diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/messages/EmptyMessage.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/messages/EmptyMessage.java
index 4611dc4b207..639f486df44 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/messages/EmptyMessage.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/messages/EmptyMessage.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.p2p.rlpx.wire.messages;
 
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.RLP.EMPTY_LIST;
+
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.p2p.rlpx.wire.MessageData;
 
 import org.apache.tuweni.bytes.Bytes;
@@ -23,12 +25,12 @@ abstract class EmptyMessage implements MessageData {
 
   @Override
   public final int getSize() {
-    return 0;
+    return EMPTY_LIST.size();
   }
 
   @Override
   public Bytes getData() {
-    return Bytes.EMPTY;
+    return EMPTY_LIST;
   }
 
   @Override