diff --git a/base/abstractarray.jl b/base/abstractarray.jl
index 5a2f0c53ff61a..514344215b12c 100644
--- a/base/abstractarray.jl
+++ b/base/abstractarray.jl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Returns the tuple of valid indices for array `A`.
 """
 function indices(A)
     @_inline_meta
-    map(s->OneTo(s), size(A))
+    map(OneTo, size(A))
 end
 
 # Performance optimization: get rid of a branch on `d` in `indices(A,
diff --git a/base/linalg/arpack.jl b/base/linalg/arpack.jl
index 9b27aa3bc019b..26a0c55e1dbb6 100644
--- a/base/linalg/arpack.jl
+++ b/base/linalg/arpack.jl
@@ -114,15 +114,15 @@ function eupd_wrapper(T, n::Integer, sym::Bool, cmplx::Bool, bmat::String,
     select = Array{BlasInt}(ncv)
     info   = zeros(BlasInt, 1)
 
-    dmap = x->abs(x)
+    dmap = abs
     if iparam[7] == 3 # shift-and-invert
         dmap = x->abs(1./(x-sigma))
     elseif which == "LR" || which == "LA" || which == "BE"
-        dmap = x->real(x)
+        dmap = real
     elseif which == "SR" || which == "SA"
         dmap = x->-real(x)
     elseif which == "LI"
-        dmap = x->imag(x)
+        dmap = imag
     elseif which == "SI"
         dmap = x->-imag(x)
     end
diff --git a/base/multidimensional.jl b/base/multidimensional.jl
index 660773dbe1790..0a2b9489cec51 100644
--- a/base/multidimensional.jl
+++ b/base/multidimensional.jl
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ end
 CartesianRange{N}(index::CartesianIndex{N}) = CartesianRange(one(index), index)
 CartesianRange(::Tuple{}) = CartesianRange{CartesianIndex{0}}(CartesianIndex{0}(()),CartesianIndex{0}(()))
 CartesianRange{N}(sz::NTuple{N,Int}) = CartesianRange(CartesianIndex(sz))
-CartesianRange{N}(rngs::NTuple{N,Union{Integer,AbstractUnitRange}}) = CartesianRange(CartesianIndex(map(r->first(r), rngs)), CartesianIndex(map(r->last(r), rngs)))
+CartesianRange{N}(rngs::NTuple{N,Union{Integer,AbstractUnitRange}}) = CartesianRange(CartesianIndex(map(first, rngs)), CartesianIndex(map(last, rngs)))
 
 ndims(R::CartesianRange) = length(R.start)
 ndims{I<:CartesianIndex}(::Type{CartesianRange{I}}) = length(I)
diff --git a/base/pkg/types.jl b/base/pkg/types.jl
index 152b3e5af0c24..9d5556a370b66 100644
--- a/base/pkg/types.jl
+++ b/base/pkg/types.jl
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ end
 VersionSet(versions::VersionNumber...) = VersionSet(VersionNumber[versions...])
 
 show(io::IO, s::VersionSet) = join(io, s.intervals, " ∪ ")
-isempty(s::VersionSet) = all(i->isempty(i), s.intervals)
+isempty(s::VersionSet) = all(isempty, s.intervals)
 in(v::VersionNumber, s::VersionSet) = any(i->in(v,i), s.intervals)
 function intersect(A::VersionSet, B::VersionSet)
     ivals = vec([ intersect(a,b) for a in A.intervals, b in B.intervals ])