diff --git a/config/detekt/detekt.yml b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
index 9029c3cce..2c6153c55 100644
--- a/config/detekt/detekt.yml
+++ b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
@@ -157,3 +157,5 @@ style:
     allowedNames: '(_|ignored|expected)'
   UseCheckOrError:
     active: true
+  UseEmptyCounterpart:
+    active: true
diff --git a/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/CodeSmell.kt b/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/CodeSmell.kt
index e933207f6..b06c03783 100644
--- a/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/CodeSmell.kt
+++ b/detekt-api/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/CodeSmell.kt
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ open class CodeSmell(
     final override val issue: Issue,
     override val entity: Entity,
     override val message: String,
-    override val metrics: List<Metric> = listOf(),
-    override val references: List<Entity> = listOf()
+    override val metrics: List<Metric> = emptyList(),
+    override val references: List<Entity> = emptyList()
 ) : Finding {
 
     internal var internalSeverity: SeverityLevel = SeverityLevel.WARNING
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ open class CorrectableCodeSmell(
     issue: Issue,
     entity: Entity,
     message: String,
-    metrics: List<Metric> = listOf(),
-    references: List<Entity> = listOf(),
+    metrics: List<Metric> = emptyList(),
+    references: List<Entity> = emptyList(),
     val autoCorrectEnabled: Boolean
 ) : CodeSmell(
     issue,
diff --git a/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/AnnotationExcluderSpec.kt b/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/AnnotationExcluderSpec.kt
index 2a30840ee..7e44c09a5 100644
--- a/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/AnnotationExcluderSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/AnnotationExcluderSpec.kt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class AnnotationExcluderSpec : Spek({
         }
 
         it("should not exclude when no annotations should be excluded") {
-            val excluder = AnnotationExcluder(file, listOf())
+            val excluder = AnnotationExcluder(file, emptyList())
             assertThat(excluder.shouldExclude(listOf(jvmFieldAnnotation))).isFalse()
         }
 
diff --git a/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/ConfigPropertySpec.kt b/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/ConfigPropertySpec.kt
index 588817dce..a4fc606af 100644
--- a/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/ConfigPropertySpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-api/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/api/ConfigPropertySpec.kt
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class ConfigPropertySpec : Spek({
                     object : TestConfigAware() {
                         val defaultValue: List<String> = emptyList()
                         val prop1: List<Int> by config(defaultValue) { it.map(String::toInt) }
-                        val prop2: List<Int> by config(listOf<String>()) { it.map(String::toInt) }
+                        val prop2: List<Int> by config(emptyList<String>()) { it.map(String::toInt) }
                     }
                 }
                 it("can be defined as variable") {
diff --git a/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt b/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt
index 1c5433941..a47da80df 100644
--- a/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-cli/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/cli/CliArgsSpec.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ internal class CliArgsSpec : Spek({
     describe("Parsing the input path") {
 
         it("the current working directory is used if parameter is not set") {
-            val cli = parseArguments(arrayOf())
+            val cli = parseArguments(emptyArray())
             assertThat(cli.inputPaths).hasSize(1)
             assertThat(cli.inputPaths.first()).isEqualTo(Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.dir")))
         }
diff --git a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfig.kt b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfig.kt
index a37349232..06537c797 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfig.kt
+++ b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfig.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class YamlConfig internal constructor(
 ) : Config, ValidatableConfiguration {
 
     override fun subConfig(key: String): Config {
-        val subProperties = properties.getOrElse(key) { mapOf<String, Any>() }
+        val subProperties = properties.getOrElse(key) { emptyMap<String, Any>() }
         return YamlConfig(
             subProperties as Map<String, Any>,
             if (parentPath == null) key else "$parentPath $CONFIG_SEPARATOR $key"
diff --git a/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KT.kt b/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KT.kt
index ae98c7be3..5da9fafec 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KT.kt
+++ b/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/KT.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestProvider(override val ruleSetId: String = "Test") : RuleSetProvider {
 
 class TestProvider2(override val ruleSetId: String = "Test2") : RuleSetProvider {
     override fun instance(config: Config): RuleSet {
-        return RuleSet("Test", listOf())
+        return RuleSet("Test", emptyList())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfigSpec.kt b/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfigSpec.kt
index f1e165ddd..29960659f 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfigSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-core/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/config/YamlConfigSpec.kt
@@ -23,10 +23,20 @@ class YamlConfigSpec : Spek({
 
         it("should create a sub config") {
             val subConfig = config.subConfig("style")
-            assertThat(subConfig.valueOrDefault("WildcardImport", mapOf<String, Any>())).isNotEmpty
-            assertThat(subConfig.valueOrDefault("WildcardImport", mapOf<String, Any>())["active"].toString()).isEqualTo("true")
-            assertThat(subConfig.valueOrDefault("WildcardImport", mapOf<String, Any>())["active"] as Boolean).isTrue()
-            assertThat(subConfig.valueOrDefault("NotFound", mapOf<String, Any>())).isEmpty()
+            assertThat(subConfig.valueOrDefault("WildcardImport", emptyMap<String, Any>())).isNotEmpty
+            assertThat(
+                subConfig.valueOrDefault(
+                    "WildcardImport",
+                    emptyMap<String, Any>()
+                )["active"].toString()
+            ).isEqualTo("true")
+            assertThat(
+                subConfig.valueOrDefault(
+                    "WildcardImport",
+                    emptyMap<String, Any>()
+                )["active"] as Boolean
+            ).isTrue()
+            assertThat(subConfig.valueOrDefault("NotFound", emptyMap<String, Any>())).isEmpty()
             assertThat(subConfig.valueOrDefault("NotFound", "")).isEmpty()
         }
 
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/MultiRuleCollector.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/MultiRuleCollector.kt
index 68b2a252c..0eee0c831 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/MultiRuleCollector.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/MultiRuleCollector.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.referenceExpression
 
 data class MultiRule(
     val name: String,
-    val rules: List<String> = listOf()
+    val rules: List<String> = emptyList()
 ) {
 
     operator fun contains(ruleName: String) = ruleName in this.rules
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt
index d0a22855f..0043eb04d 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/Rule.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ data class Rule(
     var debt: String,
     var aliases: String?,
     val parent: String,
-    val configuration: List<Configuration> = listOf(),
+    val configuration: List<Configuration> = emptyList(),
     val autoCorrect: Boolean = false,
     var inMultiRule: String? = null,
     val requiresTypeResolution: Boolean = false
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt
index a75e43123..d41608fc9 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/collection/RuleSetProviderCollector.kt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ data class RuleSetProvider(
     val name: String,
     val description: String,
     val defaultActivationStatus: DefaultActivationStatus,
-    val rules: List<String> = listOf(),
-    val configuration: List<Configuration> = listOf()
+    val rules: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    val configuration: List<Configuration> = emptyList()
 )
 
 class RuleSetProviderCollector : Collector<RuleSetProvider> {
diff --git a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/Exclusion.kt b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/Exclusion.kt
index 1ff43fb01..ce7c4ec62 100644
--- a/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/Exclusion.kt
+++ b/detekt-generator/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/generator/printer/rulesetpage/Exclusion.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ val exclusions = arrayOf(TestExclusions, KotlinScriptExclusions, LibraryExclusio
 abstract class Exclusions {
 
     abstract val pattern: String
-    open val ruleSets: Set<String> = setOf()
+    open val ruleSets: Set<String> = emptySet()
     abstract val rules: Set<String>
 
     fun isExcluded(rule: Rule) = rule.name in rules || rule.inMultiRule in rules
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DefaultCliInvokerSpec.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DefaultCliInvokerSpec.kt
index f614dd264..041904f23 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DefaultCliInvokerSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/invoke/DefaultCliInvokerSpec.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ internal class DefaultCliInvokerSpec : Spek({
 
         assertThatCode {
             DefaultCliInvoker(stubbedCache)
-                .invokeCli(listOf(), TestFileCollection(), "detekt", ignoreFailures = false)
+                .invokeCli(emptyList(), TestFileCollection(), "detekt", ignoreFailures = false)
         }.isInstanceOf(GradleException::class.java)
             .hasMessageContaining("testing reflection wrapper...")
     }
diff --git a/detekt-metrics/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CyclomaticComplexitySpec.kt b/detekt-metrics/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CyclomaticComplexitySpec.kt
index 8b9df2095..5c70b4f79 100644
--- a/detekt-metrics/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CyclomaticComplexitySpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-metrics/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/metrics/CyclomaticComplexitySpec.kt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class CyclomaticComplexitySpec : Spek({
         it("does not count when forEach is not specified") {
             assertThat(
                 CyclomaticComplexity.calculate(code) {
-                    nestingFunctions = setOf()
+                    nestingFunctions = emptySet()
                 }
             ).isEqualTo(defaultFunctionComplexity)
         }
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LabeledExpression.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LabeledExpression.kt
index dc4d69e61..85e16753b 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LabeledExpression.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LabeledExpression.kt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class LabeledExpression(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     )
 
     @Configuration("allows to provide a list of label names which should be ignored by this rule")
-    private val ignoredLabels: List<String> by config(listOf<String>()) { list ->
+    private val ignoredLabels: List<String> by config(emptyList<String>()) { list ->
         list.map { it.removePrefix("*").removeSuffix("*") }
     }
 
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt
index 5080c380c..edb37aec1 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/LongParameterList.kt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class LongParameterList(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
             "the most common cases are for dependency injection where constructors are annotated with `@Inject` " +
             "or parameters are annotated with `@Value` and should not be counted for the rule to trigger"
     )
-    private val ignoreAnnotated: List<String> by config(listOf<String>()) { list ->
+    private val ignoreAnnotated: List<String> by config(emptyList<String>()) { list ->
         list.map { it.removePrefix("*").removeSuffix("*") }
     }
 
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UselessPostfixExpression.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UselessPostfixExpression.kt
index bf0ca3a4f..8e8098a48 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UselessPostfixExpression.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/UselessPostfixExpression.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class UselessPostfixExpression(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         Debt.TWENTY_MINS
     )
 
-    var properties = setOf<String?>()
+    var properties = emptySet<String?>()
 
     override fun visitClass(klass: KtClass) {
         properties = klass.getProperties()
diff --git a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ForbiddenClassName.kt b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ForbiddenClassName.kt
index dbe842ea3..adf31237e 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ForbiddenClassName.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-naming/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/naming/ForbiddenClassName.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ForbiddenClassName(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     )
 
     @Configuration("forbidden class names")
-    private val forbiddenName: List<String> by config(listOf<String>()) { names ->
+    private val forbiddenName: List<String> by config(emptyList<String>()) { names ->
         names.map { it.removePrefix("*").removeSuffix("*") }
     }
 
diff --git a/detekt-sample-extensions/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/sample/extensions/processors/QualifiedNameProcessorSpec.kt b/detekt-sample-extensions/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/sample/extensions/processors/QualifiedNameProcessorSpec.kt
index 8b4caf4b6..462479282 100644
--- a/detekt-sample-extensions/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/sample/extensions/processors/QualifiedNameProcessorSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-sample-extensions/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/sample/extensions/processors/QualifiedNameProcessorSpec.kt
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class QualifiedNameProcessorSpec : Spek({
 
 private val result = object : Detektion {
 
-    override val findings: Map<String, List<Finding>> = mapOf()
-    override val notifications: Collection<Notification> = listOf()
-    override val metrics: Collection<ProjectMetric> = listOf()
+    override val findings: Map<String, List<Finding>> = emptyMap()
+    override val notifications: Collection<Notification> = emptyList()
+    override val metrics: Collection<ProjectMetric> = emptyList()
 
     private var userData = KeyFMap.EMPTY_MAP
     override fun <V> getData(key: Key<V>): V? = userData.get(key)
diff --git a/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper.kt b/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper.kt
index c555d265d..2958957bf 100644
--- a/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper.kt
+++ b/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper(
  *
  * @param additionalRootPaths the optional JVM classpath roots list.
  */
-fun createEnvironment(additionalRootPaths: List<File> = listOf()): KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper = KtTestCompiler.createEnvironment(additionalRootPaths)
+fun createEnvironment(additionalRootPaths: List<File> = emptyList()): KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper =
+    KtTestCompiler.createEnvironment(additionalRootPaths)
 
 fun createPsiFactory(): KtPsiFactory = KtPsiFactory(KtTestCompiler.project(), false)
diff --git a/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KtTestCompiler.kt b/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KtTestCompiler.kt
index 12f90f564..85294e2c9 100644
--- a/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KtTestCompiler.kt
+++ b/detekt-test-utils/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KtTestCompiler.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ internal object KtTestCompiler : KtCompiler() {
      * Not sure why but this function only works from this context.
      * Somehow the Kotlin language was not yet initialized.
      */
-    fun createEnvironment(additionalRootPaths: List<File> = listOf()): KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper {
+    fun createEnvironment(additionalRootPaths: List<File> = emptyList()): KotlinCoreEnvironmentWrapper {
         val configuration = CompilerConfiguration()
         configuration.put(CommonConfigurationKeys.MODULE_NAME, "test_module")
         configuration.put(CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, MessageCollector.NONE)
diff --git a/detekt-tooling/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/PluginsSpec.kt b/detekt-tooling/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/PluginsSpec.kt
index d47737ea9..33c48d153 100644
--- a/detekt-tooling/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/PluginsSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-tooling/src/test/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/PluginsSpec.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ internal class PluginsSpec : Spek({
         it("throws when both sources are supplied via dsl") {
             assertThatCode {
                 ExtensionsSpecBuilder().apply {
-                    fromPaths { listOf() }
+                    fromPaths { emptyList() }
                     fromClassloader { javaClass.classLoader }
                 }.build()
             }.isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException::class.java)
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ internal class PluginsSpec : Spek({
             assertThatCode {
                 ExtensionsSpecBuilder().apply {
                     fromClassloader { javaClass.classLoader }
-                    fromPaths { listOf() }
+                    fromPaths { emptyList() }
                 }.build()
             }.isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException::class.java)
         }
 
         it("throws when both sources are supplied via internal helper class") {
-            assertThatCode { PluginsHolder(listOf(), javaClass.classLoader) }
+            assertThatCode { PluginsHolder(emptyList(), javaClass.classLoader) }
                 .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException::class.java)
         }