diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/shift/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/shift/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 4ee1ce796ecb..9c332719d70e 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/shift/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/shift/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ bench( format( '%s::array', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var i;
 
 	len = b.iterations;
-	arr = new Array( len );
+	arr = [];
 	for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
-		arr[ i ] = i;
+		arr.push( i );
 	}
 	b.tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ bench( format( '%s::built-in', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var i;
 
 	len = b.iterations;
-	arr = new Array( len );
+	arr = [];
 	for ( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
-		arr[ i ] = i;
+		arr.push( i );
 	}
 	b.tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {