diff --git a/inc/lock.php b/inc/lock.php
index 5a83562a..9b1522c4 100644
--- a/inc/lock.php
+++ b/inc/lock.php
@@ -1,84 +1,76 @@
 <?php
-
 class Locks {
-	private static function filesystem(string $key): Lock|false {
-		$key = str_replace('/', '::', $key);
-		$key = str_replace("\0", '', $key);
+    private static function filesystem(string $key) {
+        $key = str_replace('/', '::', $key);
+        $key = str_replace("\0", '', $key);
 
-		$fd = fopen("tmp/locks/$key", "w");
-		if ($fd === false) {
-			return false;
-		}
+        $fd = fopen("tmp/locks/$key", "w");
+        if ($fd === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
-		return new class($fd) implements Lock {
-			// Resources have no type in php.
-			private mixed $f;
+        return new class($fd) implements Lock {
+            // Resources have no type in PHP.
+            private $f;
 
+            public function __construct($fd) {
+                $this->f = $fd;
+            }
 
-			function __construct($fd) {
-				$this->f = $fd;
-			}
+            public function get(bool $nonblock = false) {
+                $wouldblock = false;
+                flock($this->f, LOCK_SH | ($nonblock ? LOCK_NB : 0), $wouldblock);
+                if ($nonblock && $wouldblock) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return $this;
+            }
 
-			public function get(bool $nonblock = false): Lock|false {
-				$wouldblock = false;
-				flock($this->f, LOCK_SH | ($nonblock ? LOCK_NB : 0), $wouldblock);
-				if ($nonblock && $wouldblock) {
-					return false;
-				}
-				return $this;
-			}
+            public function get_ex(bool $nonblock = false) {
+                $wouldblock = false;
+                flock($this->f, LOCK_EX | ($nonblock ? LOCK_NB : 0), $wouldblock);
+                if ($nonblock && $wouldblock) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return $this;
+            }
 
-			public function get_ex(bool $nonblock = false): Lock|false {
-				$wouldblock = false;
-				flock($this->f, LOCK_EX | ($nonblock ? LOCK_NB : 0), $wouldblock);
-				if ($nonblock && $wouldblock) {
-					return false;
-				}
-				return $this;
-			}
+            public function free() {
+                flock($this->f, LOCK_UN);
+                return $this;
+            }
+        };
+    }
 
-			public function free(): Lock {
-				flock($this->f, LOCK_UN);
-				return $this;
-			}
-		};
-	}
+    public static function none() {
+        return new class() implements Lock {
+            public function get(bool $nonblock = false) {
+                return $this;
+            }
 
-	/**
-	 * No-op. Can be used for mocking.
-	 */
-	public static function none(): Lock|false {
-		return new class() implements Lock {
-			public function get(bool $nonblock = false): Lock|false {
-				return $this;
-			}
+            public function get_ex(bool $nonblock = false) {
+                return $this;
+            }
 
-			public function get_ex(bool $nonblock = false): Lock|false {
-				return $this;
-			}
+            public function free() {
+                return $this;
+            }
+        };
+    }
 
-			public function free(): Lock {
-				return $this;
-			}
-		};
-	}
-
-	public static function get_lock(array $config, string $key): Lock|false {
-		if ($config['lock']['enabled'] == 'fs') {
-			return self::filesystem($key);
-		} else {
-			return self::none();
-		}
-	}
+    public static function get_lock(array $config, string $key) {
+        if ($config['lock']['enabled'] == 'fs') {
+            return self::filesystem($key);
+        } else {
+            return self::none();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 interface Lock {
-	// Get a shared lock
-	public function get(bool $nonblock = false): Lock|false;
+    public function get(bool $nonblock = false);
 
-	// Get an exclusive lock
-	public function get_ex(bool $nonblock = false): Lock|false;
+    public function get_ex(bool $nonblock = false);
 
-	// Free a lock
-	public function free(): Lock;
+    public function free();
 }
diff --git a/inc/mod/auth.php b/inc/mod/auth.php
index f6a65db2..43b5e8fc 100644
--- a/inc/mod/auth.php
+++ b/inc/mod/auth.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use Vichan\Functions\Net;
 defined('TINYBOARD') or exit;
 
 // create a hash/salt pair for validate logins
-function mkhash(string $username, ?string $password, mixed $salt = false): array|string {
+function mkhash(string $username, $password = null, $salt = false) {
 	global $config;
 
 	if (!$salt) {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function calc_cookie_name(bool $is_https, bool $is_path_jailed, string $base_nam
 	}
 }
 
-function login(string $username, string $password): array|false {
+function login(string $username, string $password) {
 	global $mod, $config;
 
 	$query = prepare("SELECT `id`, `type`, `boards`, `password`, `version` FROM ``mods`` WHERE BINARY `username` = :username");
diff --git a/inc/queue.php b/inc/queue.php
index a5905c84..7ba255f3 100644
--- a/inc/queue.php
+++ b/inc/queue.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Queues {
 		};
 	}
 
-	public static function get_queue(array $config, string $name): Queue|false {
+	public static function get_queue(array $config, string $name) {
 		if (!isset(self::$queues[$name])) {
 			if ($config['queue']['enabled'] == 'fs') {
 				$lock = Locks::get_lock($config, $name);