diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/KM200Device.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/KM200Device.java
index cf5f42248..19b2a1325 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/KM200Device.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.km200/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/km200/internal/KM200Device.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.client.HttpClient;
@@ -56,11 +55,11 @@ public class KM200Device {
     protected String charSet = "";
 
     /* Needed keys for the communication */
-    protected byte[] cryptKeyInit = ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
-    protected byte[] cryptKeyPriv = ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
+    protected byte[] cryptKeyInit = new byte[0];
+    protected byte[] cryptKeyPriv = new byte[0];
 
     /* Buderus_MD5Salt */
-    protected byte[] md5Salt = ArrayUtils.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
+    protected byte[] md5Salt = new byte[0];
 
     /* Device services */
     public Map<String, KM200ServiceObject> serviceTreeMap;