diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java
index 37136fe71c9c..bd377a1d671c 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 public abstract class LocalInspectionTool extends InspectionProfileEntry {
+  public static final LocalInspectionTool[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new LocalInspectionTool[0];
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#" + LocalInspectionTool.class.getName());
 
   /**
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightPlatformTestCase.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightPlatformTestCase.java
index 0cd74646ce5d..0800522362de 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightPlatformTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightPlatformTestCase.java
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ public abstract class LightPlatformTestCase extends UsefulTestCase implements Da
   }
 
   protected LocalInspectionTool[] configureLocalInspectionTools() {
-    return new LocalInspectionTool[0];
+    return LocalInspectionTool.EMPTY_ARRAY;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/LightIdeaTestFixtureImpl.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/LightIdeaTestFixtureImpl.java
index 57231756d355..0a13e332fd28 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/LightIdeaTestFixtureImpl.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/LightIdeaTestFixtureImpl.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class LightIdeaTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements LightIdeaTestFixtu
     super.setUp();
 
     LightPlatformTestCase.initApplication(new MyDataProvider());
-    LightPlatformTestCase.doSetup(myProjectDescriptor, new LocalInspectionTool[0], null);
+    LightPlatformTestCase.doSetup(myProjectDescriptor, LocalInspectionTool.EMPTY_ARRAY, null);
     ((InjectedLanguageManagerImpl)InjectedLanguageManager.getInstance(getProject())).pushInjectors();
     storeSettings();
   }