diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_value.x b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_value.x
index ab524aa3bf..469fd508de 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_value.x
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/include/eina_inline_value.x
@@ -644,18 +644,13 @@ static inline Eina_Bool
 eina_value_array_vinsert(Eina_Value *value, unsigned int position, va_list args)
 {
    Eina_Value_Array desc;
-   void *mem, *placeholder;
+   void *mem;
 
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_ARRAY_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(value, 0);
    if (!eina_value_pget(value, &desc))
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
-   placeholder = alloca(desc.subtype->value_size);
-   memset(placeholder, 0, desc.subtype->value_size);
-   if (!eina_inarray_insert_at(desc.array, position, placeholder))
-     return EINA_FALSE;
-
-   mem = eina_inarray_nth(desc.array, position);
+   mem = eina_inarray_alloc_at(desc.array, position, 1);
    if (!mem)
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
@@ -674,20 +669,15 @@ static inline Eina_Bool
 eina_value_array_vappend(Eina_Value *value, va_list args)
 {
    Eina_Value_Array desc;
-   void *mem, *placeholder;
+   void *mem;
    int position;
 
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_ARRAY_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(value, 0);
    if (!eina_value_pget(value, &desc))
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
-   placeholder = alloca(desc.subtype->value_size);
-   memset(placeholder, 0, desc.subtype->value_size);
-   position = eina_inarray_append(desc.array, placeholder);
-   if (position < 0)
-     return EINA_FALSE;
-
-   mem = eina_inarray_nth(desc.array, position);
+   position = eina_inarray_count(desc.array);
+   mem = eina_inarray_alloc_at(desc.array, position, 1);
    if (!mem)
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
@@ -794,18 +784,13 @@ static inline Eina_Bool
 eina_value_array_pinsert(Eina_Value *value, unsigned int position, const void *ptr)
 {
    Eina_Value_Array desc;
-   void *mem, *placeholder;
+   void *mem;
 
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_ARRAY_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(value, 0);
    if (!eina_value_pget(value, &desc))
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
-   placeholder = alloca(desc.subtype->value_size);
-   memset(placeholder, 0, desc.subtype->value_size);
-   if (!eina_inarray_insert_at(desc.array, position, placeholder))
-     return EINA_FALSE;
-
-   mem = eina_inarray_nth(desc.array, position);
+   mem = eina_inarray_alloc_at(desc.array, position, 1);
    if (!mem)
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
@@ -824,20 +809,15 @@ static inline Eina_Bool
 eina_value_array_pappend(Eina_Value *value, const void *ptr)
 {
    Eina_Value_Array desc;
-   void *mem, *placeholder;
+   void *mem;
    int position;
 
    EINA_VALUE_TYPE_ARRAY_CHECK_RETURN_VAL(value, 0);
    if (!eina_value_pget(value, &desc))
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
-   placeholder = alloca(desc.subtype->value_size);
-   memset(placeholder, 0, desc.subtype->value_size);
-   position = eina_inarray_append(desc.array, placeholder);
-   if (position < 0)
-     return EINA_FALSE;
-
-   mem = eina_inarray_nth(desc.array, position);
+   position = eina_inarray_count(desc.array);
+   mem = eina_inarray_alloc_at(desc.array, position, 1);
    if (!mem)
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
diff --git a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_value.c b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_value.c
index 35c5e493d5..4b8210c3c7 100644
--- a/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_value.c
+++ b/legacy/eina/src/lib/eina_value.c
@@ -2391,8 +2391,8 @@ _eina_value_type_array_copy(const Eina_Value_Type *type __UNUSED__, const void *
    const Eina_Value_Type *subtype;
    const Eina_Value_Array *s = src;
    Eina_Value_Array *d = dst;
-   unsigned int count, sz;
-   char *placeholder, *ptr, *ptr_end;
+   unsigned int i, count, sz;
+   char *ptr, *ptr_end;
 
    d->subtype = subtype = s->subtype;
    d->step = s->step;
@@ -2414,18 +2414,15 @@ _eina_value_type_array_copy(const Eina_Value_Type *type __UNUSED__, const void *
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
    sz = s->array->member_size;
-   placeholder = alloca(sz);
-   memset(placeholder, 0, sz);
 
    count = eina_inarray_count(s->array);
    ptr = s->array->members;
    ptr_end = ptr + (count * sz);
 
-   for (; ptr < ptr_end; ptr += sz)
+   for (i = 0; ptr < ptr_end; ptr += sz, i++)
      {
-        int i = eina_inarray_append(d->array, placeholder);
-        void *imem = eina_inarray_nth(d->array, i);
-        if ((i < 0) || (!imem)) goto error;
+        void *imem = eina_inarray_alloc_at(d->array, i, 1);
+        if (!imem) goto error;
         if (!subtype->copy(subtype, ptr, imem))
           {
              eina_inarray_pop(d->array);
@@ -2583,7 +2580,7 @@ _eina_value_type_array_convert_from(const Eina_Value_Type *type, const Eina_Valu
 {
    Eina_Value_Array *tmem = type_mem;
    Eina_Value_Array desc = {convert, tmem->step, NULL};
-   char *buf, *placeholder;
+   char *buf;
    void *imem;
 
    if (!eina_value_type_pset(type, tmem, &desc))
@@ -2593,12 +2590,7 @@ _eina_value_type_array_convert_from(const Eina_Value_Type *type, const Eina_Valu
    if (!eina_value_type_pget(convert, convert_mem, &buf))
      return EINA_FALSE;
 
-   placeholder = alloca(convert->value_size);
-   memset(placeholder, 0, convert->value_size);
-
-   if (eina_inarray_append(tmem->array, placeholder) != 0)
-     return EINA_FALSE;
-   imem = eina_inarray_nth(tmem->array, 0);
+   imem = eina_inarray_alloc_at(tmem->array, 0, 1);
    if (!imem)
      return EINA_FALSE;