diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java
index a2c74a304..b63537086 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckRun.java
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * Represents a check run.
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ public class GHCheckRun extends GHObject {
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    public Iterator<GHPullRequest> getPullRequests() throws IOException {
+    public List<GHPullRequest> getPullRequests() throws IOException {
         if (pullRequests != null && pullRequests.length != 0) {
             for (GHPullRequest singlePull : pullRequests) {
                 singlePull.refresh();
             }
-            return Arrays.stream(pullRequests).iterator();
+        return Arrays.asList(pullRequests);
         }
-        return Stream.<GHPullRequest>empty().iterator();
+        return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckSuite.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckSuite.java
index 0fca06302..54bcd485e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckSuite.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCheckSuite.java
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressFBWarnings;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 /**
@@ -160,14 +162,14 @@ public class GHCheckSuite extends GHObject {
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    public Iterator<GHPullRequest> getPullRequests() throws IOException {
+    public List<GHPullRequest> getPullRequests() throws IOException {
         if (pullRequests != null && pullRequests.length != 0) {
             for (GHPullRequest singlePull : pullRequests) {
                 singlePull.refresh();
             }
-            return Arrays.stream(pullRequests).iterator();
+            return Arrays.asList(pullRequests);
         }
-        return Stream.<GHPullRequest>empty().iterator();
+        return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
     /**