diff --git a/comments.php b/comments.php
index 2de01af..1f2c573 100644
--- a/comments.php
+++ b/comments.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 					
 					do_action('comment_post', $fp_params['entry'], array($id, $arr));
 					
-					$q =& new FPDB_Query(array('id'=>$fp_params['entry'],'fullparse'=>false), null);
+					$q = new FPDB_Query(array('id'=>$fp_params['entry'],'fullparse'=>false), null);
 					list($entryid, $e) = $q->getEntry();
 						
 				
diff --git a/fp-plugins/qspam/plugin.qspam.php b/fp-plugins/qspam/plugin.qspam.php
index 89a00ba..8307456 100755
--- a/fp-plugins/qspam/plugin.qspam.php
+++ b/fp-plugins/qspam/plugin.qspam.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Author URI: http://www.nowhereland.it
  * @param string $contents The comment
  * @return unknown
  */
-function plugin_qspam_validate(&$bool, $contents) {
+function plugin_qspam_validate($bool, $contents) {
 	if (!$bool) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -118,4 +118,4 @@ if (class_exists('AdminPanelAction')){
 	admin_addpanelaction('plugin', 'qspam', true);
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>