diff --git a/org.eclipse.epf.authoring.ui/src/org/eclipse/epf/authoring/ui/forms/ProcessDescription.java b/org.eclipse.epf.authoring.ui/src/org/eclipse/epf/authoring/ui/forms/ProcessDescription.java
index 28b916f..2a3d557 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.epf.authoring.ui/src/org/eclipse/epf/authoring/ui/forms/ProcessDescription.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.epf.authoring.ui/src/org/eclipse/epf/authoring/ui/forms/ProcessDescription.java
@@ -1464,10 +1464,10 @@
 		List plugins = config.getMethodPluginSelection();
 		boolean pluginContains = false;
 		boolean packageContains = false;
-		if ((plugins != null) && (!(plugins.isEmpty()))) {
+		if ((plugins != null) ) {
 			pluginContains = defaultPlugins.containsAll(plugins);
 		}
-		if ((packages != null) && (!(packages.isEmpty()))) {
+		if ((packages != null) ) {
 			packageContains = defaultPackages.containsAll(packages);
 		}