diff --git a/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/calendars/CalendarFormatter.java b/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/calendars/CalendarFormatter.java
index d4d85b5..fec3b97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/calendars/CalendarFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/calendars/CalendarFormatter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.squarespace.cldrengine.calendars;
 
-import static com.squarespace.cldrengine.utils.ListUtils.array;
 import static com.squarespace.cldrengine.utils.StringUtils.isEmpty;
 
 import com.squarespace.cldrengine.api.Bundle;
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ public <R> void format(AbstractValue<R> val, CalendarContext<T> ctx, DateTimePat
           value = this.cal.eras.get(ctx.bundle,
               w == 5 ? EraWidthType.NARROW : w == 4 ? EraWidthType.NAMES : EraWidthType.ABBR,
                   Long.toString(ctx.date.era()),
-                  array(ctx.alt.era.get(), EraAltType.NONE));
+                  new EraAltType[] { ctx.alt.era.get(), EraAltType.NONE });
           if (w != 5) {
             field = w == 4 ? ContextTransformFieldType.ERA_NAME : ContextTransformFieldType.ERA_ABBR;
           }
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ public <R> void format(AbstractValue<R> val, CalendarContext<T> ctx, DateTimePat
         case 'a':
           type = "dayperiod";
           value = this.cal.format.dayPeriods.get(ctx.bundle, widthKey(w),
-              ctx.date.hourOfDay() < 12 ? "am" : "pm", array(ctx.alt.dayPeriod.get(), DayPeriodAltType.NONE));
+              ctx.date.hourOfDay() < 12 ? "am" : "pm", new DayPeriodAltType[] { ctx.alt.dayPeriod.get(), DayPeriodAltType.NONE });
           break;
 
         // DAY PERIOD EXTENDED
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ protected String dayPeriodExt(CalendarContext<T> ctx, DateTimeNode node) {
       key2ext = hour == 0 ? "midnight" : hour == 12 ? "noon" : key2;
     }
     Vector3Arrow<String, String, DayPeriodAltType> format = this.cal.format.dayPeriods;
-    DayPeriodAltType[] alt = array(ctx.alt.dayPeriod.get(), DayPeriodAltType.NONE);
+    DayPeriodAltType[] alt = new DayPeriodAltType[] { ctx.alt.dayPeriod.get(), DayPeriodAltType.NONE };
     // Try extended and if it doesn't exist, fall back to am/pm
     String result = format.get(ctx.bundle, key1, key2ext, alt);
     return result.equals("") ? format.get(ctx.bundle, key1, key2, alt) : result;
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ protected String dayPeriodFlex(CalendarContext<T> ctx, DateTimeNode node) {
     String key = this.internals.calendars.flexDayPeriod(ctx.bundle, minutes);
     String res = null;
     if (key != null) {
-      DayPeriodAltType[] alt = array(ctx.alt.dayPeriod.get(), DayPeriodAltType.NONE);
+      DayPeriodAltType[] alt = new DayPeriodAltType[] { ctx.alt.dayPeriod.get(), DayPeriodAltType.NONE };
       res = this.cal.format.dayPeriods.get(ctx.bundle, widthKey(node.width), key, alt);
     }
     return isEmpty(res) ? this.dayPeriodExt(ctx, node) : res;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/utils/ListUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/utils/ListUtils.java
index a30eb0b..62c67c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/utils/ListUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/squarespace/cldrengine/utils/ListUtils.java
@@ -13,8 +13,4 @@ public static <T> ArrayList<T> concat(Collection<T> a, Collection<T> b) {
     result.addAll(b);
     return result;
   }
-
-  public static <T> T[] array(@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") T ... args) {
-    return args;
-  }
 }