diff --git a/Quadtree/Quadtree.cs b/Quadtree/Quadtree.cs
index 5577a6a..89e1826 100644
--- a/Quadtree/Quadtree.cs
+++ b/Quadtree/Quadtree.cs
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ namespace SpatialCollections
             _maxLeafSize = maxLeafSize;
             _maxTreeDepth = maxTreeDepth;
             _getPositionCallback = getPositionCallback;
-            _vertices = new List<QuadtreeVertex>() { new(-1, 0) };
-            _items = new List<QuadtreeItem<T>>();
+            _vertices = [new(-1, 0)];
+            _items = [];
             _rootBoundingBox = new Rectangle(Vector2.Zero, Vector2.Zero);
             _queryStack = new Stack<QuadtreeQuery>();
             _vertexStack = new Stack<int>();
diff --git a/QuadtreeTests/Tests.cs b/QuadtreeTests/Tests.cs
index f8ffb6e..62e1fd0 100644
--- a/QuadtreeTests/Tests.cs
+++ b/QuadtreeTests/Tests.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace QuadtreeTests
         public void TestQuery()
         {
             AddEntitiesAndAssertCount();
-            List<TestEntity> result = new();
+            List<TestEntity> result = [];
             _quadtree.Query(new Rectangle(new Vector2(2.5f, 2.5f), new Vector2(10.0f, 10.0f)), result);
             Assert.That(result, Has.Count.EqualTo(2));
         }