diff --git a/UPolynomial.pas b/UPolynomial.pas
index 035cb09..5d33937 100644
--- a/UPolynomial.pas
+++ b/UPolynomial.pas
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ begin
     SetLength(Result.FCoefficients, high + 1);
     for i := 0 to high do
       Result.FCoefficients[i] := ACoefficients[i];
+  end
+  else begin
+    SetLength(Result.FCoefficients, 1);
+    Result.FCoefficients[0] := TBigInt.Zero;
   end;
 end;
 
diff --git a/tests/UPolynomialTestCases.pas b/tests/UPolynomialTestCases.pas
index c0e9e91..e260f97 100644
--- a/tests/UPolynomialTestCases.pas
+++ b/tests/UPolynomialTestCases.pas
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ type
     procedure TestCreateWithDegree(const ACoefficients: array of TBigInt; const ADegree: Integer);
   published
     procedure TestCreate;
-    procedure TestCreateDegreeOne;
     procedure TestCreateDegreeZero;
-    procedure TestCreateDegreeZeroTrim;
     procedure TestEqual;
     procedure TestUnequalSameLength;
     procedure TestUnequalDifferentLength;
@@ -66,19 +64,11 @@ begin
   TestCreateWithDegree([992123, 7, 20, 4550022], 3);
 end;
 
-procedure TBigIntPolynomialTestCase.TestCreateDegreeOne;
-begin
-  TestCreateWithDegree([4007], 0);
-end;
-
 procedure TBigIntPolynomialTestCase.TestCreateDegreeZero;
 begin
-  TestCreateWithDegree([], -1);
-end;
-
-procedure TBigIntPolynomialTestCase.TestCreateDegreeZeroTrim;
-begin
-  TestCreateWithDegree([0], -1);
+  TestCreateWithDegree([4007], 0);
+  TestCreateWithDegree([], 0);
+  TestCreateWithDegree([0], 0);
 end;
 
 procedure TBigIntPolynomialTestCase.TestEqual;