2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/cursor/EmptyCursor.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/cursor/EmptyCursor.java
index db3778b..e0649cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/cursor/EmptyCursor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/cursor/EmptyCursor.java
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ public class EmptyCursor<S> implements Cursor<S> {
     private static final Cursor EMPTY_CURSOR = new EmptyCursor();
 
     /**
-     * Returns the singleton empty cursor instance.
+     * Returns the empty cursor instance.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public static <S> Cursor<S> getEmptyCursor() {
+    public static <S> Cursor<S> the() {
         return EMPTY_CURSOR;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/qe/EmptyQuery.java b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/qe/EmptyQuery.java
index f07e7ff..d0f133c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/qe/EmptyQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amazon/carbonado/qe/EmptyQuery.java
@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@ public final class EmptyQuery<S extends Storable> extends AbstractQuery<S> {
      * Always returns an {@link EmptyCursor}.
      */
     public Cursor<S> fetch() {
-        return EmptyCursor.getEmptyCursor();
+        return EmptyCursor.the();
     }
 
     /**
      * Always returns an {@link EmptyCursor}.
      */
     public Cursor<S> fetchAfter(S start) {
-        return EmptyCursor.getEmptyCursor();
+        return EmptyCursor.the();
     }
 
     /**