diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java
index f9b74d9..0278051 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ArrayUtilsTest.java
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@
     @Test
     public void testIsEmptyObject() {
         final Object[] emptyArray = new Object[]{};
-        final Object[] notEmptyArray = new Object[]{new String("Value")};
+        final Object[] notEmptyArray = new Object[]{"Value"};
         assertTrue(ArrayUtils.isEmpty((Object[]) null));
         assertTrue(ArrayUtils.isEmpty(emptyArray));
         assertFalse(ArrayUtils.isEmpty(notEmptyArray));
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@
     @Test
     public void testIsNotEmptyObject() {
         final Object[] emptyArray = new Object[]{};
-        final Object[] notEmptyArray = new Object[]{new String("Value")};
+        final Object[] notEmptyArray = new Object[]{"Value"};
         assertFalse(ArrayUtils.isNotEmpty((Object[]) null));
         assertFalse(ArrayUtils.isNotEmpty(emptyArray));
         assertTrue(ArrayUtils.isNotEmpty(notEmptyArray));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java
index 26250d6..22ed73b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/BooleanUtilsTest.java
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@
         assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean(null, null, "N"));
         assertFalse(BooleanUtils.toBoolean(null, "Y", null));
         assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("Y", "Y", "N"));
-        assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("Y", new String("Y"), new String("N")));
+        assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("Y", "Y", "N"));
         assertFalse(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("N", "Y", "N"));
-        assertFalse(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("N", new String("Y"), new String("N")));
+        assertFalse(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("N", "Y", "N"));
         assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean((String) null, null, null));
         assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("Y", "Y", "Y"));
-        assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("Y", new String("Y"), new String("Y")));
+        assertTrue(BooleanUtils.toBoolean("Y", "Y", "Y"));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java
index a70d1d7..3efafe7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ObjectUtilsTest.java
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testCloneOfNotCloneable() {
-        final String string = new String("apache");
+        final String string = "apache";
         assertNull(ObjectUtils.clone(string));
     }
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testPossibleCloneOfNotCloneable() {
-        final String string = new String("apache");
+        final String string = "apache";
         assertSame(string, ObjectUtils.cloneIfPossible(string));
     }