diff --git a/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb b/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb
index 74583af1a29..6f1beede6f9 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class MergeRequestDiff < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def commits_by_shas(shas)
-    return [] unless shas.present?
+    return MergeRequestDiffCommit.none unless shas.present?
 
     merge_request_diff_commits.where(sha: shas)
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index c7202b481d3..131db6a5ff9 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -2650,6 +2650,10 @@ describe MergeRequest do
   end
 
   describe '#includes_any_commits?' do
+    it 'returns false' do
+      expect(subject.includes_any_commits?([])).to be_falsey
+    end
+
     it 'returns false' do
       expect(subject.includes_any_commits?([Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA])).to be_falsey
     end