diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/changed_only_mode/Child.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/changed_only_mode/Child.java
index f09b6a1f9..27fc00098 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/changed_only_mode/Child.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/changed_only_mode/Child.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package codetoanalyze.java.incremental.changed_only_mode;
 class Child {
 
   Object bar() {
-    return new Object();
+    return null;
   }
 
   Object dontReanalyze(Object o) {
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/child_changed/Child.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/child_changed/Child.java
index 1fb836cf3..aaf2e1fec 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/child_changed/Child.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/incremental/child_changed/Child.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ package codetoanalyze.java.incremental.child_changed;
 class Child {
 
   Object bar() {
-    return new Object();
+    return null;
   }
 
   Object dontReanalyze(Object o) {