diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
index 93455f03a9e..71aa2d5c3ff 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct Scene;
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-struct BMesh *BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(struct Mesh *me, struct Object *ob);
+struct BMesh *BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(struct Object *ob);
 
 /*
   this function recreates a tesselation.
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
index a6e93622ace..4bd77e285de 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.c
@@ -569,14 +569,14 @@ Mesh *copy_mesh(Mesh *me)
 	return men;
 }
 
-BMesh *BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(Mesh *me, Object *ob)
+BMesh *BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(Object *ob)
 {
 	BMesh *bm;
 	int allocsize[4] = {512,512,2048,512};
 
 	bm = BM_Make_Mesh(ob, allocsize);
 
-	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "mesh_to_bmesh mesh=%p object=%p set_shapekey=%i", me, ob, 1);
+	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "mesh_to_bmesh set_shapekey=%i", 1);
 
 	return bm;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh.h b/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh.h
index 93632416d9e..3129b769f22 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/bmesh.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ defining edges[0], and define the winding of the new face.*/
 struct BMFace *BM_Make_Ngon ( struct BMesh *bm, struct BMVert *v1, struct BMVert *v2, struct BMEdge **edges, int len, int nodouble );
 
 /*stuff for dealing with header flags*/
-BM_INLINE int BM_TestHFlag(void *element, const int flag);
+BM_INLINE int BM_TestHFlag(const void *element, const int flag);
 
 /*stuff for dealing with header flags*/
 BM_INLINE void BM_SetHFlag(void *element, const int flag);
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_inline.c b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_inline.c
index f251063b8fb..88dab30a98e 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_inline.c
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_inline.c
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "bmesh.h"
 
-BM_INLINE int BM_TestHFlag(void *element, const int flag)
+BM_INLINE int BM_TestHFlag(const void *element, const int flag)
 {
-	BMHeader *e = element;
-	return e->flag & flag;
+	return ((BMHeader *)element)->flag & flag;
 }
 
 /*stuff for dealing with header flags*/
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_opdefines.c b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_opdefines.c
index 6f57a944966..2f3a1871013 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_opdefines.c
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/intern/bmesh_opdefines.c
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ static BMOpDefine def_transform = {
 static BMOpDefine def_object_load_bmesh = {
 	"object_load_bmesh",
 	{{BMOP_OPSLOT_PNT, "scene"},
-	{BMOP_OPSLOT_PNT, "object"},
 	{0, /*null-terminating sentinel*/}},
 	object_load_bmesh_exec,
 	0,
@@ -511,9 +510,7 @@ static BMOpDefine def_object_load_bmesh = {
 */
 static BMOpDefine def_bmesh_to_mesh = {
 	"bmesh_to_mesh",
-	{{BMOP_OPSLOT_PNT, "mesh"}, //pointer to a mesh structure to fill in
-	 {BMOP_OPSLOT_PNT, "object"}, //pointer to an object structure
-	 {BMOP_OPSLOT_INT, "notesselation"}, //don't calculate mfaces
+    {{BMOP_OPSLOT_INT, "notesselation"}, //don't calculate mfaces
 	 {0, /*null-terminating sentinel*/}},
 	bmesh_to_mesh_exec,
 	0,
@@ -527,9 +524,7 @@ static BMOpDefine def_bmesh_to_mesh = {
 */
 static BMOpDefine def_mesh_to_bmesh = {
 	"mesh_to_bmesh",
-	{{BMOP_OPSLOT_PNT, "mesh"}, //pointer to a Mesh structure
-	 {BMOP_OPSLOT_PNT, "object"}, //pointer to an Object structure
-	 {BMOP_OPSLOT_INT, "set_shapekey"}, //load active shapekey coordinates into verts
+    {{BMOP_OPSLOT_INT, "set_shapekey"}, //load active shapekey coordinates into verts
 	 {0, /*null-terminating sentinel*/}},
 	mesh_to_bmesh_exec,
 	0
diff --git a/source/blender/bmesh/operators/mesh_conv.c b/source/blender/bmesh/operators/mesh_conv.c
index f981e6f7e73..9183fadd8a6 100644
--- a/source/blender/bmesh/operators/mesh_conv.c
+++ b/source/blender/bmesh/operators/mesh_conv.c
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 */
 
 void mesh_to_bmesh_exec(BMesh *bm, BMOperator *op) {
-	Object *ob = BMO_Get_Pnt(op, "object");
-	Mesh *me = BMO_Get_Pnt(op, "mesh");
+	Object *ob = bm->ob;
+	Mesh *me = ob->data;
 	MVert *mvert;
 	BLI_array_declare(verts);
 	MEdge *medge;
@@ -347,12 +347,9 @@ static void loops_to_corners(BMesh *bm, Mesh *me, int findex,
 	}
 }
 
-void object_load_bmesh_exec(BMesh *bm, BMOperator *op) {
-	Object *ob = BMO_Get_Pnt(op, "object");
-	/* Scene *scene = BMO_Get_Pnt(op, "scene"); */
-	Mesh *me = ob->data;
-
-	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "bmesh_to_mesh mesh=%p object=%p", me, ob);
+void object_load_bmesh_exec(BMesh *bm, BMOperator *UNUSED(op))
+{
+	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "bmesh_to_mesh");
 }
 
 
@@ -396,8 +393,8 @@ static BMVert **bmesh_to_mesh_vertex_map(BMesh *bm, int ototvert)
 }
 
 void bmesh_to_mesh_exec(BMesh *bm, BMOperator *op) {
-	Mesh *me = BMO_Get_Pnt(op, "mesh");
-	/* Object *ob = BMO_Get_Pnt(op, "object"); */
+	Object *ob = bm->ob;
+	Mesh *me = ob->data;
 	MLoop *mloop;
 	KeyBlock *block;
 	MPoly *mpoly;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmesh_tools.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmesh_tools.c
index 726b4b77660..7f791e02f13 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmesh_tools.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmesh_tools.c
@@ -3562,7 +3562,7 @@ static int mesh_separate_selected(Main *bmain, Scene *scene, Base *editbase, wmO
 	EDBM_CallOpf(em, wmop, "del geom=%hvef context=%i", BM_SELECT, DEL_VERTS);
 	
 	BM_Compute_Normals(bmnew);
-	BMO_CallOpf(bmnew, "bmesh_to_mesh mesh=%p object=%p", basenew->object->data, basenew->object);
+	BMO_CallOpf(bmnew, "bmesh_to_mesh");
 		
 	BM_Free_Mesh(bmnew);
 	((Mesh*)basenew->object->data)->edit_btmesh = NULL;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmeshutils.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmeshutils.c
index 6d45587a814..2aa806f48fd 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmeshutils.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/bmeshutils.c
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ void EDBM_MakeEditBMesh(ToolSettings *ts, Scene *UNUSED(scene), Object *ob)
 		printf("yeek!! bmesh conversion issue! may lose lots of geometry!\n");
 		
 		/*BMESH_TODO need to write smarter code here*/
-		bm = BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(me, ob);
+		bm = BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(ob);
 	} else {
-		bm = BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(me, ob);
+		bm = BKE_mesh_to_bmesh(ob);
 	}
 
 	me->edit_btmesh = BMEdit_Create(bm);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void EDBM_LoadEditBMesh(Scene *scene, Object *ob)
 	Mesh *me = ob->data;
 	BMesh *bm = me->edit_btmesh->bm;
 
-	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "object_load_bmesh scene=%p object=%p", scene, ob);
+	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "object_load_bmesh scene=%p", scene);
 }
 
 void EDBM_FreeEditBMesh(BMEditMesh *tm)
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void *editbtMesh_to_undoMesh(void *emv, void *obdata)
 	  BMEdit_RecalcTesselation throughout the code.*/
 	BMEdit_RecalcTesselation(em);
 
-	BMO_CallOpf(em->bm, "bmesh_to_mesh mesh=%p notesselation=%i", me, 1);
+	BMO_CallOpf(em->bm, "bmesh_to_mesh notesselation=%i", 1);
 	me->selectmode = em->selectmode;
 
 	return me;
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static void undoMesh_to_editbtMesh(void *umv, void *emv, void *UNUSED(obdata))
 	BMEdit_Free(em);
 
 	bm = BM_Make_Mesh(ob, allocsize);
-	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "mesh_to_bmesh mesh=%p object=%p set_shapekey=%i", me, ob, 0);
+	BMO_CallOpf(bm, "mesh_to_bmesh set_shapekey=%i", 0);
 
 	em2 = BMEdit_Create(bm);
 	*em = *em2;