diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/tasks/BaseTasksResponse.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/tasks/BaseTasksResponse.java
index 4ddbe541993..fdbd8e6fe70 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/tasks/BaseTasksResponse.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/tasks/BaseTasksResponse.java
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ public class BaseTasksResponse extends ActionResponse {
     private List<TaskOperationFailure> taskFailures;
     private List<FailedNodeException> nodeFailures;
 
-    public BaseTasksResponse() {
-    }
-
     public BaseTasksResponse(List<TaskOperationFailure> taskFailures, List<? extends FailedNodeException> nodeFailures) {
         this.taskFailures = taskFailures == null ? Collections.emptyList() : Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<>(taskFailures));
         this.nodeFailures = nodeFailures == null ? Collections.emptyList() : Collections.unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<>(nodeFailures));
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TestTaskPlugin.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TestTaskPlugin.java
index ec981442b57..f113f49a415 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TestTaskPlugin.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TestTaskPlugin.java
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public class TestTaskPlugin extends Plugin implements ActionPlugin {
         private List<UnblockTestTaskResponse> tasks;
 
         public UnblockTestTasksResponse() {
-
+            super(null, null);
         }
 
         public UnblockTestTasksResponse(List<UnblockTestTaskResponse> tasks, List<TaskOperationFailure> taskFailures, List<? extends
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TransportTasksActionTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TransportTasksActionTests.java
index 3f9792e32f4..d0d5be5b417 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TransportTasksActionTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/node/tasks/TransportTasksActionTests.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class TransportTasksActionTests extends TaskManagerTestCase {
         private List<TestTaskResponse> tasks;
 
         TestTasksResponse() {
-
+            super(null, null);
         }
 
         TestTasksResponse(List<TestTaskResponse> tasks, List<TaskOperationFailure> taskFailures,