diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fcurve.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fcurve.c
index d6a9d950015..13e13fbc3ff 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fcurve.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/fcurve.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ static float dtar_get_prop_val (ChannelDriver *driver, DriverTarget *dtar)
 	
 	/* get property to read from, and get value as appropriate */
 	if (RNA_path_resolve_full(&id_ptr, dtar->rna_path, &ptr, &prop, &index)) {
-		if(RNA_property_array_check(&ptr, prop)) {
+		if(RNA_property_array_check(prop)) {
 			/* array */
 			if (index < RNA_property_array_length(&ptr, prop)) {	
 				switch (RNA_property_type(prop)) {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.c
index 13469e0b58b..5f1a6c911bc 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.c
@@ -3243,7 +3243,7 @@ static int node_animation_properties(bNodeTree *ntree, bNode *node)
 		int driven, len=1, index;
 		prop = (PropertyRNA *)link;
 		
-		if (RNA_property_array_check(&ptr, prop))
+		if (RNA_property_array_check(prop))
 			len = RNA_property_array_length(&ptr, prop);
 		
 		for (index=0; index<len; index++) {
@@ -3261,7 +3261,7 @@ static int node_animation_properties(bNodeTree *ntree, bNode *node)
 		RNA_pointer_create((ID *)ntree, &RNA_NodeSocket, sock, &ptr);
 		prop = RNA_struct_find_property(&ptr, "default_value");
 		
-		if (RNA_property_array_check(&ptr, prop))
+		if (RNA_property_array_check(prop))
 			len = RNA_property_array_length(&ptr, prop);
 		
 		for (index=0; index<len; index++) {
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/poseSlide.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/poseSlide.c
index 3d6888d87dc..69b7fff3607 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/poseSlide.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/poseSlide.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ static short pose_propagate_get_refVal (Object *ob, FCurve *fcu, float *value)
 	
 	/* resolve the property... */
 	if (RNA_path_resolve(&id_ptr, fcu->rna_path, &ptr, &prop)) {
-		if (RNA_property_array_check(&ptr, prop)) {
+		if (RNA_property_array_check(prop)) {
 			/* array */
 			if (fcu->array_index < RNA_property_array_length(&ptr, prop)) {
 				found= TRUE;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
index a8e0ca39c58..e6df6a07d52 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ void uiItemFullR(uiLayout *layout, PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int index
 
 	/* retrieve info */
 	type= RNA_property_type(prop);
-	is_array= RNA_property_array_check(ptr, prop);
+	is_array= RNA_property_array_check(prop);
 	len= (is_array) ? RNA_property_array_length(ptr, prop) : 0;
 
 	/* set name and icon */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
index f660dbb9edd..a3f56192cb5 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int uiDefAutoButsRNA(uiLayout *layout, PointerRNA *ptr, int (*check_prop)(Proper
 
 		if(label_align != '\0') {
 			PropertyType type = RNA_property_type(prop);
-			int is_boolean = (type == PROP_BOOLEAN && !RNA_property_array_check(ptr, prop));
+			int is_boolean = (type == PROP_BOOLEAN && !RNA_property_array_check(prop));
 
 			name= RNA_property_ui_name(prop);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h
index 0033a1ff437..81deb0c2796 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ int RNA_property_flag(PropertyRNA *prop);
 void *RNA_property_py_data_get(PropertyRNA *prop);
 
 int RNA_property_array_length(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop);
-int RNA_property_array_check(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop);
+int RNA_property_array_check(PropertyRNA *prop);
 int RNA_property_multi_array_length(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int dimension);
 int RNA_property_array_dimension(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int length[]);
 char RNA_property_array_item_char(PropertyRNA *prop, int index);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c
index f1056c86a4c..f100ebd6129 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int rna_ensure_property_array_length(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
 	}
 }
 
-static int rna_ensure_property_array_check(PointerRNA *UNUSED(ptr), PropertyRNA *prop)
+static int rna_ensure_property_array_check(PropertyRNA *prop)
 {
 	if(prop->magic == RNA_MAGIC) {
 		return (prop->getlength || prop->totarraylength) ? 1:0;
@@ -765,9 +765,9 @@ int RNA_property_array_length(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
 	return rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 }
 
-int RNA_property_array_check(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
+int RNA_property_array_check(PropertyRNA *prop)
 {
-	return rna_ensure_property_array_check(ptr, prop);
+	return rna_ensure_property_array_check(prop);
 }
 
 /* used by BPY to make an array from the python object */
@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ int RNA_property_boolean_get(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr)))
 		return IDP_Int(idprop);
@@ -1414,6 +1415,7 @@ void RNA_property_boolean_set(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int value)
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 
 	/* just incase other values are passed */
 	if(value) value= 1;
@@ -1440,6 +1442,7 @@ void RNA_property_boolean_get_array(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int *val
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr))) {
 		if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
@@ -1463,6 +1466,7 @@ int RNA_property_boolean_get_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int index
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_boolean_get_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
@@ -1486,6 +1490,7 @@ void RNA_property_boolean_set_array(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, const in
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr))) {
 		if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
@@ -1519,6 +1524,7 @@ void RNA_property_boolean_set_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int inde
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_boolean_get_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
@@ -1541,6 +1547,7 @@ int RNA_property_boolean_get_default(PointerRNA *UNUSED(ptr), PropertyRNA *prop)
 	BooleanPropertyRNA *bprop= (BooleanPropertyRNA*)prop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 
 	return bprop->defaultvalue;
 }
@@ -1550,6 +1557,7 @@ void RNA_property_boolean_get_default_array(PointerRNA *UNUSED(ptr), PropertyRNA
 	BooleanPropertyRNA *bprop= (BooleanPropertyRNA*)prop;
 	
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
 		values[0]= bprop->defaultvalue;
@@ -1565,6 +1573,7 @@ int RNA_property_boolean_get_default_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, i
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_boolean_get_default_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
@@ -1588,6 +1597,7 @@ int RNA_property_int_get(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_INT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr)))
 		return IDP_Int(idprop);
@@ -1603,6 +1613,7 @@ void RNA_property_int_set(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int value)
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_INT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 	/* useful to check on bad values but set function should clamp */
 	/* BLI_assert(RNA_property_int_clamp(ptr, prop, &value) == 0); */
 
@@ -1628,6 +1639,7 @@ void RNA_property_int_get_array(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int *values)
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_INT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr))) {
 		if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
@@ -1688,6 +1700,7 @@ int RNA_property_int_get_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int index)
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_INT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_int_get_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
@@ -1711,6 +1724,7 @@ void RNA_property_int_set_array(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, const int *v
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_INT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr))) {
 		if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
@@ -1744,6 +1758,7 @@ void RNA_property_int_set_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int index, i
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_INT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_int_get_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
@@ -1772,6 +1787,7 @@ void RNA_property_int_get_default_array(PointerRNA *UNUSED(ptr), PropertyRNA *pr
 	IntPropertyRNA *iprop= (IntPropertyRNA*)prop;
 	
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_INT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
 		values[0]= iprop->defaultvalue;
@@ -1808,6 +1824,7 @@ float RNA_property_float_get(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr))) {
 		if(idprop->type == IDP_FLOAT)
@@ -1827,6 +1844,7 @@ void RNA_property_float_set(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, float value)
 	IDProperty *idprop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 	/* useful to check on bad values but set function should clamp */
 	/* BLI_assert(RNA_property_float_clamp(ptr, prop, &value) == 0); */
 
@@ -1858,6 +1876,7 @@ void RNA_property_float_get_array(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, float *val
 	int i;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr))) {
 		if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
@@ -1923,6 +1942,7 @@ float RNA_property_float_get_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int index
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_float_get_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
@@ -1948,6 +1968,7 @@ void RNA_property_float_set_array(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, const floa
 	int i;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if((idprop=rna_idproperty_check(&prop, ptr))) {
 		if(prop->arraydimension == 0) {
@@ -1991,6 +2012,7 @@ void RNA_property_float_set_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int index,
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_float_get_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
@@ -2013,6 +2035,7 @@ float RNA_property_float_get_default(PointerRNA *UNUSED(ptr), PropertyRNA *prop)
 	FloatPropertyRNA *fprop= (FloatPropertyRNA*)prop;
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0);
 
 	return fprop->defaultvalue;
 }
@@ -2022,6 +2045,7 @@ void RNA_property_float_get_default_array(PointerRNA *UNUSED(ptr), PropertyRNA *
 	FloatPropertyRNA *fprop= (FloatPropertyRNA*)prop;
 	
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(prop->arraydimension == 0)
 		values[0]= fprop->defaultvalue;
@@ -2037,6 +2061,7 @@ float RNA_property_float_get_default_index(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, i
 	int len= rna_ensure_property_array_length(ptr, prop);
 
 	BLI_assert(RNA_property_type(prop) == PROP_FLOAT);
+	BLI_assert(RNA_property_array_check(prop) != 0);
 
 	if(len <= RNA_MAX_ARRAY_LENGTH) {
 		RNA_property_float_get_default_array(ptr, prop, tmp);
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c
index 4447a0476f4..ba8145c2773 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna.c
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrna_prop_str(BPy_PropertyRNA *self)
 		if(type==PROP_COLLECTION) {
 			len= pyrna_prop_collection_length(self);
 		}
-		else if (RNA_property_array_check(&self->ptr, self->prop)) {
+		else if (RNA_property_array_check(self->prop)) {
 			len= pyrna_prop_array_length((BPy_PropertyArrayRNA *)self);
 		}
 
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ PyObject *pyrna_prop_to_py(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
 	PyObject *ret;
 	int type= RNA_property_type(prop);
 
-	if (RNA_property_array_check(ptr, prop)) {
+	if (RNA_property_array_check(prop)) {
 		return pyrna_py_from_array(ptr, prop);
 	}
 
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ static int pyrna_py_to_prop(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, void *data, PyOb
 	int type= RNA_property_type(prop);
 
 
-	if (RNA_property_array_check(ptr, prop)) {
+	if (RNA_property_array_check(prop)) {
 		/* done getting the length */
 		if(pyrna_py_to_array(ptr, prop, data, value, error_prefix) == -1) {
 			return -1;
@@ -4088,7 +4088,7 @@ static PyObject *pyrna_param_to_py(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, void *dat
 	int type= RNA_property_type(prop);
 	int flag= RNA_property_flag(prop);
 
-	if(RNA_property_array_check(ptr, prop)) {
+	if(RNA_property_array_check(prop)) {
 		int a, len;
 
 		if (flag & PROP_DYNAMIC) {
@@ -5519,7 +5519,7 @@ PyObject *pyrna_prop_CreatePyObject(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop)
 {
 	BPy_PropertyRNA *pyrna;
 
-	if (RNA_property_array_check(ptr, prop) == 0) {
+	if (RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0) {
 		PyTypeObject *type;
 
 		if (RNA_property_type(prop) != PROP_COLLECTION) {
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_anim.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_anim.c
index 30d83e196ba..8bde1db96ca 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_anim.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_rna_anim.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int pyrna_struct_anim_args_parse(PointerRNA *ptr, const char *error_prefi
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if(RNA_property_array_check(&r_ptr, prop) == 0) {
+	if(RNA_property_array_check(prop) == 0) {
 		if((*index) == -1) {
 			*index= 0;
 		}