diff --git a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php
index 7280f6d5c75b..5a22a86d7850 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ public static function &exportableFields($contactType = 'Individual', $status =
    * @return array
    *   Contact details
    */
-  public static function getHierContactDetails($contactId, &$fields) {
+  public static function getHierContactDetails($contactId, $fields) {
     $params = array(array('contact_id', '=', $contactId, 0, 0));
     $options = array();
 
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ public static function createProfileContact(
    */
   public static function formatProfileContactParams(
     &$params,
-    &$fields,
+    $fields,
     $contactID = NULL,
     $ufGroupId = NULL,
     $ctype = NULL,