diff --git a/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilderVer13.java b/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilderVer13.java
index 3ba155f..698c77c 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilderVer13.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/flow/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/of/flow/impl/FlowModBuilderVer13.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
         for (Instruction i : treatments) {
             switch (i.type()) {
                 case DROP:
-                    return new LinkedList<>();
+                    return Collections.emptyList();
                 case L0MODIFICATION:
                     actions.add(buildL0Modification(i));
                     break;