diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
index c6c4bed3e2..22472602a7 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $frontPage  = app('preferences')->get('frontPageAccounts', $defaultSet);
         $default    = app('amount')->getDefaultCurrency();
 
-        if (0 === count($frontPage->data)) {
+        if (empty($frontPage->data)) {
             $frontPage->data = $defaultSet;
             $frontPage->save();
         }
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Recurrence/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Recurrence/UpdateRequest.php
index cab0cc29e7..66bc12af35 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Recurrence/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Recurrence/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
             }
             $return[] = $current;
         }
-        if (0 === count($return)) {
+        if (empty($return)) {
             return null;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/StoreRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/StoreRequest.php
index b005f12c96..9f6978d218 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/StoreRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/StoreRequest.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class StoreRequest extends FormRequest
         $data     = $validator->getData();
         $triggers = $data['triggers'] ?? [];
         // need at least one trigger
-        if (!is_countable($triggers) || 0 === count($triggers)) {
+        if (!is_countable($triggers) || empty($triggers)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('title', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_trigger'));
         }
     }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class StoreRequest extends FormRequest
         $data    = $validator->getData();
         $actions = $data['actions'] ?? [];
         // need at least one trigger
-        if (!is_countable($actions) || 0 === count($actions)) {
+        if (!is_countable($actions) || empty($actions)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('title', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_action'));
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/UpdateRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/UpdateRequest.php
index 01df50719b..65e54e6354 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/UpdateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Models/Rule/UpdateRequest.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
         $data     = $validator->getData();
         $triggers = $data['triggers'] ?? null;
         // need at least one trigger
-        if (is_array($triggers) && 0 === count($triggers)) {
+        if (is_array($triggers) && empty($triggers)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('title', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_trigger'));
         }
     }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class UpdateRequest extends FormRequest
         $data    = $validator->getData();
         $actions = $data['actions'] ?? null;
         // need at least one action
-        if (is_array($actions) && 0 === count($actions)) {
+        if (is_array($actions) && empty($actions)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('title', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_action'));
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Export/ExportData.php b/app/Console/Commands/Export/ExportData.php
index 909c3b90db..a4a96a7067 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Export/ExportData.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Export/ExportData.php
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ class ExportData extends Command
         $exporter->setExportBills($options['export']['bills']);
         $exporter->setExportPiggies($options['export']['piggies']);
         $data = $exporter->export();
-        if (0 === count($data)) {
+        if (empty($data)) {
             $this->error('You must export *something*. Use --export-transactions or another option. See docs.firefly-iii.org');
         }
         $returnCode = 0;
-        if (0 !== count($data)) {
+        if (!empty($data)) {
             try {
                 $this->exportData($options, $data);
                 app('telemetry')->feature('system.command.executed', 'firefly-iii:export-data');
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/VerifySecurityAlerts.php b/app/Console/Commands/VerifySecurityAlerts.php
index 6ec0ebf651..36f9884766 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/VerifySecurityAlerts.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/VerifySecurityAlerts.php
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ class VerifySecurityAlerts extends Command
      */
     protected $description = 'Verify security alerts';
 
-    /**
-     * Create a new command instance.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function __construct()
-    {
-        parent::__construct();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Execute the console command.
      *
diff --git a/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php b/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php
index 55eada3ed1..8a7025b376 100644
--- a/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php
+++ b/app/Factory/TransactionJournalFactory.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class TransactionJournalFactory
         Log::debug('Start of TransactionJournalFactory::create()');
         $collection   = new Collection;
         $transactions = $dataObject['transactions'] ?? [];
-        if (0 === count($transactions)) {
+        if (empty($transactions)) {
             Log::error('There are no transactions in the array, the TransactionJournalFactory cannot continue.');
 
             return new Collection;
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php b/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php
index e3388ae0a9..c7a8889078 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Collector/GroupCollector.php
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class GroupCollector implements GroupCollectorInterface
      */
     public function setJournalIds(array $journalIds): GroupCollectorInterface
     {
-        if (0 !== count($journalIds)) {
+        if (!empty($journalIds)) {
             // make all integers.
             $integerIDs = array_map('intval', $journalIds);
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
index 1c91ed2b44..101994c3ab 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Budget/IndexController.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
         $sums    = $this->getSums($budgets);
 
         // get budgeted for default currency:
-        if (0 === count($availableBudgets)) {
+        if (empty($availableBudgets)) {
             $budgeted = $this->blRepository->budgeted($start, $end, $defaultCurrency,);
             $spentArr = $this->opsRepository->sumExpenses($start, $end, null, null, $defaultCurrency);
             $spent    = $spentArr[$defaultCurrency->id]['sum'] ?? '0';
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
index 9b49e08a45..e09b67bb43 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         Log::debug('Default set is ', $defaultSet);
         $frontPage = app('preferences')->get('frontPageAccounts', $defaultSet);
         Log::debug('Frontpage preference set is ', $frontPage->data);
-        if (0 === count($frontPage->data)) {
+        if (empty($frontPage->data)) {
             app('preferences')->set('frontPageAccounts', $defaultSet);
             Log::debug('frontpage set is empty!');
         }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/DoubleReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/DoubleReportController.php
index ac7315c507..fd7a49dbe0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/DoubleReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/DoubleReportController.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class DoubleReportController extends Controller
                 $journalId = $journal['transaction_journal_id'];
 
                 // no tags? also deserves a sport
-                if (0 === count($journal['tags'])) {
+                if (empty($journal['tags'])) {
                     $includedJournals[] = $journalId;
                     // do something
                     $tagName                  = trans('firefly.no_tags');
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class DoubleReportController extends Controller
                 $journalId = $journal['transaction_journal_id'];
 
                 // no tags? also deserves a sport
-                if (0 === count($journal['tags'])) {
+                if (empty($journal['tags'])) {
                     $includedJournals[] = $journalId;
                     // do something
                     $tagName                  = trans('firefly.no_tags');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php
index 2f703d31bd..18c259a3d5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/IntroController.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class IntroController extends Controller
         $specificPage  = $specificPage ?? '';
         $steps         = $this->getBasicSteps($route);
         $specificSteps = $this->getSpecificSteps($route, $specificPage);
-        if (0 === count($specificSteps)) {
+        if (empty($specificSteps)) {
             Log::debug(sprintf('No specific steps for route "%s" and page "%s"', $route, $specificPage));
 
             return response()->json($steps);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
index 1e0b984b67..f700a900c7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
         $locales = ['equal' => (string)trans('firefly.equal_to_language')] + $locales;
         // an important fallback is that the frontPageAccount array gets refilled automatically
         // when it turns up empty.
-        if (0 === count($frontPageAccounts->data)) {
+        if (empty($frontPageAccounts->data)) {
             $frontPageAccounts = $accountIds;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php
index 040860406c..49e208424d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Rule/SelectController.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class SelectController extends Controller
         $textTriggers = $this->getValidTriggerList($request);
 
         // warn if nothing.
-        if (0 === count($textTriggers)) {
+        if (empty($textTriggers)) {
             return response()->json(['html' => '', 'warning' => (string)trans('firefly.warning_no_valid_triggers')]); 
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class SelectController extends Controller
 
         // Warn the user if only a subset of transactions is returned
         $warning = '';
-        if (0 === count($collection)) {
+        if (empty($collection)) {
             $warning = (string)trans('firefly.warning_no_matching_transactions'); 
         }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class SelectController extends Controller
     {
         $triggers = $rule->ruleTriggers;
 
-        if (0 === count($triggers)) {
+        if (empty($triggers)) {
             return response()->json(['html' => '', 'warning' => (string)trans('firefly.warning_no_valid_triggers')]); 
         }
         // create new rule engine:
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class SelectController extends Controller
         $collection = $collection->slice(0, 20);
 
         $warning = '';
-        if (0 === count($collection)) {
+        if (empty($collection)) {
             $warning = (string)trans('firefly.warning_no_matching_transactions'); 
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
index 2c087122f8..136a3a3262 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/Authenticate.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Authenticate
     protected function authenticate($request, array $guards)
     {
 
-        if (0 === count($guards)) {
+        if (empty($guards)) {
             try {
                 // go for default guard:
                 /** @noinspection PhpUndefinedMethodInspection */
diff --git a/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php b/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
index 5c95f267c8..94eae23c6b 100644
--- a/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
+++ b/app/Models/TransactionJournal.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class TransactionJournal extends Model
         if (!self::isJoined($query, 'transaction_types')) {
             $query->leftJoin('transaction_types', 'transaction_types.id', '=', 'transaction_journals.transaction_type_id');
         }
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $query->whereIn('transaction_types.type', $types);
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index ed49193657..aa34bdb7d4 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
     {
         $query = $this->user->accounts()->where('iban', '!=', '')->whereNotNull('iban');
 
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $query->leftJoin('account_types', 'accounts.account_type_id', '=', 'account_types.id');
             $query->whereIn('account_types.type', $types);
         }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
     {
         $query = $this->user->accounts();
 
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $query->leftJoin('account_types', 'accounts.account_type_id', '=', 'account_types.id');
             $query->whereIn('account_types.type', $types);
         }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
     {
         $query = $this->user->accounts();
 
-        if (0 !== count($accountIds)) {
+        if (!empty($accountIds)) {
             $query->whereIn('accounts.id', $accountIds);
         }
         $query->orderBy('accounts.order', 'ASC');
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
     {
         $res   = array_intersect([AccountType::ASSET, AccountType::MORTGAGE, AccountType::LOAN, AccountType::DEBT], $types);
         $query = $this->user->accounts();
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $query->accountTypeIn($types);
         }
 
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
             }
         }
 
-        if (0 === count($sort)) {
-            if (0 !== count($res)) {
+        if (empty($sort)) {
+            if (!empty($res)) {
                 $query->orderBy('accounts.order', 'ASC');
             }
             $query->orderBy('accounts.active', 'DESC');
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
                 $query->where('name', 'account_role');
             }, 'attachments']
         );
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $query->accountTypeIn($types);
         }
         $query->where('active', true);
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
                 $query->where('name', 'account_role');
             }]
         );
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $query->accountTypeIn($types);
         }
         $query->where('active', 0);
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
             }
 
         }
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $dbQuery->leftJoin('account_types', 'accounts.account_type_id', '=', 'account_types.id');
             $dbQuery->whereIn('account_types.type', $types);
         }
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
                 );
             }
         }
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $dbQuery->leftJoin('account_types', 'accounts.account_type_id', '=', 'account_types.id');
             $dbQuery->whereIn('account_types.type', $types);
         }
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
                 }
             );
 
-        if (0 !== count($types)) {
+        if (!empty($types)) {
             $dbQuery->leftJoin('account_types', 'accounts.account_type_id', '=', 'account_types.id');
             $dbQuery->whereIn('account_types.type', $types);
         }
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Recurring/RecurringRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Recurring/RecurringRepository.php
index 6d81f3d2d7..b9709176ee 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Recurring/RecurringRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Recurring/RecurringRepository.php
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class RecurringRepository implements RecurringRepositoryInterface
         foreach ($journalMeta as $journalId) {
             $search[] = (int)$journalId;
         }
-        if (0 === count($search)) {
+        if (empty($search)) {
 
             return new Collection;
         }
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/CreditRecalculateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/CreditRecalculateService.php
index a1928482ea..cbe7a735e9 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/CreditRecalculateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/CreditRecalculateService.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class CreditRecalculateService
             // work based on account.
             $this->processAccount();
         }
-        if (0 === count($this->work)) {
+        if (empty($this->work)) {
             Log::debug('No work accounts, do not do CreditRecalculationService');
 
             return;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class CreditRecalculateService
     {
         /** @var TransactionJournal $journal */
         foreach ($this->group->transactionJournals as $journal) {
-            if (0 === count($this->work)) {
+            if (empty($this->work)) {
                 try {
                     $this->findByJournal($journal);
                 } catch (FireflyException $e) {
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/RecurringTransactionTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/RecurringTransactionTrait.php
index 5ada279fb7..d51bdb895d 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/RecurringTransactionTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/RecurringTransactionTrait.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ trait RecurringTransactionTrait
             $entry->value = json_encode($tags);
             $entry->save();
         }
-        if (0 === count($tags)) {
+        if (empty($tags)) {
             // delete if present
             $transaction->recurrenceTransactionMeta()->where('name', 'tags')->delete();
         }
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php
index 41dd3f6c1d..d276b112fe 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/GroupUpdateService.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class GroupUpdateService
             $transactionGroup->save();
         }
 
-        if (0 === count($transactions)) {
+        if (empty($transactions)) {
             Log::debug('No transactions submitted, do nothing.');
 
             return $transactionGroup;
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Update/RecurrenceUpdateService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Update/RecurrenceUpdateService.php
index 812bca8f6a..051f8bd4cd 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Update/RecurrenceUpdateService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Update/RecurrenceUpdateService.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class RecurrenceUpdateService
     private function updateRepetitions(Recurrence $recurrence, array $repetitions): void
     {
         $originalCount = $recurrence->recurrenceRepetitions()->count();
-        if (0 === count($repetitions)) {
+        if (empty($repetitions)) {
             // wont drop repetition, rather avoid.
             return;
         }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class RecurrenceUpdateService
     private function updateTransactions(Recurrence $recurrence, array $transactions): void
     {
         $originalCount = $recurrence->recurrenceTransactions()->count();
-        if (0 === count($transactions)) {
+        if (empty($transactions)) {
             // wont drop transactions, rather avoid.
             return;
         }
diff --git a/app/Support/Binder/BudgetList.php b/app/Support/Binder/BudgetList.php
index efbd567577..ff2ed2ffdc 100644
--- a/app/Support/Binder/BudgetList.php
+++ b/app/Support/Binder/BudgetList.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class BudgetList implements BinderInterface
             $list = array_unique(array_map('\intval', explode(',', $value)));
 
 
-            if (0 === count($list)) {
+            if (empty($list)) {
                 Log::warning('Budget list count is zero, return 404.');
                 throw new NotFoundHttpException;
             }
diff --git a/app/Support/Binder/CategoryList.php b/app/Support/Binder/CategoryList.php
index 001396e6b9..bf03596597 100644
--- a/app/Support/Binder/CategoryList.php
+++ b/app/Support/Binder/CategoryList.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class CategoryList implements BinderInterface
             }
 
             $list = array_unique(array_map('\intval', explode(',', $value)));
-            if (0 === count($list)) {
+            if (empty($list)) {
                 throw new NotFoundHttpException; 
             }
 
diff --git a/app/Support/Binder/JournalList.php b/app/Support/Binder/JournalList.php
index 4c1f8d50f9..d06dce5d41 100644
--- a/app/Support/Binder/JournalList.php
+++ b/app/Support/Binder/JournalList.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class JournalList implements BinderInterface
             $collector->withCategoryInformation()->withBudgetInformation()->withTagInformation()->withAccountInformation();
             $collector->setJournalIds($list);
             $result = $collector->getExtractedJournals();
-            if (0 === count($result)) {
+            if (empty($result)) {
                 throw new NotFoundHttpException;
             }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class JournalList implements BinderInterface
     protected static function parseList(string $value): array
     {
         $list = array_unique(array_map('\intval', explode(',', $value)));
-        if (0 === count($list)) {
+        if (empty($list)) {
             throw new NotFoundHttpException; 
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Support/Binder/TagList.php b/app/Support/Binder/TagList.php
index 07d2d5ab53..c5440988ee 100644
--- a/app/Support/Binder/TagList.php
+++ b/app/Support/Binder/TagList.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TagList implements BinderInterface
             $list = array_unique(array_map('\strtolower', explode(',', $value)));
             Log::debug('List of tags is', $list);
 
-            if (0 === count($list)) {
+            if (empty($list)) {
                 Log::error('Tag list is empty.');
                 throw new NotFoundHttpException;
             }
diff --git a/app/Support/Export/ExportDataGenerator.php b/app/Support/Export/ExportDataGenerator.php
index 7db505e549..3035e458b5 100644
--- a/app/Support/Export/ExportDataGenerator.php
+++ b/app/Support/Export/ExportDataGenerator.php
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ class ExportDataGenerator
      */
     private function mergeTags(array $tags): string
     {
-        if (0 === count($tags)) {
+        if (empty($tags)) {
             return '';
         }
         $smol = [];
diff --git a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
index 57464938a2..6c66154d80 100644
--- a/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
+++ b/app/Support/Search/OperatorQuerySearch.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class OperatorQuerySearch implements SearchInterface
      */
     public function searchTransactions(): LengthAwarePaginator
     {
-        if (0 === count($this->getWords()) && 0 === count($this->getOperators())) {
+        if (empty($this->getWords()) && empty($this->getOperators())) {
             return new LengthAwarePaginator([], 0, 5, 1);
         }
 
diff --git a/app/TransactionRules/Factory/ActionFactory.php b/app/TransactionRules/Factory/ActionFactory.php
index 37a8acae7b..23c7da3248 100644
--- a/app/TransactionRules/Factory/ActionFactory.php
+++ b/app/TransactionRules/Factory/ActionFactory.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class ActionFactory
      */
     protected static function getActionTypes(): array
     {
-        if (0 === count(self::$actionTypes)) {
+        if (empty(self::$actionTypes)) {
             self::$actionTypes = Domain::getRuleActions();
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Validation/RecurrenceValidation.php b/app/Validation/RecurrenceValidation.php
index 07de4d0fd7..1469bcbf0f 100644
--- a/app/Validation/RecurrenceValidation.php
+++ b/app/Validation/RecurrenceValidation.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ trait RecurrenceValidation
         $data        = $validator->getData();
         $repetitions = $data['repetitions'] ?? [];
         // need at least one transaction
-        if (!is_countable($repetitions) || 0 === count($repetitions)) {
+        if (!is_countable($repetitions) || empty($repetitions)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('repetitions', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_repetition'));
         }
     }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ trait RecurrenceValidation
             return;
         }
         // need at least one transaction
-        if (0 === count($repetitions)) {
+        if (empty($repetitions)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('repetitions', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_repetition'));
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php b/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php
index b49a0c11e3..34009ab076 100644
--- a/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php
+++ b/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ trait TransactionValidation
         $transactions = $this->getTransactionsArray($validator);
 
         // need at least one transaction
-        if (0 === count($transactions)) {
+        if (empty($transactions)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('transactions', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_transaction'));
         }
     }
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ trait TransactionValidation
         Log::debug('Now in validateOneTransaction()');
         $transactions = $this->getTransactionsArray($validator);
         // need at least one transaction
-        if (0 === count($transactions)) {
+        if (empty($transactions)) {
             $validator->errors()->add('transactions.0.description', (string)trans('validation.at_least_one_transaction'));
             Log::debug('Added error: at_least_one_transaction.');