diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/HalBrowserEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/HalBrowserEndpoint.java
index 6f0add7db9..4f28ff61e8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/HalBrowserEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/HalBrowserEndpoint.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class HalBrowserEndpoint extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter implements MvcEn
 	private static final String HAL_BROWSER_LOCATION = "classpath:/META-INF/resources/webjars/hal-browser/"
 			+ HAL_BROWSER_VERSION + "/";
 
-	private String path = "";
+	private String path;
 
 	private ManagementServerProperties management;
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/LinksMvcEndpoint.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/LinksMvcEndpoint.java
index baab0c22be..5ad0fad831 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/LinksMvcEndpoint.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/mvc/LinksMvcEndpoint.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
 @ConfigurationProperties("endpoints.links")
 public class LinksMvcEndpoint implements MvcEndpoint {
 
-	private String path = "";
+	private String path;
 	private boolean sensitive = false;
 
 	public LinksMvcEndpoint(String defaultPath) {