diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index ec8915be..cd8449f3 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ Style/IfUnlessModifier:
   Enabled: false
 Style/Lambda:
   Enabled: false
-Style/EmptyLiteral:
-  Enabled: false
 Style/SingleLineBlockParams:
   Enabled: false
 Style/RescueModifier:
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/configuration.rb b/lib/capistrano/configuration.rb
index 5570003c..d0491d4a 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/configuration.rb
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ module Capistrano
     end
 
     def config
-      @config ||= Hash.new
+      @config ||= {}
     end
 
     def validators
-      @validators ||= Hash.new
+      @validators ||= {}
     end
 
     def fetch_for(key, default, &block)