diff --git a/ext/phar/phar.c b/ext/phar/phar.c
index f7d08da4ab9..7b7d559811a 100644
--- a/ext/phar/phar.c
+++ b/ext/phar/phar.c
@@ -2653,11 +2653,8 @@ int phar_flush(phar_archive_data *phar, char *user_stub, long len, int convert,
 				len = -len;
 			}
 			user_stub = 0;
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (!(len = php_stream_copy_to_mem(stubfile, (void **) &user_stub, len, 0)) || !user_stub) {
-#else
+
 			if (!(len = php_stream_copy_to_mem(stubfile, &user_stub, len, 0)) || !user_stub) {
-#endif
 				if (closeoldfile) {
 					php_stream_close(oldfile);
 				}
diff --git a/ext/phar/phar_object.c b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
index 0335615ea47..d19f30c612e 100644
--- a/ext/phar/phar_object.c
+++ b/ext/phar/phar_object.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ static int phar_file_type(HashTable *mimes, char *file, char **mime_type TSRMLS_
 
 static void phar_mung_server_vars(char *fname, char *entry, int entry_len, char *basename, int request_uri_len TSRMLS_DC) /* {{{ */
 {
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-	int is_unicode = 0;
-#endif
 	HashTable *_SERVER;
 	zval **stuff;
 	char *path_info;
@@ -76,18 +73,7 @@ static void phar_mung_server_vars(char *fname, char *entry, int entry_len, char
 	_SERVER = Z_ARRVAL_P(PG(http_globals)[TRACK_VARS_SERVER]);
 
 	/* PATH_INFO and PATH_TRANSLATED should always be munged */
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-	if (phar_find_key(_SERVER, "PATH_INFO", sizeof("PATH_INFO"), (void **) &stuff TSRMLS_CC)) {
-		if (Z_TYPE_PP(stuff) == IS_UNICODE) {
-			is_unicode = 1;
-			zval_unicode_to_string(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-		} else {
-			is_unicode = 0;
-		}
-#else
 	if (SUCCESS == zend_hash_find(_SERVER, "PATH_INFO", sizeof("PATH_INFO"), (void **) &stuff)) {
-#endif
-
 		path_info = Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff);
 		code = Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff);
 
@@ -96,38 +82,19 @@ static void phar_mung_server_vars(char *fname, char *entry, int entry_len, char
 
 			MAKE_STD_ZVAL(temp);
 			ZVAL_STRINGL(temp, path_info, code, 0);
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (is_unicode) {
-				zval_string_to_unicode(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-			}
-#endif
+
 			zend_hash_update(_SERVER, "PHAR_PATH_INFO", sizeof("PHAR_PATH_INFO"), &temp, sizeof(zval **), NULL);
 		}
 	}
 
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-	if (phar_find_key(_SERVER, "PATH_TRANSLATED", sizeof("PATH_TRANSLATED"), (void **) &stuff TSRMLS_CC)) {
-		if (Z_TYPE_PP(stuff) == IS_UNICODE) {
-			is_unicode = 1;
-			zval_unicode_to_string(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-		} else {
-			is_unicode = 0;
-		}
-#else
 	if (SUCCESS == zend_hash_find(_SERVER, "PATH_TRANSLATED", sizeof("PATH_TRANSLATED"), (void **) &stuff)) {
-#endif
-
 		path_info = Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff);
 		code = Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff);
 		Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff) = spprintf(&(Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff)), 4096, "phar://%s%s", fname, entry);
 
 		MAKE_STD_ZVAL(temp);
 		ZVAL_STRINGL(temp, path_info, code, 0);
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (is_unicode) {
-			zval_string_to_unicode(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-		}
-#endif
+
 		zend_hash_update(_SERVER, "PHAR_PATH_TRANSLATED", sizeof("PHAR_PATH_TRANSLATED"), (void *) &temp, sizeof(zval **), NULL);
 	}
 
@@ -136,18 +103,7 @@ static void phar_mung_server_vars(char *fname, char *entry, int entry_len, char
 	}
 
 	if (PHAR_GLOBALS->phar_SERVER_mung_list & PHAR_MUNG_REQUEST_URI) {
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (phar_find_key(_SERVER, "REQUEST_URI", sizeof("REQUEST_URI"), (void **) &stuff TSRMLS_CC)) {
-		if (Z_TYPE_PP(stuff) == IS_UNICODE) {
-			is_unicode = 1;
-			zval_unicode_to_string(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-		} else {
-			is_unicode = 0;
-		}
-#else
 		if (SUCCESS == zend_hash_find(_SERVER, "REQUEST_URI", sizeof("REQUEST_URI"), (void **) &stuff)) {
-#endif
-
 			path_info = Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff);
 			code = Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff);
 
@@ -156,29 +112,14 @@ static void phar_mung_server_vars(char *fname, char *entry, int entry_len, char
 
 				MAKE_STD_ZVAL(temp);
 				ZVAL_STRINGL(temp, path_info, code, 0);
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-				if (is_unicode) {
-					zval_string_to_unicode(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-				}
-#endif
+
 				zend_hash_update(_SERVER, "PHAR_REQUEST_URI", sizeof("PHAR_REQUEST_URI"), (void *) &temp, sizeof(zval **), NULL);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (PHAR_GLOBALS->phar_SERVER_mung_list & PHAR_MUNG_PHP_SELF) {
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (phar_find_key(_SERVER, "PHP_SELF", sizeof("PHP_SELF"), (void **) &stuff TSRMLS_CC)) {
-		if (Z_TYPE_PP(stuff) == IS_UNICODE) {
-			is_unicode = 1;
-			zval_unicode_to_string(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-		} else {
-			is_unicode = 0;
-		}
-#else
 		if (SUCCESS == zend_hash_find(_SERVER, "PHP_SELF", sizeof("PHP_SELF"), (void **) &stuff)) {
-#endif
-
 			path_info = Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff);
 			code = Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff);
 
@@ -187,68 +128,34 @@ static void phar_mung_server_vars(char *fname, char *entry, int entry_len, char
 
 				MAKE_STD_ZVAL(temp);
 				ZVAL_STRINGL(temp, path_info, code, 0);
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-				if (is_unicode) {
-					zval_string_to_unicode(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-				}
-#endif
+
 				zend_hash_update(_SERVER, "PHAR_PHP_SELF", sizeof("PHAR_PHP_SELF"), (void *) &temp, sizeof(zval **), NULL);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (PHAR_GLOBALS->phar_SERVER_mung_list & PHAR_MUNG_SCRIPT_NAME) {
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (phar_find_key(_SERVER, "SCRIPT_NAME", sizeof("SCRIPT_NAME"), (void **) &stuff TSRMLS_CC)) {
-		if (Z_TYPE_PP(stuff) == IS_UNICODE) {
-			is_unicode = 1;
-			zval_unicode_to_string(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-		} else {
-			is_unicode = 0;
-		}
-#else
 		if (SUCCESS == zend_hash_find(_SERVER, "SCRIPT_NAME", sizeof("SCRIPT_NAME"), (void **) &stuff)) {
-#endif
-
 			path_info = Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff);
 			code = Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff);
 			ZVAL_STRINGL(*stuff, entry, entry_len, 1);
 
 			MAKE_STD_ZVAL(temp);
 			ZVAL_STRINGL(temp, path_info, code, 0);
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (is_unicode) {
-				zval_string_to_unicode(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-			}
-#endif
+
 			zend_hash_update(_SERVER, "PHAR_SCRIPT_NAME", sizeof("PHAR_SCRIPT_NAME"), (void *) &temp, sizeof(zval **), NULL);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (PHAR_GLOBALS->phar_SERVER_mung_list & PHAR_MUNG_SCRIPT_FILENAME) {
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (phar_find_key(_SERVER, "SCRIPT_FILENAME", sizeof("SCRIPT_FILENAME"), (void **) &stuff TSRMLS_CC)) {
-		if (Z_TYPE_PP(stuff) == IS_UNICODE) {
-			is_unicode = 1;
-			zval_unicode_to_string(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-		} else {
-			is_unicode = 0;
-		}
-#else
 		if (SUCCESS == zend_hash_find(_SERVER, "SCRIPT_FILENAME", sizeof("SCRIPT_FILENAME"), (void **) &stuff)) {
-#endif
-
 			path_info = Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff);
 			code = Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff);
 			Z_STRLEN_PP(stuff) = spprintf(&(Z_STRVAL_PP(stuff)), 4096, "phar://%s%s", fname, entry);
 
 			MAKE_STD_ZVAL(temp);
 			ZVAL_STRINGL(temp, path_info, code, 0);
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (is_unicode) {
-				zval_string_to_unicode(*stuff TSRMLS_CC);
-			}
-#endif
+
 			zend_hash_update(_SERVER, "PHAR_SCRIPT_FILENAME", sizeof("PHAR_SCRIPT_FILENAME"), (void *) &temp, sizeof(zval **), NULL);
 		}
 	}
@@ -940,11 +847,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, webPhar)
 		if (ext) {
 			++ext;
 
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (phar_find_key(Z_ARRVAL_P(mimeoverride), ext, strlen(ext)+1, (void **) &val TSRMLS_CC)) {
-#else
 			if (SUCCESS == zend_hash_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(mimeoverride), ext, strlen(ext)+1, (void **) &val)) {
-#endif
 				switch (Z_TYPE_PP(val)) {
 					case IS_LONG:
 						if (Z_LVAL_PP(val) == PHAR_MIME_PHP || Z_LVAL_PP(val) == PHAR_MIME_PHPS) {
@@ -958,11 +861,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, webPhar)
 							RETURN_FALSE;
 						}
 						break;
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-					case IS_UNICODE:
-						zval_unicode_to_string(*(val) TSRMLS_CC);
-						/* break intentionally omitted */
-#endif
 					case IS_STRING:
 						mime_type = Z_STRVAL_PP(val);
 						code = PHAR_MIME_OTHER;
@@ -1013,26 +911,12 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, mungServer)
 
 	for (zend_hash_internal_pointer_reset(Z_ARRVAL_P(mungvalues)); SUCCESS == zend_hash_has_more_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(mungvalues)); zend_hash_move_forward(Z_ARRVAL_P(mungvalues))) {
 		zval **data = NULL;
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		zval *unicopy = NULL;
-#endif
 
 		if (SUCCESS != zend_hash_get_current_data(Z_ARRVAL_P(mungvalues), (void **) &data)) {
 			zend_throw_exception_ex(phar_ce_PharException, 0 TSRMLS_CC, "unable to retrieve array value in Phar::mungServer()");
 			return;
 		}
 
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (Z_TYPE_PP(data) == IS_UNICODE) {
-			MAKE_STD_ZVAL(unicopy);
-			*unicopy = **data;
-			zval_copy_ctor(unicopy);
-			INIT_PZVAL(unicopy);
-			zval_unicode_to_string(unicopy TSRMLS_CC);
-			data = &unicopy;
-		}
-#endif
-
 		if (Z_TYPE_PP(data) != IS_STRING) {
 			zend_throw_exception_ex(phar_ce_PharException, 0 TSRMLS_CC, "Non-string value passed to Phar::mungServer(), expecting an array of any of these strings: PHP_SELF, REQUEST_URI, SCRIPT_FILENAME, SCRIPT_NAME");
 			return;
@@ -1054,11 +938,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phar, mungServer)
 		if (Z_STRLEN_PP(data) == sizeof("SCRIPT_FILENAME")-1 && !strncmp(Z_STRVAL_PP(data), "SCRIPT_FILENAME", sizeof("SCRIPT_FILENAME")-1)) {
 			PHAR_GLOBALS->phar_SERVER_mung_list |= PHAR_MUNG_SCRIPT_FILENAME;
 		}
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (unicopy) {
-			zval_ptr_dtor(&unicopy);
-		}
-#endif
 	}
 }
 /* }}} */
@@ -5033,11 +4912,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(PharFileInfo, getContent)
 
 	phar_seek_efp(link, 0, SEEK_SET, 0, 0 TSRMLS_CC);
 	Z_TYPE_P(return_value) = IS_STRING;
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-	Z_STRLEN_P(return_value) = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, (void **) &(Z_STRVAL_P(return_value)), link->uncompressed_filesize, 0);
-#else
 	Z_STRLEN_P(return_value) = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, &(Z_STRVAL_P(return_value)), link->uncompressed_filesize, 0);
-#endif
 
 	if (!Z_STRVAL_P(return_value)) {
 		Z_STRVAL_P(return_value) = estrndup("", 0);
diff --git a/ext/phar/stream.c b/ext/phar/stream.c
index 7e74ed60f3f..ccfe2a5886d 100644
--- a/ext/phar/stream.c
+++ b/ext/phar/stream.c
@@ -207,30 +207,19 @@ static php_stream * phar_wrapper_open_url(php_stream_wrapper *wrapper, char *pat
 		fpf = php_stream_alloc(&phar_ops, idata, NULL, mode);
 		php_url_free(resource);
 		efree(internal_file);
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-		if (context && context->options && phar_find_key(HASH_OF(context->options), "phar", sizeof("phar"), (void**)&pzoption TSRMLS_CC)) {
-#else
+
 		if (context && context->options && zend_hash_find(HASH_OF(context->options), "phar", sizeof("phar"), (void**)&pzoption) == SUCCESS) {
-#endif
 			pharcontext = HASH_OF(*pzoption);
 			if (idata->internal_file->uncompressed_filesize == 0
 				&& idata->internal_file->compressed_filesize == 0
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-				&& phar_find_key(pharcontext, "compress", sizeof("compress"), (void**)&pzoption TSRMLS_CC)
-#else
 				&& zend_hash_find(pharcontext, "compress", sizeof("compress"), (void**)&pzoption) == SUCCESS
-#endif
 				&& Z_TYPE_PP(pzoption) == IS_LONG
 				&& (Z_LVAL_PP(pzoption) & ~PHAR_ENT_COMPRESSION_MASK) == 0
 			) {
 				idata->internal_file->flags &= ~PHAR_ENT_COMPRESSION_MASK;
 				idata->internal_file->flags |= Z_LVAL_PP(pzoption);
 			}
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (phar_find_key(pharcontext, "metadata", sizeof("metadata"), (void**)&pzoption TSRMLS_CC)) {
-#else
 			if (zend_hash_find(pharcontext, "metadata", sizeof("metadata"), (void**)&pzoption) == SUCCESS) {
-#endif
 				if (idata->internal_file->metadata) {
 					zval_ptr_dtor(&idata->internal_file->metadata);
 					idata->internal_file->metadata = NULL;
diff --git a/ext/phar/tar.c b/ext/phar/tar.c
index 917734c992a..43d1ede2384 100644
--- a/ext/phar/tar.c
+++ b/ext/phar/tar.c
@@ -986,11 +986,8 @@ int phar_tar_flush(phar_archive_data *phar, char *user_stub, long len, int defau
 				len = -len;
 			}
 			user_stub = 0;
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (!(len = php_stream_copy_to_mem(stubfile, (void **) &user_stub, len, 0)) || !user_stub) {
-#else
+
 			if (!(len = php_stream_copy_to_mem(stubfile, &user_stub, len, 0)) || !user_stub) {
-#endif
 				if (error) {
 					spprintf(error, 0, "unable to read resource to copy stub to new tar-based phar \"%s\"", phar->fname);
 				}
diff --git a/ext/phar/zip.c b/ext/phar/zip.c
index ced975cb384..3372622552d 100644
--- a/ext/phar/zip.c
+++ b/ext/phar/zip.c
@@ -603,11 +603,7 @@ foundit:
 
 				php_stream_filter_append(&fp->readfilters, filter);
 
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-				if (!(entry.uncompressed_filesize = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, (void **) &actual_alias, entry.uncompressed_filesize, 0)) || !actual_alias) {
-#else
 				if (!(entry.uncompressed_filesize = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, &actual_alias, entry.uncompressed_filesize, 0)) || !actual_alias) {
-#endif
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 50207
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated (PHP 5.2.7 and newer has a potential fix for this problem)");
@@ -628,11 +624,7 @@ foundit:
 
 				php_stream_filter_append(&fp->readfilters, filter);
 
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-				if (!(entry.uncompressed_filesize = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, (void **) &actual_alias, entry.uncompressed_filesize, 0)) || !actual_alias) {
-#else
 				if (!(entry.uncompressed_filesize = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, &actual_alias, entry.uncompressed_filesize, 0)) || !actual_alias) {
-#endif
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 50207
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated (PHP 5.2.7 and newer has a potential fix for this problem)");
@@ -643,11 +635,7 @@ foundit:
 				php_stream_filter_flush(filter, 1);
 				php_stream_filter_remove(filter, 1 TSRMLS_CC);
 			} else {
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-				if (!(entry.uncompressed_filesize = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, (void **) &actual_alias, entry.uncompressed_filesize, 0)) || !actual_alias) {
-#else
 				if (!(entry.uncompressed_filesize = php_stream_copy_to_mem(fp, &actual_alias, entry.uncompressed_filesize, 0)) || !actual_alias) {
-#endif
 					pefree(entry.filename, entry.is_persistent);
 					PHAR_ZIP_FAIL("unable to read in alias, truncated");
 				}
@@ -1252,11 +1240,7 @@ int phar_zip_flush(phar_archive_data *phar, char *user_stub, long len, int defau
 
 			user_stub = 0;
 
-#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION >= 6
-			if (!(len = php_stream_copy_to_mem(stubfile, (void **) &user_stub, len, 0)) || !user_stub) {
-#else
 			if (!(len = php_stream_copy_to_mem(stubfile, &user_stub, len, 0)) || !user_stub) {
-#endif
 				if (error) {
 					spprintf(error, 0, "unable to read resource to copy stub to new zip-based phar \"%s\"", phar->fname);
 				}