diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java
index e05321d8..e76c6b95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/utils/xml/Xpp3Dom.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public Xpp3Dom[] getChildren() {
 
     private List<Xpp3Dom> getChildrenList() {
         boolean isNothing = childList == null || childList.isEmpty();
-        return isNothing ? Collections.<Xpp3Dom>emptyList() : childList;
+        return isNothing ? Collections.emptyList() : childList;
     }
 
     /**