diff --git a/data/skeletons/java.m4 b/data/skeletons/java.m4
index bcf9a993..b36ee3d2 100644
--- a/data/skeletons/java.m4
+++ b/data/skeletons/java.m4
@@ -109,14 +109,10 @@ m4_define([b4_null], [null])
 m4_define([b4_typed_parser_table_define],
 [m4_ifval([$4], [b4_comment([$4])
   ])dnl
-[private static final ]$1[[] yy$2_ = yy$2_init ();
-  private static final ]$1[[] yy$2_init ()
+[private static final ]$1[[] yy$2_ =
   {
-    return new ]$1[[]
-    {
   ]$3[
-    };
-  }]])
+  };]])
 
 
 # b4_integral_parser_table_define(NAME, DATA, COMMENT)
diff --git a/data/skeletons/lalr1.java b/data/skeletons/lalr1.java
index 7f5e4a1a..24b50795 100644
--- a/data/skeletons/lalr1.java
+++ b/data/skeletons/lalr1.java
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ b4_dollar_popdef[]dnl
   private static final ]b4_int_type_for([b4_pact])[ yypact_ninf_ = ]b4_pact_ninf[;
   private static final ]b4_int_type_for([b4_table])[ yytable_ninf_ = ]b4_table_ninf[;
 
-  ]b4_parser_tables_define[
+]b4_parser_tables_define[
 
   /* YYTNAME[SYMBOL-NUM] -- String name of the symbol SYMBOL-NUM.
      First, the terminals, then, starting at \a yyntokens_, nonterminals.  */