diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/ReadAheadInputStream.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/ReadAheadInputStream.java
index 3f3ae68..d68c720 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/ReadAheadInputStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/ReadAheadInputStream.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     private boolean isReading;
 
     // Whether there is a reader waiting for data.
-    private final AtomicBoolean isWaiting = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    private final AtomicBoolean isWaiting = new AtomicBoolean();
 
     private final ExecutorService executorService;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/BoundedReaderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/BoundedReaderTest.java
index 71d1aad..a17f7e5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/BoundedReaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/input/BoundedReaderTest.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testCloseTest() throws IOException {
-        final AtomicBoolean closed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+        final AtomicBoolean closed = new AtomicBoolean();
         try (Reader sr = new BufferedReader(new StringReader("01234567890")) {
             @Override
             public void close() throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/ThresholdingOutputStreamTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/ThresholdingOutputStreamTest.java
index f69f22c..cc03f8d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/ThresholdingOutputStreamTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/output/ThresholdingOutputStreamTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testThresholdZero() throws IOException {
-        final AtomicBoolean reached = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+        final AtomicBoolean reached = new AtomicBoolean();
         try (final ThresholdingOutputStream out = new ThresholdingOutputStream(0) {
             @Override
             protected void thresholdReached() throws IOException {