diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebDriverException.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebDriverException.java
index aef430101d5c12..1ac297425d751d 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebDriverException.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebDriverException.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private String createMessage(String originalMessageString) {
             getBuildInformation().toString(),
             getSystemInformation(),
             getAdditionalInformation())
-        .filter(s -> !(s == null || s.equals("")))
+        .filter(s -> !(s == null || s.isEmpty()))
         .collect(Collectors.joining("\n"));
   }
 
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WindowType.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WindowType.java
index 4d321075228226..afe583225a5020 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WindowType.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WindowType.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 package org.openqa.selenium;
 
-/** Represents the type of a new browser window that may be created. */
+/** Represents the type of new browser window that may be created. */
 public enum WindowType {
   WINDOW("window"),
   TAB("tab"),