--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/regex/Pattern.java	2018-12-06 17:52:55.789393104 -0500
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/regex/Pattern.java	2018-12-06 17:52:55.617392251 -0500
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@
         // Construct result
         int resultSize = matchList.size();
         if (limit == 0)
-            while (resultSize > 0 && matchList.get(resultSize-1).equals(""))
+            while (resultSize > 0 && matchList.get(resultSize-1).isEmpty())
                 resultSize--;
         String[] result = new String[resultSize];
         return matchList.subList(0, resultSize).toArray(result);