diff --git a/classes/Avatar.php b/classes/Avatar.php
index 8d6424e8b2..91bde0f040 100644
--- a/classes/Avatar.php
+++ b/classes/Avatar.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Avatar extends Memcached_DataObject
         }
     }
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Avatar', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Config.php b/classes/Config.php
index 6d914ca1f6..43b99587fa 100644
--- a/classes/Config.php
+++ b/classes/Config.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Config extends Memcached_DataObject
         return $result;
     }
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Config', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Fave.php b/classes/Fave.php
index 11e876ff19..8113c8e166 100644
--- a/classes/Fave.php
+++ b/classes/Fave.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Fave extends Memcached_DataObject
         return $fave;
     }
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Fave', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/File_to_post.php b/classes/File_to_post.php
index e3db91b205..72a42b0880 100644
--- a/classes/File_to_post.php
+++ b/classes/File_to_post.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class File_to_post extends Memcached_DataObject
         }
     }
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('File_to_post', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Group_block.php b/classes/Group_block.php
index de2cf5f6eb..9f4d592956 100644
--- a/classes/Group_block.php
+++ b/classes/Group_block.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Group_block extends Memcached_DataObject
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Group_block', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Group_inbox.php b/classes/Group_inbox.php
index 1af7439f7f..2a0787e387 100644
--- a/classes/Group_inbox.php
+++ b/classes/Group_inbox.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Group_inbox extends Memcached_DataObject
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Group_inbox', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Group_member.php b/classes/Group_member.php
index 3c23a991f0..069b2c7a1c 100644
--- a/classes/Group_member.php
+++ b/classes/Group_member.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Group_member extends Memcached_DataObject
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Group_member', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Notice_inbox.php b/classes/Notice_inbox.php
index d3ddad656a..e350e6e2f8 100644
--- a/classes/Notice_inbox.php
+++ b/classes/Notice_inbox.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Notice_inbox extends Memcached_DataObject
         return $ids;
     }
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Notice_inbox', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Notice_tag.php b/classes/Notice_tag.php
index 02740280f5..79231f0b0c 100644
--- a/classes/Notice_tag.php
+++ b/classes/Notice_tag.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Notice_tag extends Memcached_DataObject
         }
     }
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Notice_tag', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Profile_role.php b/classes/Profile_role.php
index afa7fb74e4..74aca37305 100644
--- a/classes/Profile_role.php
+++ b/classes/Profile_role.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Profile_role extends Memcached_DataObject
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Profile_role', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Queue_item.php b/classes/Queue_item.php
index 295c321b57..9c673540d7 100644
--- a/classes/Queue_item.php
+++ b/classes/Queue_item.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Queue_item extends Memcached_DataObject
         return null;
     }
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Queue_item', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/classes/Subscription.php b/classes/Subscription.php
index fedfd5f19e..faf1331cda 100644
--- a/classes/Subscription.php
+++ b/classes/Subscription.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Subscription extends Memcached_DataObject
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
     
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('Subscription', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/OpenID/User_openid_trustroot.php b/plugins/OpenID/User_openid_trustroot.php
index 44288945be..0b411b8f7f 100644
--- a/plugins/OpenID/User_openid_trustroot.php
+++ b/plugins/OpenID/User_openid_trustroot.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class User_openid_trustroot extends Memcached_DataObject
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('User_openid_trustroot', $kv);
     }
diff --git a/plugins/UserFlag/User_flag_profile.php b/plugins/UserFlag/User_flag_profile.php
index 6582594524..063ed04eac 100644
--- a/plugins/UserFlag/User_flag_profile.php
+++ b/plugins/UserFlag/User_flag_profile.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class User_flag_profile extends Memcached_DataObject
      * @return User_flag_profile found object or null
      */
 
-    function &pkeyGet($kv)
+    function pkeyGet($kv)
     {
         return Memcached_DataObject::pkeyGet('User_flag_profile', $kv);
     }