diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java
index 0271a5b85..d122a0655 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/request/RequestParametersTest.java
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ public class RequestParametersTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testExtractOptionalParameter_notPresent_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testExtractOptionalParameter_notPresent_returnsEmpty() {
     assertThat(extractOptionalParameter(req, "spin")).isEmpty();
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testExtractOptionalParameter_empty_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testExtractOptionalParameter_empty_returnsEmpty() {
     when(req.getParameter("spin")).thenReturn("");
     assertThat(extractOptionalParameter(req, "spin")).isEmpty();
   }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public class RequestParametersTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testOptionalExtractEnumValue_noValue_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testOptionalExtractEnumValue_noValue_returnsEmpty() {
     when(req.getParameter("spin")).thenReturn("");
     assertThat(extractOptionalEnumParameter(req, Club.class, "spin")).isEmpty();
   }
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class RequestParametersTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testExtractOptionalDatetimeParameter_empty_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testExtractOptionalDatetimeParameter_empty_returnsEmpty() {
     when(req.getParameter("timeParam")).thenReturn("");
     assertThat(extractOptionalDatetimeParameter(req, "timeParam")).isEmpty();
   }
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/request/RouterTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/request/RouterTest.java
index 70b0c6ab6..5790d7dcb 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/request/RouterTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/request/RouterTest.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public final class RouterTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testRoute_pathMismatch_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testRoute_pathMismatch_returnsEmpty() {
     assertThat(Router.create(SlothComponent.class).route("/doge")).isEmpty();
   }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public final class RouterTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testRoute_prefixDoesNotMatch_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testRoute_prefixDoesNotMatch_returnsEmpty() {
     assertThat(Router.create(PrefixComponent.class).route("")).isEmpty();
     assertThat(Router.create(PrefixComponent.class).route("/")).isEmpty();
     assertThat(Router.create(PrefixComponent.class).route("/ulysses")).isEmpty();
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/tools/params/PhoneNumberParameterTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/tools/params/PhoneNumberParameterTest.java
index dd81bac40..3b133d6a2 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/tools/params/PhoneNumberParameterTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/tools/params/PhoneNumberParameterTest.java
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ public class PhoneNumberParameterTest {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testConvert_empty_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testConvert_empty_returnsEmpty() {
     assertThat(instance.convert("")).isEmpty();
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testConvert_nullString_returnsAbsent() {
+  public void testConvert_nullString_returnsEmpty() {
     assertThat(instance.convert("null")).isEmpty();
   }
 }