diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/array.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/array.py
index 8292c60751..deed4fab0f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/array.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftobjects/array.py
@@ -471,26 +471,18 @@ def polar_placements(base_placement,
     if number == 0:
         return placements
 
-    spin = App.Placement(App.Vector(), base_placement.Rotation)
-    pl = App.Placement(base_placement.Base, App.Rotation())
-    center = center.sub(base_placement.Base)
-
     if angle == 360:
-        fraction = float(angle)/number
+        fraction = float(angle) / number
     else:
-        fraction = float(angle)/(number - 1)
-
-    center_tuple = DraftVecUtils.tup(center)
-    axis_tuple = DraftVecUtils.tup(axis)
+        fraction = float(angle) / (number - 1)
 
     for i in range(number - 1):
-        currangle = fraction + (i*fraction)
-        npl = pl.copy()
-        npl.rotate(center_tuple, axis_tuple, currangle)
-        npl = npl.multiply(spin)
+        currangle = fraction + (i * fraction)
+        npl = base_placement.copy()
+        npl.rotate(center, axis, currangle, comp=True)
         if axisvector:
             if not DraftVecUtils.isNull(axisvector):
-                npl.translate(App.Vector(axisvector).multiply(i+1))
+                npl.translate(App.Vector(axisvector).multiply(i + 1))
         placements.append(npl)
 
     return placements
@@ -512,20 +504,18 @@ def circ_placements(base_placement,
 
     for xcount in range(1, circle_number):
         rc = xcount * r_distance
+        trans = App.Vector(direction).multiply(rc)
         c = 2 * rc * math.pi
         n = math.floor(c / tan_distance)
         n = int(math.floor(n / symmetry) * symmetry)
         if n == 0:
             continue
 
-        angle = 360.0/n
+        angle = 360.0 / n
         for ycount in range(0, n):
             npl = base_placement.copy()
-            trans = App.Vector(direction).multiply(rc)
             npl.translate(trans)
-            npl.rotate(npl.Rotation.inverted().multVec(center-trans),
-                       axis,
-                       ycount * angle)
+            npl.rotate(center, axis, ycount * angle, comp=True)
             placements.append(npl)
 
     return placements