diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/ExtendedDefaultParser.java b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/ExtendedDefaultParser.java
index aa783c1f..2a90d6fd 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/ExtendedDefaultParser.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/ExtendedDefaultParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2017-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -126,12 +126,10 @@ public class ExtendedDefaultParser implements Parser {
 		}
 
 		if (current.length() > 0 || (line != null && cursor == line.length())) {
-			if (current.length() > 0) {
-				words.add(current.toString());
-			}
+			words.add(current.toString());
 		}
 
-		if (line != null && cursor == line.length() && words.size() > 0) {
+		if (line != null && cursor == line.length()) {
 			wordIndex = words.size() - 1;
 			wordCursor = words.get(words.size() - 1).length();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/ExtendedDefaultParserTests.java b/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/ExtendedDefaultParserTests.java
deleted file mode 100644
index aa60282c..00000000
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/ExtendedDefaultParserTests.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.springframework.shell.jline;
-
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-
-public class ExtendedDefaultParserTests {
-
-	@Test
-	void wordsParsing() {
-		ExtendedDefaultParser parser = new ExtendedDefaultParser();
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one", 0).words()).hasSize(1);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one", 3).words()).hasSize(1);
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one two", 0).words()).hasSize(2);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one two", 7).words()).hasSize(2);
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("'one'", 0).words()).hasSize(1);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("'one'", 5).words()).hasSize(1);
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("'one' two", 0).words()).hasSize(2);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("'one' two", 9).words()).hasSize(2);
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one 'two'", 0).words()).hasSize(2);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one 'two'", 9).words()).hasSize(2);
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("\"one\"", 0).words()).hasSize(1);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("\"one\"", 5).words()).hasSize(1);
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("\"one\" two", 0).words()).hasSize(2);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("\"one\" two", 9).words()).hasSize(2);
-
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one \"two\"", 0).words()).hasSize(2);
-		assertThat(parser.parse("one \"two\"", 9).words()).hasSize(2);
-	}
-}