diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/QueueDecoratorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/QueueDecoratorTest.java
index b7c7b576a1..c7798f34bc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/QueueDecoratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/queue/QueueDecoratorTest.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public QueueDecoratorTest(String testName) {
 
     @Override
     public Collection<E> makeConfirmedCollection() {
-        final ArrayList<E> list = new ArrayList<>();
-        return list;
+        return new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     @Override