diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/ConverterFunctions.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/ConverterFunctions.java
index ead6dae8ec249..14bb26d8eb0b2 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/ConverterFunctions.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/bidi/ConverterFunctions.java
@@ -49,14 +49,4 @@ public static <X> Function<JsonInput, X> map(final String keyName, Type typeOfX)
       return value;
     };
   }
-
-  public static Function<JsonInput, Void> empty() {
-    return input -> {
-      // expects an empty object
-      input.beginObject();
-      input.endObject();
-
-      return null;
-    };
-  }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/CdpClientGenerator.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/CdpClientGenerator.java
index 34721c9d71dff..d1d65c7c3910c 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/CdpClientGenerator.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/CdpClientGenerator.java
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ public BodyDeclaration<?> toMethodDeclaration() {
               .get()
               .addStatement(
                   String.format(
-                      "return new Event<>(\"%s.%s\", input -> ConverterFunctions.empty());",
+                      "return new Event<>(\"%s.%s\", ConverterFunctions.empty());",
                       domain.name, name));
         } else if (type instanceof ObjectType || type instanceof ArrayType) {
           methodDecl
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/ConverterFunctions.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/ConverterFunctions.java
index ec2ea04ff2eea..251ed7bda1435 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/ConverterFunctions.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/devtools/ConverterFunctions.java
@@ -45,4 +45,14 @@ public static <X> Function<JsonInput, X> map(final String keyName, Type typeOfX)
       return value;
     };
   }
+
+  public static Function<JsonInput, Void> empty() {
+    return input -> {
+      // expects an empty object
+      input.beginObject();
+      input.endObject();
+
+      return null;
+    };
+  }
 }