3 files changed, 3 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/reflect/reify/utils/SymbolTables.scala b/src/compiler/scala/reflect/reify/utils/SymbolTables.scala
index 3ec43c863d..dbb0836e0a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/reflect/reify/utils/SymbolTables.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/reflect/reify/utils/SymbolTables.scala
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ trait SymbolTables {
       symtab.get(sym) match {
         case Some(FreeDef(_, name, _, _, _)) => name
         case Some(SymDef(_, name, _, _)) => name
-        case None => EmptyTermName
+        case None => nme.EMPTY
       }
 
     def symAliases(sym: Symbol): List[TermName] =
diff --git a/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Names.scala b/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Names.scala
index e8665ca736..6cb226c32f 100644
--- a/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Names.scala
+++ b/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Names.scala
@@ -75,12 +75,4 @@ trait Names {
   /** Creates a new type name.
    */
   def newTypeName(s: String): TypeName
-
-  /** Wraps the empty string. Can be used as the null object for term name.
-   */
-  def EmptyTermName: TermName = newTermName("")
-
-  /** Wraps the empty string. Can be used as the null object for type name.
-   */
-  def EmptyTypeName: TypeName = EmptyTermName.toTypeName
 }
diff --git a/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Trees.scala b/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Trees.scala
index 1f15ee6070..63a06ab2e8 100644
--- a/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Trees.scala
+++ b/src/reflect/scala/reflect/api/Trees.scala
@@ -1967,12 +1967,12 @@ trait Trees { self: Universe =>
   val Modifiers: ModifiersCreator
 
   abstract class ModifiersCreator {
-    def apply(): Modifiers = Modifiers(NoFlags, EmptyTypeName, List())
+    def apply(): Modifiers = Modifiers(NoFlags, tpnme.EMPTY, List())
     def apply(flags: FlagSet, privateWithin: Name, annotations: List[Tree]): Modifiers
   }
 
   def Modifiers(flags: FlagSet, privateWithin: Name): Modifiers = Modifiers(flags, privateWithin, List())
-  def Modifiers(flags: FlagSet): Modifiers = Modifiers(flags, EmptyTypeName)
+  def Modifiers(flags: FlagSet): Modifiers = Modifiers(flags, tpnme.EMPTY)
 
   /** ... */
   lazy val NoMods = Modifiers()