diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/github/rank-followers/lib/pipeline.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/github/rank-followers/lib/pipeline.js
index 919cdb7689b1..cd3123b8ff06 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/github/rank-followers/lib/pipeline.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/github/rank-followers/lib/pipeline.js
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ function toArray( obj ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 	keys = objectKeys( obj );
-	out = new Array( keys.length );
+	out = [];
 	for ( i = 0; i < keys.length; i++ ) {
-		out[ i ] = obj[ keys[i] ];
+		out.push( obj[ keys[ i ] ] );
 	}
 	return out;
 }
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ function pipeline( opts, clbk ) {
 		if ( error ) {
 			return done( error );
 		}
-		usernames = new Array( data.length );
+		usernames = [];
 		for ( i = 0; i < data.length; i++ ) {
-			usernames[ i ] = data[ i ].login;
+			usernames.push( data[ i ].login );
 		}
 		options = {
 			'useragent': opts.useragent,