diff --git a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnGroupsInspection.java b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnGroupsInspection.java
index b3565b8c2bb6..35aa88ad537c 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnGroupsInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnGroupsInspection.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 public class DependsOnGroupsInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspectionTool {
   private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getInstance("TestNG Runner");
   private static final Pattern PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\"([a-zA-Z0-9_\\-\\(\\)]*)\"");
-  private static final ProblemDescriptor[] EMPTY = new ProblemDescriptor[0];
 
   public JDOMExternalizableStringList groups = new JDOMExternalizableStringList();
   @NonNls public static String SHORT_NAME = "groupsTestNG";
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ public class DependsOnGroupsInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspectionTool {
     if (!psiClass.getContainingFile().isWritable()) return null;
 
     PsiAnnotation[] annotations = TestNGUtil.getTestNGAnnotations(psiClass);
-    if (annotations.length == 0) return EMPTY;
+    if (annotations.length == 0) return ProblemDescriptor.EMPTY_ARRAY;
 
     List<ProblemDescriptor> problemDescriptors = new ArrayList<ProblemDescriptor>();
     for (PsiAnnotation annotation : annotations) {
diff --git a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnMethodInspection.java b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnMethodInspection.java
index 14e0b0715743..f60b1d3fc70e 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnMethodInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/testng/src/com/theoryinpractice/testng/inspection/DependsOnMethodInspection.java
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ public class DependsOnMethodInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspectionTool
 {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getInstance("TestNG Runner");
     private static final Pattern PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\"([a-zA-Z1-9_\\(\\)]*)\"");
-    private static final ProblemDescriptor[] EMPTY = new ProblemDescriptor[0];
-    
-    @NotNull
+
+  @NotNull
     @Override
     public String getGroupDisplayName() {
         return "TestNG";
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ public class DependsOnMethodInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspectionTool
         if (!psiClass.getContainingFile().isWritable()) return null;
 
         PsiAnnotation[] annotations = TestNGUtil.getTestNGAnnotations(psiClass);
-        if(annotations.length == 0) return EMPTY;
+        if(annotations.length == 0) return ProblemDescriptor.EMPTY_ARRAY;
         List<ProblemDescriptor> problemDescriptors = new ArrayList<ProblemDescriptor>();
 
         for (PsiAnnotation annotation : annotations) {