diff --git a/jode/jode/flow/VariableStack.java b/jode/jode/flow/VariableStack.java
index a7668f9..b94d306 100644
--- a/jode/jode/flow/VariableStack.java
+++ b/jode/jode/flow/VariableStack.java
@@ -34,11 +34,14 @@ import jode.expr.Operator;
  * @see FlowBlock.removePush
  */
 public class VariableStack {
-    public final static VariableStack EMPTY = 
-	new VariableStack(new LocalInfo[0]);
+    public final static VariableStack EMPTY = new VariableStack();
 
     final LocalInfo[] stackMap; 
 
+    private VariableStack() {
+	stackMap = new LocalInfo[0];
+    }
+
     private VariableStack(LocalInfo[] stack) {
 	stackMap = stack;
     }
diff --git a/jode/jode/type/Type.java b/jode/jode/type/Type.java
index f6613e4..ec085eb 100644
--- a/jode/jode/type/Type.java
+++ b/jode/jode/type/Type.java
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ public class Type {
     /**
      * Create a new type with the given type code.
      */
-    protected Type(int typecode) {
-        this.typecode = typecode;
+    protected Type(int tc) {
+        typecode = tc;
     }
 
     public Type getSubType() {