diff --git a/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationReader.cs b/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationReader.cs
index bad143fa6c..c7ea884821 100644
--- a/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationReader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/IO/Legacy/SerializationReader.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.IO.Legacy
             int len = ReadInt32();
             if (len > 0) return ReadBytes(len);
             if (len < 0) return null;
-            return new byte[0];
+            return Array.Empty<byte>();
         }
 
         /// <summary> Reads a char array from the buffer, handling nulls and the array length. </summary>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.IO.Legacy
             int len = ReadInt32();
             if (len > 0) return ReadChars(len);
             if (len < 0) return null;
-            return new char[0];
+            return Array.Empty<char>();
         }
 
         /// <summary> Reads a DateTime from the buffer. </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
index 3ca4a204a5..6bfe70d873 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
                 if (mod == null)
                 {
-                    Mods = new Mod[0];
+                    Mods = Array.Empty<Mod>();
                     Alpha = 0;
                 }
                 else