jython
diff --git a/‎src/org/python/core/PyTuple.java‎
Lines changed: 2 additions & 4 deletions b/‎src/org/python/core/PyTuple.java‎
Lines changed: 2 additions & 4 deletions
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ public class PyTuple extends PySequenceList implements List {
 
     private volatile List<PyObject> cachedList = null;
 
-    private static final PyTuple EMPTY_TUPLE = new PyTuple();
-
     public PyTuple() {
         this(TYPE, Py.EmptyObjects);
     }
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ final static PyObject tuple_new(PyNewWrapper new_, boolean init, PyType subtype,
         PyObject S = ap.getPyObject(0, null);
         if (new_.for_type == subtype) {
             if (S == null) {
-                return EMPTY_TUPLE;
+                return Py.EmptyTuple;
             }
             if (S instanceof PyTupleDerived) {
                 return new PyTuple(((PyTuple) S).getArray());
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ protected PyObject repeat(int count) {
                 return this;
             }
             if (size == 0) {
-                return EMPTY_TUPLE;
+                return Py.EmptyTuple;
             }
         }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ public class PyTuple extends PySequenceList implements List {`
`26`	`26`
`27`	`27`	`private volatile List<PyObject> cachedList = null;`
`28`	`28`
`29`		`- private static final PyTuple EMPTY_TUPLE = new PyTuple();`
`30`		`-`
`31`	`29`	`public PyTuple() {`
`32`	`30`	`this(TYPE, Py.EmptyObjects);`
`33`	`31`	`}`
`@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ final static PyObject tuple_new(PyNewWrapper new_, boolean init, PyType subtype,`
`79`	`77`	`PyObject S = ap.getPyObject(0, null);`
`80`	`78`	`if (new_.for_type == subtype) {`
`81`	`79`	`if (S == null) {`
`82`		`- return EMPTY_TUPLE;`
	`80`	`+ return Py.EmptyTuple;`
`83`	`81`	`}`
`84`	`82`	`if (S instanceof PyTupleDerived) {`
`85`	`83`	`return new PyTuple(((PyTuple) S).getArray());`
`@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ protected PyObject repeat(int count) {`
`136`	`134`	`return this;`
`137`	`135`	`}`
`138`	`136`	`if (size == 0) {`
`139`		`- return EMPTY_TUPLE;`
	`137`	`+ return Py.EmptyTuple;`
`140`	`138`	`}`
`141`	`139`	`}`
`142`	`140`