diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java
index e92c6ec..934e2c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Log4jApiLogFactory.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public final class Log4jApiLogFactory extends LogFactory {
 
     }
 
-    private static final String[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new String[0];
+    private static final String[] EMPTY_ARRAY = {};
 
     /**
      * Marker used by all messages coming from Apache Commons Logging.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Slf4jLogFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Slf4jLogFactory.java
index f0aa8d2..f7f2c8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Slf4jLogFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/Slf4jLogFactory.java
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ public final class Slf4jLogFactory extends LogFactory {
         }
     }
 
-    private static final Object[] EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY = new Object[0];
+    private static final Object[] EMPTY_OBJECT_ARRAY = {};
 
-    private static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = new String[0];
+    private static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = {};
 
     /**
      * Marker used by all messages coming from Apache Commons Logging.