diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/function-sequence/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/function-sequence/lib/main.js
index 28704adc2248..40d4489f6783 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/function-sequence/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/utils/async/function-sequence/lib/main.js
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ function funseqAsync() {
 	if ( nFuncs < 2 ) {
 		throw new Error( 'insufficient arguments. Must provide multiple functions to execute sequentially.' );
 	}
-	f = new Array( nFuncs );
+	f = [];
 	for ( i = 0; i < nFuncs; i++ ) {
-		f[ i ] = arguments[ i ];
+		f.push( arguments[ i ] );
 		if ( !isFunction( f[ i ] ) ) {
 			throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. All arguments must be functions. Value: `%s`.', f[ i ] ) );
 		}
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ function funseqAsync() {
 		done = arguments[ arguments.length-1 ];
 
 		// Copy arguments which should be provided to the first invoked function...
-		args = new Array( arguments.length-1 );
-		for ( i = 0; i < args.length; i++ ) {
-			args[ i ] = arguments[ i ];
+		args = [];
+		for ( i = 0; i < arguments.length - 1; i++ ) {
+			args.push( arguments[ i ] );
 		}
 		// Append the callback an invoked function should call upon completion:
 		args.push( next );