diff --git a/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js
--- a/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/thread-reducer.js
@@ -146,14 +146,13 @@
   };
 }
 
-const emptyArray = [];
 function findInconsistencies(
   action: BaseAction,
   beforeStateCheck: { +[id: string]: RawThreadInfo },
   afterStateCheck: { +[id: string]: RawThreadInfo },
 ): ClientThreadInconsistencyReportCreationRequest[] {
   if (_isEqual(beforeStateCheck)(afterStateCheck)) {
-    return emptyArray;
+    return [];
   }
   return [
     {