this will do the trick:
array_filter($arr, static function($var){return $var !== null;} );
Code Example: https://3v4l.org/jtQa2
for older versions (php<5.3):
function is_not_null ($var) { return !is_null($var); }
$filtered = array_filter($arr, 'is_not_null');
Code Example: http://3v4l.org/CKrYO