diff --git a/contrib/lisp/org-invoice.el b/contrib/lisp/org-invoice.el
index 59c36e2a7..0aa218731 100644
--- a/contrib/lisp/org-invoice.el
+++ b/contrib/lisp/org-invoice.el
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ information about dblock parameters, please see the Org manual):
 :summary Set to nil to turn off the final summary line."
   (let ((scope (plist-get params :scope))
         (org-invoice-table-params params)
-        (zone (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+        (zone (point-marker))
         table)
     (unless scope (setq scope 'default))
     (unless (plist-member params :price) (plist-put params :price t))
diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index bfbfb9bd0..1f3ad3e5c 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -2681,7 +2681,7 @@ L   Timeline for current buffer         #   List stuck projects (!=configure)
 		      (add-text-properties (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)
 					   '(face bold) header))
 		    header)))
-	(setq header-end (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+	(setq header-end (point-marker))
 	(while t
 	  (setq custom1 custom)
 	  (when (eq rmheader t)
diff --git a/lisp/org-capture.el b/lisp/org-capture.el
index 405d8970e..7a14da4e0 100644
--- a/lisp/org-capture.el
+++ b/lisp/org-capture.el
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ it.  When it is a variable, retrieve the value.  Return whatever we get."
   (show-all)
   (goto-char (org-capture-get :pos))
   (org-set-local 'org-capture-target-marker
-		 (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+		 (point-marker))
   (org-set-local 'outline-level 'org-outline-level)
   (let* ((template (org-capture-get :template))
 	 (type (org-capture-get :type)))
diff --git a/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el b/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el
index 713ad1f95..1cbd45987 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview-xemacs.el
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ PARAMS is a property list of parameters:
 :maxlevel When set to a number, don't capture headlines below this level.
 :skip-empty-rows
           When t, skip rows where all specifiers other than ITEM are empty."
-  (let ((pos (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+  (let ((pos (point-marker))
 	(hlines (plist-get params :hlines))
 	(vlines (plist-get params :vlines))
 	(maxlevel (plist-get params :maxlevel))
diff --git a/lisp/org-colview.el b/lisp/org-colview.el
index 62c8e742a..af609aac1 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview.el
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ PARAMS is a property list of parameters:
 :skip-empty-rows
 	  When t, skip rows where all specifiers other than ITEM are empty.
 :format   When non-nil, specify the column view format to use."
-  (let ((pos (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+  (let ((pos (point-marker))
 	(hlines (plist-get params :hlines))
 	(vlines (plist-get params :vlines))
 	(maxlevel (plist-get params :maxlevel))
diff --git a/lisp/org-mobile.el b/lisp/org-mobile.el
index ffdd66513..1092917c5 100644
--- a/lisp/org-mobile.el
+++ b/lisp/org-mobile.el
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ is currently a noop.")
 	      (goto-char (point-max))
 	      (newline)
 	      (goto-char (point-max))
-	      (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))))
+	      (point-marker))))
       (let ((file (match-string 1 link))
 	    (path (match-string 2 link)))
 	(setq file (org-link-unescape file))
diff --git a/lisp/org-table.el b/lisp/org-table.el
index 9d1c68ac8..aeeb67fb8 100644
--- a/lisp/org-table.el
+++ b/lisp/org-table.el
@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ nil      When nil, the command tries to be smart and figure out the
 	 re)
     (goto-char beg)
     (beginning-of-line 1)
-    (setq beg (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+    (setq beg (point-marker))
     (goto-char end)
     (if (bolp) (backward-char 1) (end-of-line 1))
-    (setq end (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+    (setq end (point-marker))
     ;; Get the right field separator
     (unless separator
       (goto-char beg)
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ it can be edited in place."
       (if (and (boundp 'font-lock-mode) font-lock-mode)
 	  (font-lock-fontify-block))))
    (t
-    (let ((pos (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+    (let ((pos (point-marker))
 	  (coord
 	   (if (eq org-table-use-standard-references t)
 	       (concat (org-number-to-letters (org-table-current-column))
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ Parameters get priority."
   (let ((key (org-table-current-field-formula 'key 'noerror))
 	(eql (sort (org-table-get-stored-formulas 'noerror)
 		   'org-table-formula-less-p))
-	(pos (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+	(pos (point-marker))
 	(startline 1)
 	(wc (current-window-configuration))
 	(sel-win (selected-window))
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index e73849b09..159b73bfb 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -11979,7 +11979,7 @@ This should be called with the cursor in a line with a statistics cookie."
 	(org-map-entries 'org-update-parent-todo-statistics))
     (if (not (org-at-heading-p))
 	(org-update-checkbox-count)
-      (let ((pos (move-marker (make-marker) (point)))
+      (let ((pos (point-marker))
 	    end l1 l2)
 	(ignore-errors (org-back-to-heading t))
 	(if (not (org-at-heading-p))
@@ -15262,7 +15262,7 @@ only headings."
 	    (setq lmin (1+ flevel) lmax (+ lmin (if org-odd-levels-only 1 0)))
 	    (setq end (save-excursion (org-end-of-subtree t t))))
 	  (when (org-at-heading-p)
-	    (move-marker (make-marker) (point))))))))
+	    (point-marker)))))))
 
 (defun org-find-exact-headline-in-buffer (heading &optional buffer pos-only)
   "Find node HEADING in BUFFER.