diff --git a/jode/jode/expr/Expression.java b/jode/jode/expr/Expression.java
index 28ac4f6..e0b3b9e 100644
--- a/jode/jode/expr/Expression.java
+++ b/jode/jode/expr/Expression.java
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ public abstract class Expression {
         return this;
     }
 
-    public static Expression EMPTYSTRING
-	= new ConstOperator(Type.tString, "");
+    public static Expression EMPTYSTRING = new ConstOperator("");
 
     public Expression simplifyStringBuffer() {
         return null;