diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
index 159f436..9a89eed 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@
             CharSequence pickedWord, SuggestedWords suggestedWords, boolean dictionaryAvailable) {
         if (!dictionaryAvailable || TextUtils.isEmpty(pickedWord)
                 || CONSTRUCTOR_SuggestionSpan == null
-                || suggestedWords == null || suggestedWords.size() == 0
-                || suggestedWords.mIsPrediction || suggestedWords.mIsPunctuationSuggestions
+                || suggestedWords.isEmpty() || suggestedWords.mIsPrediction
+                || suggestedWords.mIsPunctuationSuggestions
                 || OBJ_SUGGESTIONS_MAX_SIZE == null) {
             return pickedWord;
         }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 69a4fa6..c0938cf 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1518,8 +1518,8 @@
 
     private void showGesturePreviewAndSuggestionStrip(final SuggestedWords suggestedWords,
             final boolean dismissGestureFloatingPreviewText) {
-        final String batchInputText = (suggestedWords.size() > 0)
-                ? suggestedWords.getWord(0) : null;
+        final String batchInputText = suggestedWords.isEmpty()
+                ? null : suggestedWords.getWord(0);
         final KeyboardView mainKeyboardView = mKeyboardSwitcher.getMainKeyboardView();
         mainKeyboardView.showGestureFloatingPreviewText(batchInputText);
         showSuggestionStrip(suggestedWords, null);
@@ -1537,8 +1537,8 @@
     public void onEndBatchInput(final InputPointers batchPointers) {
         final SuggestedWords suggestedWords = BatchInputUpdater.getInstance().onEndBatchInput(
                 batchPointers, this);
-        final String batchInputText = (suggestedWords.size() > 0)
-                ? suggestedWords.getWord(0) : null;
+        final String batchInputText = suggestedWords.isEmpty()
+                ? null : suggestedWords.getWord(0);
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(batchInputText)) {
             return;
         }
@@ -1963,19 +1963,15 @@
 
     private void showSuggestionStrip(final SuggestedWords suggestedWords,
             final CharSequence typedWord) {
-        if (null == suggestedWords || suggestedWords.size() <= 0) {
+        if (suggestedWords.isEmpty()) {
             clearSuggestionStrip();
             return;
         }
         final CharSequence autoCorrection;
-        if (suggestedWords.size() > 0) {
-            if (suggestedWords.mWillAutoCorrect) {
-                autoCorrection = suggestedWords.getWord(1);
-            } else {
-                autoCorrection = typedWord;
-            }
+        if (suggestedWords.mWillAutoCorrect) {
+            autoCorrection = suggestedWords.getWord(1);
         } else {
-            autoCorrection = null;
+            autoCorrection = typedWord;
         }
         mWordComposer.setAutoCorrection(autoCorrection);
         final boolean isAutoCorrection = suggestedWords.willAutoCorrect();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
index 52e292a..ad94aff 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
         mIsPrediction = isPrediction;
     }
 
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return mSuggestedWordInfoList.isEmpty();
+    }
+
     public int size() {
         return mSuggestedWordInfoList.size();
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
index d978c37..6056af9 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
@@ -672,9 +672,6 @@
     }
 
     public void setSuggestions(final SuggestedWords suggestedWords) {
-        if (suggestedWords == null)
-            return;
-
         clear();
         mSuggestedWords = suggestedWords;
         mParams.layout(mSuggestedWords, mSuggestionsStrip, this, getWidth());