3 files changed, 8 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/core/variant/dictionary.cpp b/core/variant/dictionary.cpp
index 7416101d51..733d13a106 100644
--- a/core/variant/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/dictionary.cpp
@@ -81,15 +81,7 @@ Variant Dictionary::get_value_at_index(int p_index) const {
 
 Variant &Dictionary::operator[](const Variant &p_key) {
 	if (unlikely(_p->read_only)) {
-		if (p_key.get_type() == Variant::STRING_NAME) {
-			const StringName *sn = VariantInternal::get_string_name(&p_key);
-			const String &key = sn->operator String();
-			if (likely(_p->variant_map.has(key))) {
-				*_p->read_only = _p->variant_map[key];
-			} else {
-				*_p->read_only = Variant();
-			}
-		} else if (likely(_p->variant_map.has(p_key))) {
+		if (likely(_p->variant_map.has(p_key))) {
 			*_p->read_only = _p->variant_map[p_key];
 		} else {
 			*_p->read_only = Variant();
@@ -97,12 +89,7 @@ Variant &Dictionary::operator[](const Variant &p_key) {
 
 		return *_p->read_only;
 	} else {
-		if (p_key.get_type() == Variant::STRING_NAME) {
-			const StringName *sn = VariantInternal::get_string_name(&p_key);
-			return _p->variant_map[sn->operator String()];
-		} else {
-			return _p->variant_map[p_key];
-		}
+		return _p->variant_map[p_key];
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_construct.h b/core/variant/variant_construct.h
index 5afdb884f6..a46fadb198 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_construct.h
+++ b/core/variant/variant_construct.h
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ template <typename T>
 class VariantConstructorFromString {
 public:
 	static void construct(Variant &r_ret, const Variant **p_args, Callable::CallError &r_error) {
-		if (p_args[0]->get_type() != Variant::STRING) {
+		if (!p_args[0]->is_string()) {
 			r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 			r_error.argument = 0;
 			r_error.expected = Variant::STRING;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public:
 		}
 
 		VariantTypeChanger<T>::change(&r_ret);
-		const String &src_str = *VariantGetInternalPtr<String>::get_ptr(p_args[0]);
+		const String src_str = *p_args[0];
 
 		if (r_ret.get_type() == Variant::Type::INT) {
 			r_ret = src_str.to_int();
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public:
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if (p_args[2]->get_type() != Variant::STRING_NAME) {
+		if (!p_args[2]->is_string()) {
 			r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 			r_error.argument = 2;
 			r_error.expected = Variant::STRING_NAME;
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@ public:
 
 		const Array &base_arr = *VariantGetInternalPtr<Array>::get_ptr(p_args[0]);
 		const uint32_t type = p_args[1]->operator uint32_t();
-		const StringName &class_name = *VariantGetInternalPtr<StringName>::get_ptr(p_args[2]);
-		r_ret = Array(base_arr, type, class_name, *p_args[3]);
+		r_ret = Array(base_arr, type, *p_args[2], *p_args[3]);
 	}
 
 	static inline void validated_construct(Variant *r_ret, const Variant **p_args) {
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_setget.cpp b/core/variant/variant_setget.cpp
index 48176163a1..0cd4b86fe7 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_setget.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_setget.cpp
@@ -1288,8 +1288,8 @@ void Variant::get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 		List<Variant> keys;
 		dic->get_key_list(&keys);
 		for (const Variant &E : keys) {
-			if (E.get_type() == Variant::STRING) {
-				p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, E));
+			if (E.is_string()) {
+				p_list->push_back(PropertyInfo(dic->get_valid(E).get_type(), E));
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (type == OBJECT) {