diff --git a/doc/fix_depricated.php b/doc/fix_depricated.php
index a33d9085ca..3be382d768 100755
--- a/doc/fix_depricated.php
+++ b/doc/fix_depricated.php
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ function fix_depricated($file,$replace_file=false)
 
 	// fix call to not longer existing PDO method $result->fetchSingle()
 	$lines = str_replace('->fetchSingle(','->fetchColumn(',$lines);
+	
+	// fix calls to deprecated call_user_method(_array)?(method,object[,args])
+	if (preg_match('/call_user_method(_array)?\(/',$lines,$matches))
+	{
+		$lines = preg_replace('/call_user_method\(([^,]+),([^,\)]+)([,)])/','call_user_func(array(\\2,\\1)\\3',$lines);
+		$lines = preg_replace('/call_user_method_array\(([^,]+),([^,\)]+)([,)])/','call_user_func_array(array(\\2,\\1)\\3',$lines);
+	}
 
 	if ($lines != $orig)
 	{
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.schema_proc.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.schema_proc.inc.php
index bb3614cda0..d5ec9ae0fe 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.schema_proc.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.schema_proc.inc.php
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ class schema_proc
 			$debug_params = func_get_args();
 			array_shift($debug_params);
 			array_shift($debug_params);
-			call_user_method_array('debug_message',$this,$debug_params);
+			call_user_func_array(array($this,'debug_message'),$debug_params);
 			if ($retval < 2 && !$this->dict->debug)
 			{
 				echo '<p><b>'.$this->adodb->ErrorMsg()."</b></p>\n";
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.soap_server.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.soap_server.inc.php
index 0861ebe3db..196997a2f9 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.soap_server.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.soap_server.inc.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 							{
 								if (is_object($obj))
 								{
-									$code = "\$method_response = call_user_method($method,$obj,";
+									$code = "\$method_response = call_user_func(array($obj,$method),";
 									$this->debug("about to call object method '$class\-\>$method' with args");
 								}
 								else
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 								if (is_object($obj))
 								{
 									$this->debug("about to call object method '$obj\-\>$method'");
-									if(!$method_response = call_user_method($method,$obj))
+									if(!$method_response = call_user_func(array($obj,$method)))
 									{
 										$this->make_fault("Server","Method call failed for '$obj->method' with no params");
 										return $this->fault();
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 							if($request_data)
 							{
 								/* call method with parameters */
-								$code = "\$method_response = call_user_method(\$method,\$obj,";
+								$code = "\$method_response = call_user_func(array(\$obj,\$method),";
 								while(list($x,$y) = each($request_data))
 								{
 									$code .= "\$request_data[$x]" . ',';
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 								if(is_object($obj))
 								{
 									$this->debug("about to call object method '$obj\-\>$method'");
-									call_user_method($method,$obj);
+									call_user_func(array($obj,$method));
 								}
 								else
 								{
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.xml.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.xml.inc.php
index e67033b26a..8a62791908 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.xml.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.xml.inc.php
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ class XML
                 }
             
                 // Perform an axis action.
-                $contexts = call_user_method($method, &$this, $axis, $context);
+                $contexts = call_user_func(array( &$this,$method), $axis, $context);
             
                 // Check whether there are predicates.
                 if ( count($axis["predicate"]) > 0 )
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ class XML
         }
         
         // Return the result of the function.
-        return call_user_method($method, &$this, $node, $arguments);
+        return call_user_func(array( &$this,$method), $node, $arguments);
     }
     
     /**