length;
 	debug( 'Resolving %d packages...', len );
 
-	out = new Array( len );
+	out = [];
 	count = 0;
 	for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
 		debug( 'Resolving package: %s (%d of %d).', pkgs[ i ], i+1, len );
 		opts = {
 			'basedir': dir
 		};
-		out[ i ] = {
+		out.push({
 			'id': null,
 			'pkg': pkgs[ i ],
 			'dir': null,
 			'data': null
-		};
+		});
 		resolve( pkgs[ i ], opts, createClbk( i ) );
 	}
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/key-by-right/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/key-by-right/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 2c1bcb9026a8..8502cebf9ef4 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/key-by-right/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/key-by-right/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var keyByRight = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -37,16 +36,16 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 		return value.name;
 	}
 
-	arr = new Array( 100 );
-	for ( i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ ) {
-		arr[ i ] = {
+	arr = [];
+	for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+		arr.push({
 			'name': 'v'+i,
 			'value': i
-		};
+		});
 	}
 	b.tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
-		arr[ 0 ].value = randu();
+		arr[ 0 ].value += 1;
 		out = keyByRight( arr, toKey );
 		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
 			b.fail( 'should return an object' );
@@ -69,16 +68,16 @@ bench( pkg+'::this_context', function benchmark( b ) {
 		return value.name;
 	}
 
-	arr = new Array( 100 );
-	for ( i = 0; i < arr.length; i++ ) {
-		arr[ i ] = {
+	arr = [];
+	for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+		arr.push({
 			'name': 'v'+i,
 			'value': i
-		};
+		});
 	}
 	b.tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
-		arr[ 0 ].value = randu();
+		arr[ 0 ].value += 1;
 		out = keyByRight( arr, toKey, {} );
 		if ( typeof out !== 'object' ) {
 			b.fail( 'should return an object' );