diff --git a/compat/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/AbstractArtifactResolutionException.java b/compat/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/AbstractArtifactResolutionException.java
index d7bc153ded95..7af0a3e3f57d 100644
--- a/compat/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/AbstractArtifactResolutionException.java
+++ b/compat/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/AbstractArtifactResolutionException.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ protected static String constructMissingArtifactMessage(
             sb.append(version);
 
             // insert classifier only if it was used in the artifact
-            if (classifier != null && !classifier.equals("")) {
+            if (classifier != null && !classifier.isEmpty()) {
                 sb.append(" -Dclassifier=");
                 sb.append(classifier);
             }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ protected static String constructMissingArtifactMessage(
             sb.append(version);
 
             // insert classifier only if it was used in the artifact
-            if (classifier != null && !classifier.equals("")) {
+            if (classifier != null && !classifier.isEmpty()) {
                 sb.append(" -Dclassifier=");
                 sb.append(classifier);
             }