diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78cd488b..65ceb9b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ Tips for Fixture Loading Tests
     ```
 
  4. If you don't need any fixtures to be loaded and just want to start off with
-    an empty database (initialized with your schema), you can simply pass an
-    empty array to `loadFixtures`.
+    an empty database (initialized with your schema), you can simply call
+    `loadFixtures` without any argument.
 
     ```php
     use Liip\FunctionalTestBundle\Test\WebTestCase;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ Tips for Fixture Loading Tests
     {
         public function testIndex()
         {
-            $this->loadFixtures(array());
+            $this->loadFixtures();
 
             // you can now run your functional tests with a populated database
             $client = $this->createClient();
diff --git a/src/Test/WebTestCase.php b/src/Test/WebTestCase.php
index 3414260e..e317a385 100644
--- a/src/Test/WebTestCase.php
+++ b/src/Test/WebTestCase.php
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ protected function isBackupUpToDate(array $classNames, $backup)
      *
      * @return null|AbstractExecutor
      */
-    protected function loadFixtures(array $classNames, $omName = null, $registryName = 'doctrine', $purgeMode = null)
+    protected function loadFixtures(array $classNames = [], $omName = null, $registryName = 'doctrine', $purgeMode = null)
     {
         $container = $this->getContainer();
         /** @var ManagerRegistry $registry */
diff --git a/tests/Test/WebTestCaseTest.php b/tests/Test/WebTestCaseTest.php
index e6963e72..b3eda813 100644
--- a/tests/Test/WebTestCaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Test/WebTestCaseTest.php
@@ -287,6 +287,16 @@ public function testLoadEmptyFixtures()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testLoadFixturesWithoutParameters()
+    {
+        $fixtures = $this->loadFixtures();
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(
+            'Doctrine\Common\DataFixtures\Executor\ORMExecutor',
+            $fixtures
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testLoadFixtures()
     {
         $fixtures = $this->loadFixtures([