diff --git a/core/variant/array.cpp b/core/variant/array.cpp
index 2357e3f907a..664b5db45bf 100644
--- a/core/variant/array.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/array.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void Array::push_back(const Variant &p_value) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(_p->read_only, "Array is in read-only state.");
 	Variant value = p_value;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!_p->typed.validate(value, "push_back"));
-	_p->array.push_back(value);
+	_p->array.push_back(std::move(value));
 }
 
 void Array::append_array(const Array &p_array) {
@@ -308,14 +308,14 @@ Error Array::insert(int p_pos, const Variant &p_value) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(_p->read_only, ERR_LOCKED, "Array is in read-only state.");
 	Variant value = p_value;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!_p->typed.validate(value, "insert"), ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
-	return _p->array.insert(p_pos, value);
+	return _p->array.insert(p_pos, std::move(value));
 }
 
 void Array::fill(const Variant &p_value) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(_p->read_only, "Array is in read-only state.");
 	Variant value = p_value;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!_p->typed.validate(value, "fill"));
-	_p->array.fill(value);
+	_p->array.fill(std::move(value));
 }
 
 void Array::erase(const Variant &p_value) {
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void Array::set(int p_idx, const Variant &p_value) {
 	Variant value = p_value;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!_p->typed.validate(value, "set"));
 
-	operator[](p_idx) = value;
+	_p->array.write[p_idx] = std::move(value);
 }
 
 const Variant &Array::get(int p_idx) const {
@@ -703,9 +703,7 @@ void Array::shuffle() {
 	Variant *data = _p->array.ptrw();
 	for (int i = n - 1; i >= 1; i--) {
 		const int j = Math::rand() % (i + 1);
-		const Variant tmp = data[j];
-		data[j] = data[i];
-		data[i] = tmp;
+		SWAP(data[i], data[j]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -732,7 +730,7 @@ void Array::push_front(const Variant &p_value) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(_p->read_only, "Array is in read-only state.");
 	Variant value = p_value;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!_p->typed.validate(value, "push_front"));
-	_p->array.insert(0, value);
+	_p->array.insert(0, std::move(value));
 }
 
 Variant Array::pop_back() {