diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UISelectWidget.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UISelectWidget.java
index aa2aab7595a..68092029c3e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UISelectWidget.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UISelectWidget.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class UISelectWidget extends InputUIElement {
 	}
 
 	private PatternEvent createPatternEvent() {
-		String msg= MessageFormat.format(Messages.getString("UISelectWidget_ErrorNoneSelected0"), new String[] {label.getText()}); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		String msg= MessageFormat.format(Messages.getString("UISelectWidget_ErrorNoneSelected0"), label.getText()); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		return new PatternEvent(this, msg, isValid());
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UIStringListWidget.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UIStringListWidget.java
index 1424c3b2136..9cbf956f7f0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UIStringListWidget.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/templateengine/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/templateengine/uitree/uiwidgets/UIStringListWidget.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class UIStringListWidget extends InputUIElement {
 	}
 
 	protected PatternEvent createPatternEvent() {
-		String msg= MessageFormat.format("Please add an item to {0}", new String[] {label.getText()}); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		String msg= MessageFormat.format("Please add an item to {0}", label.getText()); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		return new PatternEvent(this, msg, isValid());
 	}