diff --git a/src/Data/Syntax.hs b/src/Data/Syntax.hs
index 173017b18..995e44d2f 100644
--- a/src/Data/Syntax.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Syntax.hs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ instance Show1 Identifier where liftShowsPrec = genericLiftShowsPrec
 -- | Empty syntax, with essentially no-op semantics.
 --
 --   This can be used to represent an implicit no-op, e.g. the alternative in an 'if' statement without an 'else'.
-data Empty a = Empty (Maybe ByteString)
+data Empty a = Empty
   deriving (Eq, Foldable, Functor, GAlign, Generic1, Show, Traversable)
 
 instance Eq1 Empty where liftEq _ _ _ = True
diff --git a/src/Language/Python/Syntax.hs b/src/Language/Python/Syntax.hs
index 7c8443ffb..f51f13764 100644
--- a/src/Language/Python/Syntax.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Python/Syntax.hs
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ functionDefinition =  (symbol FunctionDefinition >>= \ loc -> children (makeFunc
                   <|> (symbol AsyncFunctionDefinition >>= \ loc -> children (makeAsyncFunctionDeclaration loc <$> async' <*> identifier <*> (symbol Parameters *> children (many expression)) <*> (optional (symbol Type *> children expression)) <*> (makeTerm <$> location <*> many declaration)))
                   <|> (symbol Lambda >>= \ loc -> children (makeFunctionDeclaration loc <$> (makeTerm <$> symbol AnonLambda <*> (Syntax.Identifier <$> source)) <*> ((symbol LambdaParameters *> children (many expression)) <|> (pure [])) <*> (optional (symbol Type *> children expression)) <*> (makeTerm <$> location <*> many declaration)))
   where
-    makeFunctionDeclaration loc functionName' functionParameters ty functionBody = makeTerm loc $ Type.Annotation (makeTerm loc $ Declaration.Function functionName' functionParameters functionBody) (maybe (makeTerm loc (Syntax.Empty Nothing)) identity ty)
-    makeAsyncFunctionDeclaration loc async' functionName' functionParameters ty functionBody = makeTerm loc $ Type.Annotation (makeTerm loc $ Type.Annotation (makeTerm loc $ Declaration.Function functionName' functionParameters functionBody) (maybe (makeTerm loc (Syntax.Empty Nothing)) identity ty)) async'
+    makeFunctionDeclaration loc functionName' functionParameters ty functionBody = makeTerm loc $ Type.Annotation (makeTerm loc $ Declaration.Function functionName' functionParameters functionBody) (maybe (makeTerm loc Syntax.Empty) identity ty)
+    makeAsyncFunctionDeclaration loc async' functionName' functionParameters ty functionBody = makeTerm loc $ Type.Annotation (makeTerm loc $ Type.Annotation (makeTerm loc $ Declaration.Function functionName' functionParameters functionBody) (maybe (makeTerm loc Syntax.Empty) identity ty)) async'
 
 async' :: Assignment
 async' = makeTerm <$> symbol AnonAsync <*> (Syntax.Identifier <$> source)
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ makeTerm :: (HasCallStack, f :< fs) => a -> f (Term.Term (Union fs) a) -> Term.T
 makeTerm a f = cofree (a :< inj f)
 
 emptyTerm :: Assignment
-emptyTerm = makeTerm <$> location <*> pure (Syntax.Empty Nothing)
+emptyTerm = makeTerm <$> location <*> pure Syntax.Empty
 
 handleError :: Assignment -> Assignment
 handleError = flip catchError $ \ error -> case errorCause error of
diff --git a/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs b/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs
index 0044d8e1b..2432b6f4e 100644
--- a/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Ruby/Syntax.hs
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ conditional :: Assignment
 conditional = makeTerm <$> symbol Conditional <*> children (Statement.If <$> statement <*> statement <*> statement)
 
 emptyStatement :: Assignment
-emptyStatement = makeTerm <$> symbol EmptyStatement <*> (Syntax.Empty <$> (Just <$> source))
+emptyStatement = makeTerm <$> symbol EmptyStatement <*> pure Syntax.Empty
 
 
 -- Helper functions
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ makeTerm :: (f :< fs, HasCallStack) => a -> f (Term.Term (Union fs) a) -> Term.T
 makeTerm a f = cofree $ a :< inj f
 
 emptyTerm :: Assignment
-emptyTerm = makeTerm <$> location <*> pure (Syntax.Empty Nothing)
+emptyTerm = makeTerm <$> location <*> pure Syntax.Empty
 
 invert :: (Expression.Boolean :< fs, HasCallStack) => Assignment.Assignment ast grammar (Term.Term (Union fs) (Record Location)) -> Assignment.Assignment ast grammar (Term.Term (Union fs) (Record Location))
 invert term = makeTerm <$> location <*> fmap Expression.Not term