diff --git a/rtl/inc/astrings.inc b/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
index f20aff7fb4..c3c423f18a 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/astrings.inc
@@ -116,21 +116,17 @@ Function NewAnsiString(Len : SizeInt) : Pointer;
   Allocate a new AnsiString on the heap.
   initialize it to zero length and reference count 1.
 }
-Var
-  P : Pointer;
 begin
   { request a multiple of 16 because the heap manager alloctes anyways chunks of 16 bytes }
-  GetMem(P,Len+(AnsiFirstOff+sizeof(AnsiChar)));
-  If P<>Nil then
-   begin
-     PAnsiRec(P)^.Ref:=1;         { Set reference count }
-     PAnsiRec(P)^.Len:=0;         { Initial length }
-     PAnsiRec(P)^.CodePage:=DefaultSystemCodePage;
-     PAnsiRec(P)^.ElementSize:=SizeOf(AnsiChar);
-     inc(p,AnsiFirstOff);         { Points to string now }
-     PAnsiChar(P)^:=#0;           { Terminating #0 }
-   end;
-  NewAnsiString:=P;
+  Result:=GetMem(Len+(AnsiFirstOff+sizeof(AnsiChar)));
+  If Result=Nil then
+    Exit;
+  PAnsiRec(Result)^.Ref:=1;    { Set reference count }
+  PAnsiRec(Result)^.Len:=0;    { Initial length }
+  PAnsiRec(Result)^.CodePage:=DefaultSystemCodePage;
+  PAnsiRec(Result)^.ElementSize:=SizeOf(AnsiChar);
+  inc(Result,AnsiFirstOff);    { Points to string now }
+  PAnsiChar(Result)^:=#0;      { Terminating #0 }
 end;
 {$endif FPC_HAS_NEWANSISTR}
 
@@ -650,44 +646,20 @@ Function fpc_AnsiStr_Compare(const S1,S2 : RawByteString): SizeInt;[Public,Alias
    >0 if S1>S2
 }
 Var
-  MaxI,Temp : SizeInt;
-  cp1,cp2 : TSystemCodePage;
-  r1,r2 : RawByteString;
+  Len1,Len2,CmpLen : SizeInt;
 begin
-  if pointer(S1)=pointer(S2) then
-    begin
-      result:=0;
-      exit;
-    end;
-  if (pointer(S1)=nil) then
-    begin
-      result:=-Length(S2);
-      exit;
-    end;
-  if (pointer(S2)=nil) then
-    begin
-      result:=Length(S1);
-      exit;
-    end;
-  cp1:=TranslatePlaceholderCP(StringCodePage(S1));
-  cp2:=TranslatePlaceholderCP(StringCodePage(S2));
-  if cp1=cp2 then
-    begin
-      Maxi:=Length(S1);
-      temp:=Length(S2);
-      If MaxI>Temp then
-        MaxI:=Temp;
-      if MaxI>0 then
-        begin
-          result:=CompareByte(S1[1],S2[1],MaxI);
-          if result=0 then
-            result:=Length(S1)-Length(S2);
-        end
-      else
-        result:=Length(S1)-Length(S2);
-    end
-  else
-    Result:=fpc_utf8_compare(s1,s2);
+  if (pointer(S1)=pointer(S2)) or (pointer(S1)=nil) or (pointer(S2)=nil) then
+    exit(ord(pointer(S1)<>nil)-ord(pointer(S2)<>nil));
+  if TranslatePlaceholderCP(PAnsiRec(Pointer(S1)-AnsiFirstOff)^.CodePage)<>TranslatePlaceholderCP(PAnsiRec(Pointer(S2)-AnsiFirstOff)^.CodePage) then
+    exit(fpc_utf8_compare(s1,s2));
+  Len1:=PAnsiRec(Pointer(S1)-AnsiFirstOff)^.Len;
+  Len2:=PAnsiRec(Pointer(S2)-AnsiFirstOff)^.Len;
+  CmpLen:=Len1;
+  If Len1>Len2 then
+    CmpLen:=Len2;
+  result:=CompareByte(S1[1],S2[1],CmpLen);
+  if result=0 then
+    result:=Len1-Len2;
 end;
 {$endif FPC_HAS_ANSISTR_COMPARE}
 
@@ -722,29 +694,17 @@ Function fpc_AnsiStr_Compare_equal(const S1,S2 : RawByteString): SizeInt;[Public
    <>0 if S1<>S2
 }
 Var
-  MaxI,Temp : SizeInt;
-  cp1,cp2 : TSystemCodePage;
+  MaxI : SizeInt;
 begin
-  if pointer(S1)=pointer(S2) then
-    Exit(0);
   { don't compare strings if one of them is empty }
-  if (pointer(S1)=nil) or (pointer(S2)=Nil) then
-    Exit(-1);
-  cp1:=TranslatePlaceholderCP(StringCodePage(S1));
-  cp2:=TranslatePlaceholderCP(StringCodePage(S2));
-  if cp1=cp2 then
-    begin
-      Maxi:=Length(S1);
-      temp:=Length(S2);
-      Result := Maxi - temp;
-      if Result = 0 then
-        if MaxI>0 then
-          result:=CompareByte(S1[1],S2[1],MaxI);
-    end
-  else
-    begin
-    Result:=fpc_utf8_Compare_equal(S1,S2);
-    end;
+  if (pointer(S1)=pointer(S2)) or (pointer(S1)=nil) or (pointer(S2)=nil) then
+    Exit(ord(pointer(S1)<>pointer(S2)));
+  if TranslatePlaceholderCP(PAnsiRec(Pointer(S1)-AnsiFirstOff)^.CodePage)<>TranslatePlaceholderCP(PAnsiRec(Pointer(S2)-AnsiFirstOff)^.CodePage) then
+    Exit(fpc_utf8_Compare_equal(S1,S2));
+  Maxi:=PAnsiRec(Pointer(S1)-AnsiFirstOff)^.Len;
+  Result:=Maxi-PAnsiRec(Pointer(S2)-AnsiFirstOff)^.Len;
+  if Result=0 then
+    result:=CompareByte(S1[1],S2[1],MaxI);
 end;
 {$endif FPC_HAS_ANSISTR_COMPARE_EQUAL}
 
diff --git a/rtl/inc/ustrings.inc b/rtl/inc/ustrings.inc
index be3ccd22d8..7edddd4e5c 100644
--- a/rtl/inc/ustrings.inc
+++ b/rtl/inc/ustrings.inc
@@ -194,22 +194,16 @@ Function NewUnicodeString(Len : SizeInt) : Pointer;
   Allocate a new UnicodeString on the heap.
   initialize it to zero length and reference count 1.
 }
-Var
-  P : Pointer;
 begin
-  GetMem(P,Len*sizeof(UnicodeChar)+(UnicodeFirstOff+sizeof(UnicodeChar)));
-  If P<>Nil then
-    begin
-      PUnicodeRec(P)^.Len:=Len;       { Initial length }
-      PUnicodeRec(P)^.Ref:=1;         { Initial Refcount }
-      PUnicodeRec(P)^.CodePage:=DefaultUnicodeCodePage;
-      PUnicodeRec(P)^.ElementSize:=SizeOf(UnicodeChar);
-      inc(p,UnicodeFirstOff);         { Points to string now }
-      PUnicodeChar(P)^:=#0;           { Terminating #0 }
-    end
-  else
+  Result:=GetMem(Len*sizeof(UnicodeChar)+(UnicodeFirstOff+sizeof(UnicodeChar)));
+  If Result=Nil then
     UnicodeStringError;
-  NewUnicodeString:=P;
+  PUnicodeRec(Result)^.Len:=Len;  { Initial length }
+  PUnicodeRec(Result)^.Ref:=1;    { Initial Refcount }
+  PUnicodeRec(Result)^.CodePage:=DefaultUnicodeCodePage;
+  PUnicodeRec(Result)^.ElementSize:=SizeOf(UnicodeChar);
+  inc(Result,UnicodeFirstOff);    { Points to string now }
+  PUnicodeChar(Result)^:=#0;      { Terminating #0 }
 end;
 {$endif FPC_HAS_NEW_UNICODESTRING}