diff --git a/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out b/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
index 34db7f571e..6a26bc1874 100644
--- a/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
+++ b/contrib/hstore/expected/hstore.out
@@ -758,36 +758,6 @@ select pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>c'::hstore || ('b'=>'gf'))
 (1 row)
 
 -- => arrays
-select ARRAY['a','b','asd'] => ARRAY['g','h','i'];
-            ?column?            
---------------------------------
- "a"=>"g", "b"=>"h", "asd"=>"i"
-(1 row)
-
-select ARRAY['a','b','asd'] => ARRAY['g','h',NULL];
-            ?column?             
----------------------------------
- "a"=>"g", "b"=>"h", "asd"=>NULL
-(1 row)
-
-select ARRAY['z','y','x'] => ARRAY['1','2','3'];
-           ?column?           
-------------------------------
- "x"=>"3", "y"=>"2", "z"=>"1"
-(1 row)
-
-select ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'] => ARRAY[null::text,null,null,null];
-                   ?column?                    
------------------------------------------------
- "c"=>NULL, "d"=>NULL, "bb"=>NULL, "aaa"=>NULL
-(1 row)
-
-select ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'] => null;
-                   ?column?                    
------------------------------------------------
- "c"=>NULL, "d"=>NULL, "bb"=>NULL, "aaa"=>NULL
-(1 row)
-
 select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['g','h','i'];
  ?column? 
 ----------
@@ -812,29 +782,6 @@ select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['c','b','aa'];
  "b"=>"2", "c"=>"3", "aa"=>"1"
 (1 row)
 
-select quote_literal('{}'::text[] => '{}'::text[]);
- quote_literal 
----------------
- ''
-(1 row)
-
-select quote_literal('{}'::text[] => null);
- quote_literal 
----------------
- ''
-(1 row)
-
-select ARRAY['a'] => '{}'::text[];  -- error
-ERROR:  arrays must have same bounds
-select '{}'::text[] => ARRAY['a'];  -- error
-ERROR:  arrays must have same bounds
-select pg_column_size(ARRAY['a','b','asd'] => ARRAY['g','h','i'])
-         = pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>h, asd=>i'::hstore);
- ?column? 
-----------
- t
-(1 row)
-
 select pg_column_size(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['c','b'])
          = pg_column_size('b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
  ?column? 
@@ -910,6 +857,60 @@ select hstore('[0:2][1:2]={{a,g},{b,h},{asd,i}}'::text[]);
  "a"=>"g", "b"=>"h", "asd"=>"i"
 (1 row)
 
+-- pairs of arrays
+select hstore(ARRAY['a','b','asd'], ARRAY['g','h','i']);
+             hstore             
+--------------------------------
+ "a"=>"g", "b"=>"h", "asd"=>"i"
+(1 row)
+
+select hstore(ARRAY['a','b','asd'], ARRAY['g','h',NULL]);
+             hstore              
+---------------------------------
+ "a"=>"g", "b"=>"h", "asd"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+select hstore(ARRAY['z','y','x'], ARRAY['1','2','3']);
+            hstore            
+------------------------------
+ "x"=>"3", "y"=>"2", "z"=>"1"
+(1 row)
+
+select hstore(ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'], ARRAY[null::text,null,null,null]);
+                    hstore                     
+-----------------------------------------------
+ "c"=>NULL, "d"=>NULL, "bb"=>NULL, "aaa"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+select hstore(ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'], null);
+                    hstore                     
+-----------------------------------------------
+ "c"=>NULL, "d"=>NULL, "bb"=>NULL, "aaa"=>NULL
+(1 row)
+
+select quote_literal(hstore('{}'::text[], '{}'::text[]));
+ quote_literal 
+---------------
+ ''
+(1 row)
+
+select quote_literal(hstore('{}'::text[], null));
+ quote_literal 
+---------------
+ ''
+(1 row)
+
+select hstore(ARRAY['a'], '{}'::text[]);  -- error
+ERROR:  arrays must have same bounds
+select hstore('{}'::text[], ARRAY['a']);  -- error
+ERROR:  arrays must have same bounds
+select pg_column_size(hstore(ARRAY['a','b','asd'], ARRAY['g','h','i']))
+         = pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>h, asd=>i'::hstore);
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
 -- records
 select hstore(v) from (values (1, 'foo', 1.2, 3::float8)) v(a,b,c,d);
                      hstore                     
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in b/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in
index 75c4367ccc..b04d32a22d 100644
--- a/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in
+++ b/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in,v 1.12 2009/09/30 19:50:22 tgl Exp $ */
+/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/contrib/hstore/hstore.sql.in,v 1.13 2010/06/15 19:48:30 rhaas Exp $ */
 
 -- Adjust this setting to control where the objects get created.
 SET search_path = public;
@@ -238,12 +238,6 @@ RETURNS hstore
 AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_arrays'
 LANGUAGE C IMMUTABLE; -- not STRICT; allows (keys,null)
 
-CREATE OPERATOR => (
-	LEFTARG = text[],
-	RIGHTARG = text[],
-	PROCEDURE = hstore
-);
-
 CREATE FUNCTION hstore(text[])
 RETURNS hstore
 AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'hstore_from_array'
diff --git a/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql b/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
index a88ff1dab9..190d7a2afa 100644
--- a/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
+++ b/contrib/hstore/sql/hstore.sql
@@ -172,21 +172,10 @@ select pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>c'::hstore || ('b'=>'gf'))
          = pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>gf'::hstore);
 
 -- => arrays
-select ARRAY['a','b','asd'] => ARRAY['g','h','i'];
-select ARRAY['a','b','asd'] => ARRAY['g','h',NULL];
-select ARRAY['z','y','x'] => ARRAY['1','2','3'];
-select ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'] => ARRAY[null::text,null,null,null];
-select ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'] => null;
 select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['g','h','i'];
 select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['c','b'];
 select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['aa','b'];
 select hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['c','b','aa'];
-select quote_literal('{}'::text[] => '{}'::text[]);
-select quote_literal('{}'::text[] => null);
-select ARRAY['a'] => '{}'::text[];  -- error
-select '{}'::text[] => ARRAY['a'];  -- error
-select pg_column_size(ARRAY['a','b','asd'] => ARRAY['g','h','i'])
-         = pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>h, asd=>i'::hstore);
 select pg_column_size(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['c','b'])
          = pg_column_size('b=>2, c=>3'::hstore);
 select pg_column_size(hstore 'aa=>1, b=>2, c=>3' => ARRAY['c','b','aa'])
@@ -208,6 +197,19 @@ select hstore(ARRAY[[['a','g'],['b','h'],['asd','i']]]);
 select hstore('[0:5]={a,g,b,h,asd,i}'::text[]);
 select hstore('[0:2][1:2]={{a,g},{b,h},{asd,i}}'::text[]);
 
+-- pairs of arrays
+select hstore(ARRAY['a','b','asd'], ARRAY['g','h','i']);
+select hstore(ARRAY['a','b','asd'], ARRAY['g','h',NULL]);
+select hstore(ARRAY['z','y','x'], ARRAY['1','2','3']);
+select hstore(ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'], ARRAY[null::text,null,null,null]);
+select hstore(ARRAY['aaa','bb','c','d'], null);
+select quote_literal(hstore('{}'::text[], '{}'::text[]));
+select quote_literal(hstore('{}'::text[], null));
+select hstore(ARRAY['a'], '{}'::text[]);  -- error
+select hstore('{}'::text[], ARRAY['a']);  -- error
+select pg_column_size(hstore(ARRAY['a','b','asd'], ARRAY['g','h','i']))
+         = pg_column_size('a=>g, b=>h, asd=>i'::hstore);
+
 -- records
 select hstore(v) from (values (1, 'foo', 1.2, 3::float8)) v(a,b,c,d);
 create domain hstestdom1 as integer not null default 0;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
index f9110616f7..9dac2b3ec4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml,v 1.8 2010/02/27 04:29:44 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/hstore.sgml,v 1.9 2010/06/15 19:48:30 rhaas Exp $ -->
 
 <sect1 id="hstore">
  <title>hstore</title>
@@ -120,13 +120,6 @@
       <entry><literal>"a"=&gt;"b"</literal></entry>
      </row>
 
-     <row>
-      <entry><type>text[]</> <literal>=&gt;</> <type>text[]</></entry>
-      <entry>construct an <type>hstore</> from separate key and value arrays</entry>
-      <entry><literal>ARRAY['a','b'] =&gt; ARRAY['1','2']</literal></entry>
-      <entry><literal>"a"=&gt;"1","b"=&gt;"2"</literal></entry>
-     </row>
-
      <row>
       <entry><type>hstore</> <literal>=&gt;</> <type>text[]</></entry>
       <entry>extract a subset of an <type>hstore</></entry>
@@ -264,6 +257,14 @@
       <entry><literal>a=&gt;1, b=&gt;2, c=&gt;3, d=&gt;4</literal></entry>
      </row>
 
+     <row>
+      <entry><function>hstore(text[], text[])</function></entry>
+      <entry><type>hstore</type></entry>
+      <entry>construct an <type>hstore</> from separate key and value arrays</entry>
+      <entry><literal>hstore(ARRAY['a','b'], ARRAY['1','2'])</literal></entry>
+      <entry><literal>"a"=&gt;"1","b"=&gt;"2"</literal></entry>
+     </row>
+
      <row>
       <entry><function>akeys(hstore)</function></entry>
       <entry><type>text[]</type></entry>