Index: wp-includes/taxonomy.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/taxonomy.php	(revision 18407)
+++ wp-includes/taxonomy.php	(working copy)
@@ -866,11 +866,9 @@
 	if ( $output == OBJECT ) {
 		return $_term;
 	} elseif ( $output == ARRAY_A ) {
-		$__term = get_object_vars($_term);
-		return $__term;
+		return get_object_vars($_term);
 	} elseif ( $output == ARRAY_N ) {
-		$__term = array_values(get_object_vars($_term));
-		return $__term;
+		return array_values(get_object_vars($_term));
 	} else {
 		return $_term;
 	}
Index: wp-includes/post.php
===================================================================
--- wp-includes/post.php	(revision 18407)
+++ wp-includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -403,11 +403,9 @@
 	if ( $output == OBJECT ) {
 		return $_post;
 	} elseif ( $output == ARRAY_A ) {
-		$__post = get_object_vars($_post);
-		return $__post;
+		return get_object_vars($_post);
 	} elseif ( $output == ARRAY_N ) {
-		$__post = array_values(get_object_vars($_post));
-		return $__post;
+		return array_values(get_object_vars($_post));
 	} else {
 		return $_post;
 	}