diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicMethods.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicMethods.java
index 07ce098f0da..2ae51835a8f 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicMethods.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicMethods.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class IntrinsicMethods {
         declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("equals"), 1, EQUALS);
         declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("identityEquals"), 1, IDENTITY_EQUALS);
         declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("plus"), 1, STRING_PLUS);
-        declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("Array"), 1, new NewArray());
+        declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("arrayOfNulls"), 1, new NewArray());
         declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("sure"), 0, new Sure());
         declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("synchronized"), 2, new StupidSync());
         declareOverload(myStdLib.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("iterator"), 0, new IteratorIterator());
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Arrays.jet b/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Arrays.jet
index 35aadde0c18..dc02070a140 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Arrays.jet
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/jet/Arrays.jet
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package jet
 
-public fun Array<T>(public val size : Int) : Array<T?>
+public fun arrayOfNulls<T>(public val size : Int) : Array<T?>
 
 public class Array<T>(public val size : Int, init : (Int) -> T) {
   public fun get(index : Int) : T
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forIntRange.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forIntRange.jet
index d215a925bb9..abe4d5cd808 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forIntRange.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forIntRange.jet
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fun box() : String {
-    val a = Array<String?>(3)
+    val a = arrayOfNulls<String>(3)
     a[0] = "a"
     a[1] = "b"
     a[2] = "c"
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forNullableIntArray.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forNullableIntArray.jet
index 0177457e245..0b30bc8224f 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forNullableIntArray.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forNullableIntArray.jet
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fun box() : String {
-    val b : Array<Int?> = Array<Int?> (5)
+    val b : Array<Int?> = arrayOfNulls<Int> (5)
     var i = 0
     var sum = 0
     while(i < 5) {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forUserType.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forUserType.jet
index c7c8510f254..7c0a4d1203d 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forUserType.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/controlStructures/forUserType.jet
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fun box() : String {
     }
     if(sum != 10) return "a failed"
 
-    val b : Array<Int?> = Array<Int?> (5)
+    val b : Array<Int?> = arrayOfNulls<Int> (5)
     i = 0
     while(i < 5) {
        b[i] = i++
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1018.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1018.kt
index 5e96b01c0e5..5fac168ecf4 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1018.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt1018.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ public class StockMarketTableModel() {
     }
 
     class object {
-        private val COLUMN_TITLES : Array<Int?> = Array<Int?>(10)
+        private val COLUMN_TITLES : Array<Int?> = arrayOfNulls<Int>(10)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt238.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt238.jet
index 9332cbf870f..2d68811606e 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt238.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt238.jet
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fun t1 () {
-    val a1 = Array<String?>(1)
+    val a1 = arrayOfNulls<String>(1)
     a1[0] = "0" //ok
     val s = a1[0] //ok
 }
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fun t2 () {
 }
 
 fun t3 () {
-    val a3 = Array<Int?>(1)
+    val a3 = arrayOfNulls<Int>(1)
     a3[0] = 0 //verify error
     var j = a3[0] //ok
     var k : Int = a3[0] ?: 5 //ok
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt560.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt560.jet
index 29da5fd53ba..bddfb6d8514 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt560.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt560.jet
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ open class AllEvenNum() {
 }
 
 fun box() : String {
-    AllEvenNum.main(Array<String?>(0))
+    AllEvenNum.main(arrayOfNulls<String>(0))
     return "OK"
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt594.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt594.jet
index 93c5580e600..2662b218785 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt594.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt594.jet
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ fun box() : String {
     array?.set(0, 3)
     if(array?.get(0) != 3) return "fail"
 
-    var a = Array<Array<String?>?>(5)
-    var b = Array<String?>(1)
+    var a = arrayOfNulls<Array<String?>>(5)
+    var b = arrayOfNulls<String>(1)
     b.set(0, "239")
     a?.set(0, b)
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt602.jet b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt602.jet
index aae930a7328..002cf675b6b 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt602.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt602.jet
@@ -1 +1 @@
-fun box() = if(Array<Int>(10) is Array<java.lang.Integer>) "OK" else "fail"
+fun box() = if(arrayOfNulls<Int>(10) is Array<java.lang.Integer>) "OK" else "fail"
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt1293.jet b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt1293.jet
index bcd6708d726..6c43da67d12 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt1293.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/kt1293.jet
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 package kt1293
 
 fun main(args : Array<String>) {
-    val intArray = Array<Int>(10)
+    val intArray = arrayOfNulls<Int>(10)
     val <!UNUSED_VARIABLE!>i<!> : Int = <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>intArray[0]<!>
     requiresInt(<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>intArray[0]<!>)
 }
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ArrayGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ArrayGenTest.java
index aff2344d114..83935e04995 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ArrayGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ArrayGenTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ArrayGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testCreateMultiIntNullable () throws Exception {
-        loadText("fun foo() = Array<Array<Int?>> (5, { Array<Int?>(it) })");
+        loadText("fun foo() = Array<Array<Int?>> (5, { arrayOfNulls<Int>(it) })");
         Method foo = generateFunction();
         Integer[][] invoke = (Integer[][]) foo.invoke(null);
         assertEquals(invoke[2].length, 2);
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java
index bab19aa33da..5b18e101b47 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/NamespaceGenTest.java
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public class NamespaceGenTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testArrayNewNullable() throws Exception {
-        loadText("fun foo() = Array<Int?>(4)");
+        loadText("fun foo() = arrayOfNulls<Int>(4)");
 //        System.out.println(generateToText());
         final Method main = generateFunction();
         Integer[] result = (Integer[]) main.invoke(null);
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/intrinsic/Intrinsics.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/intrinsic/Intrinsics.java
index 7e445c78177..4ee6151550f 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/intrinsic/Intrinsics.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/intrinsic/Intrinsics.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public final class Intrinsics {
     }
 
     private void declareNullConstructorIntrinsic() {
-        FunctionDescriptor nullArrayConstructor = library.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("Array").iterator().next();
+        FunctionDescriptor nullArrayConstructor = library.getLibraryScope().getFunctions("arrayOfNulls").iterator().next();
         functionIntrinsics.put(nullArrayConstructor, new CallStandardMethodIntrinsic("Kotlin.nullArray", false, 1));
     }
 
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forIteratesOverArray.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forIteratesOverArray.kt
index 0b0cad9557b..74ab5b8e675 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forIteratesOverArray.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forIteratesOverArray.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package foo
 
-val a1 = Array<Int>(10)
+val a1 = arrayOfNulls<Int>(10)
 
 fun box() : Boolean {
     var c = 0
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forOnEmptyArray.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forOnEmptyArray.kt
index 951265396c3..d056f147f9c 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forOnEmptyArray.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/expression/for/cases/forOnEmptyArray.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package foo
 
-val a1 = Array<Int>(0)
+val a1 = arrayOfNulls<Int>(0)
 
 fun box() : Boolean {
     for (a in a1) {
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/array.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/array.kt
index 39bf1b06d99..061fde44366 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/array.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/array.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package foo
 
 fun box() : Boolean {
 
-    val a = Array<Int>(2)
+    val a = arrayOfNulls<Int>(2)
     a.set(1, 2)
     return a.get(1) == 2
 }
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayAccess.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayAccess.kt
index 95abf5a8fdc..b4d4885f1e4 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayAccess.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayAccess.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package foo
 
 fun box() : Boolean {
-    val a = Array<Int>(4)
+    val a = arrayOfNulls<Int>(4)
     a[1] = 2
     a[2] = 3
     return (a[1] == 2) && (a[2] == 3)
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayIsFilledWithNulls.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayIsFilledWithNulls.kt
index abd58ef8ed9..e232fb320e5 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayIsFilledWithNulls.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arrayIsFilledWithNulls.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package foo
 
-val a = Array<Int>(3)
+val a = arrayOfNulls<Int>(3)
 
 fun box() = (a[0] == null && a[1] == null && a[2] == null)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arraySize.kt b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arraySize.kt
index 3a9039acffc..fd236c8ff85 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arraySize.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testFiles/standardClasses/cases/arraySize.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package foo
 
 class A() {}
 
-val a1 = Array<Int>(3)
-val a2 = Array<A>(2)
+val a1 = arrayOfNulls<Int>(3)
+val a2 = arrayOfNulls<A>(2)
 
 fun box() = (a1.size == 3 && a2.size == 2)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
index 59b69ef4ce9..3367dc8edfa 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ val Collection<*>.indices : IntRange
     get() = 0..size-1
 
 public inline fun <T> java.util.Collection<T>.toArray() : Array<T> {
-  val answer = Array<T>(this.size)
+  val answer = arrayOfNulls<T>(this.size)
   var idx = 0
   for (elem in this)
     answer[idx++] = elem