--- old/src/java.management/share/classes/javax/management/remote/JMXConnectorFactory.java	2018-12-06 17:53:17.245499499 -0500
+++ new/src/java.management/share/classes/javax/management/remote/JMXConnectorFactory.java	2018-12-06 17:53:17.081498686 -0500
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
         }
 
         final String pkgs = (String) pkgsObject;
-        if (pkgs.trim().equals(""))
+        if (pkgs.trim().isEmpty())
             return null;
 
         // pkgs may not contain an empty element