diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/implementations/QuartzKnifeScreen.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/implementations/QuartzKnifeScreen.java
index 96ed04828..a064eb6fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/implementations/QuartzKnifeScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/implementations/QuartzKnifeScreen.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class QuartzKnifeScreen extends AEBaseScreen<QuartzKnifeContainer> {
         super.init();
 
         this.name = new TextFieldWidget(this.font, this.guiLeft + 24, this.guiTop + 32, 79, this.font.FONT_HEIGHT,
-                new StringTextComponent(""));
+                StringTextComponent.EMPTY);
         this.name.setEnableBackgroundDrawing(false);
         this.name.setMaxStringLength(32);
         this.name.setTextColor(0xFFFFFF);
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/AETextField.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/AETextField.java
index 10112a973..a9c26c85b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/AETextField.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/AETextField.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class AETextField extends TextFieldWidget {
             final int height) {
         super(fontRenderer, xPos + PADDING, yPos + PADDING,
                 width - 2 * PADDING - (int) fontRenderer.getStringWidth("_"), height - 2 * PADDING,
-                new StringTextComponent(""));
+                StringTextComponent.EMPTY);
 
         this._fontPad = (int) fontRenderer.getStringWidth("_");
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/IconButton.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/IconButton.java
index fd8e9b6be..075c63c3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/IconButton.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/IconButton.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public abstract class IconButton extends Button implements ITooltip {
     private boolean halfSize = false;
 
     public IconButton(final int x, final int y, IPressable onPress) {
-        super(x, y, 16, 16, new StringTextComponent(""), onPress);
+        super(x, y, 16, 16, StringTextComponent.EMPTY, onPress);
     }
 
     public void setVisibility(final boolean vis) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ProgressBar.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ProgressBar.java
index 7bfe01268..2fa20b7b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ProgressBar.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ProgressBar.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class ProgressBar extends Widget implements ITooltip {
     public ProgressBar(final IProgressProvider source, final String texture, final int posX, final int posY,
             final int u, final int y, final int width, final int height, final Direction dir,
             final ITextComponent title) {
-        super(posX, posY, width, height, new StringTextComponent(""));
+        super(posX, posY, width, height, StringTextComponent.EMPTY);
         this.source = source;
         this.texture = new ResourceLocation("appliedenergistics2", "textures/" + texture);
         this.fill_u = u;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class ProgressBar extends Widget implements ITooltip {
         if (this.fullMsg != null) {
             return this.fullMsg;
         }
-        ITextComponent result = this.titleName != null ? this.titleName : new StringTextComponent("");
+        ITextComponent result = this.titleName != null ? this.titleName : StringTextComponent.EMPTY;
 
         return result.deepCopy().appendString("\n").appendString(this.source.getCurrentProgress() + " ")
                 .append(GuiText.Of.text().deepCopy().appendString(" " + this.source.getMaxProgress()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ToggleButton.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ToggleButton.java
index 90b774a0a..254cabf14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ToggleButton.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/widgets/ToggleButton.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class ToggleButton extends Button implements ITooltip {
 
     public ToggleButton(final int x, final int y, final int on, final int off, final String displayName,
             final String displayHint, IPressable onPress) {
-        super(x, y, 16, 16, new StringTextComponent(""), onPress);
+        super(x, y, 16, 16, StringTextComponent.EMPTY, onPress);
         this.iconIdxOn = on;
         this.iconIdxOff = off;
         this.displayName = displayName;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class ToggleButton extends Button implements ITooltip {
 
             return new StringTextComponent(name + '\n' + sb);
         }
-        return new StringTextComponent("");
+        return StringTextComponent.EMPTY;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/fluids/client/gui/widgets/FluidTankWidget.java b/src/main/java/appeng/fluids/client/gui/widgets/FluidTankWidget.java
index 56033a335..05a4625a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/fluids/client/gui/widgets/FluidTankWidget.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/fluids/client/gui/widgets/FluidTankWidget.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class FluidTankWidget extends Widget implements ITooltip {
     private final int slot;
 
     public FluidTankWidget(IAEFluidTank tank, int slot, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
-        super(x, y, w, h, new StringTextComponent(""));
+        super(x, y, w, h, StringTextComponent.EMPTY);
         this.tank = tank;
         this.slot = slot;
     }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class FluidTankWidget extends Widget implements ITooltip {
             return fluid.getFluid().getAttributes().getDisplayName(fluid.getFluidStack()).deepCopy()
                     .appendString("\n" + (fluid.getStackSize() + "mB"));
         }
-        return new StringTextComponent("");
+        return StringTextComponent.EMPTY;
     }
 
     @Override