diff --git a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeform/EmptyFreeformRuleset.cs b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeform/EmptyFreeformRuleset.cs
index baf503085d..00754c6346 100644
--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeform/EmptyFreeformRuleset.cs
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeform/EmptyFreeformRuleset.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyFreeform
                     return new[] { new EmptyFreeformModAutoplay() };
 
                 default:
-                    return new Mod[] { null };
+                    return Array.Empty<Mod>();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs
index 15e988f466..7dcdac7019 100644
--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon
                     return new[] { new PippidonModAutoplay() };
 
                 default:
-                    return new Mod[] { null };
+                    return Array.Empty<Mod>();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling/EmptyScrollingRuleset.cs b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling/EmptyScrollingRuleset.cs
index b9bed74c88..c8f0c07724 100644
--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling/EmptyScrollingRuleset.cs
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-empty/osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling/EmptyScrollingRuleset.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.EmptyScrolling
                     return new[] { new EmptyScrollingModAutoplay() };
 
                 default:
-                    return new Mod[] { null };
+                    return Array.Empty<Mod>();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs
index ea94ceb4b5..d4566477db 100644
--- a/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs
+++ b/Templates/Rulesets/ruleset-scrolling-example/osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon/PippidonRuleset.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Pippidon
                     return new[] { new PippidonModAutoplay() };
 
                 default:
-                    return new Mod[] { null };
+                    return Array.Empty<Mod>();
             }
         }