removed getEmptyString(); listValue="" has the same effect.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/pojos/WeblogEntryComment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/pojos/WeblogEntryComment.java
index 51a4c99..06861d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/pojos/WeblogEntryComment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/apache/roller/weblogger/pojos/WeblogEntryComment.java
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@
     public Boolean getApproved() {
         return ApprovalStatus.APPROVED.equals(getStatus());
     }
-
-    public String getEmptyString() {
-        return "";
-    }
     
     
     /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsps/editor/Comments.jsp b/app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsps/editor/Comments.jsp
index 2fe94d9..f13a8d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsps/editor/Comments.jsp
+++ b/app/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/jsps/editor/Comments.jsp
@@ -211,16 +211,16 @@
                         <%-- only blog admins (not the global admin) can approve blog comments --%>
                         <td>
                             <s:checkboxlist name="bean.approvedComments" cssClass="comment-select"
-                                            list="#comment" listKey="id" listValue="emptyString" />
+                                            list="#comment" listKey="id" listValue="" />
                         </td>
                     </s:if>
                     <td>
                         <s:checkboxlist name="bean.spamComments" cssClass="comment-select"
-                                        list="#comment" listKey="id" listValue="emptyString"  />
+                                        list="#comment" listKey="id" listValue="" />
                     </td>
                     <td>
                         <s:checkboxlist name="bean.deleteComments" cssClass="comment-select"
-                                        list="#comment" listKey="id" listValue="emptyString"  />
+                                        list="#comment" listKey="id" listValue="" />
                     </td>
 
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