diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
index 6dd11b561aa5..6c9e61ef4480 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Collection.php
@@ -226,13 +226,7 @@ public function contains($key, $operator = null, $value = null)
             return in_array($key, $this->items);
         }
 
-        if (func_num_args() == 2) {
-            $value = $operator;
-
-            $operator = '=';
-        }
-
-        return $this->contains($this->operatorForWhere($key, $operator, $value));
+        return $this->contains($this->operatorForWhere(...func_get_args()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -385,13 +379,7 @@ public function every($key, $operator = null, $value = null)
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (func_num_args() == 2) {
-            $value = $operator;
-
-            $operator = '=';
-        }
-
-        return $this->every($this->operatorForWhere($key, $operator, $value));
+        return $this->every($this->operatorForWhere(...func_get_args()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -481,8 +469,14 @@ public function where($key, $operator, $value = null)
      * @param  mixed  $value
      * @return \Closure
      */
-    protected function operatorForWhere($key, $operator, $value)
+    protected function operatorForWhere($key, $operator, $value = null)
     {
+        if (func_num_args() == 2) {
+            $value = $operator;
+
+            $operator = '=';
+        }
+
         return function ($item) use ($key, $operator, $value) {
             $retrieved = data_get($item, $key);
 
@@ -598,13 +592,7 @@ public function first(callable $callback = null, $default = null)
      */
     public function firstWhere($key, $operator, $value = null)
     {
-        if (func_num_args() == 2) {
-            $value = $operator;
-
-            $operator = '=';
-        }
-
-        return $this->first($this->operatorForWhere($key, $operator, $value));
+        return $this->first($this->operatorForWhere(...func_get_args()));
     }
 
     /**