diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletRequest.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletRequest.java
index f1d54c4d3ab..9acaa1346f4 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletRequest.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletRequest.java
@@ -1159,7 +1159,8 @@ public class MockHttpServletRequest implements HttpServletRequest {
 	@Override
 	public Enumeration<String> getHeaders(String name) {
 		HeaderValueHolder header = this.headers.get(name);
-		return Collections.enumeration(header != null ? header.getStringValues() : new LinkedList<>());
+		return (header != null ? Collections.enumeration(header.getStringValues()) :
+				Collections.emptyEnumeration());
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/servlet/MockHttpServletRequest.java b/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/servlet/MockHttpServletRequest.java
index 065c37bf3a4..33bf23f2bdf 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/servlet/MockHttpServletRequest.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/testFixtures/java/org/springframework/web/testfixture/servlet/MockHttpServletRequest.java
@@ -1159,7 +1159,8 @@ public class MockHttpServletRequest implements HttpServletRequest {
 	@Override
 	public Enumeration<String> getHeaders(String name) {
 		HeaderValueHolder header = this.headers.get(name);
-		return Collections.enumeration(header != null ? header.getStringValues() : new LinkedList<>());
+		return (header != null ? Collections.enumeration(header.getStringValues()) :
+				Collections.emptyEnumeration());
 	}
 
 	@Override