new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(Ordering.natural()), ImmutableList.<Object>of());

  static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> emptyMap(Comparator<? super K> comparator) {
    if (Ordering.natural().equals(comparator)) {
      return of();
    } else {
      return new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(comparator), ImmutableList.<V>of());
    }
  }

      new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(Ordering.natural()), ImmutableList.<Object>of());

  static <K, V> ImmutableSortedMap<K, V> emptyMap(Comparator<? super K> comparator) {
    if (Ordering.natural().equals(comparator)) {
      return of();
    } else {
      return new ImmutableSortedMap<>(
          ImmutableSortedSet.emptySet(comparator), ImmutableList.<V>of());
    }
  }

  // TreeSet

  /**
   * Creates a <i>mutable</i>, empty {@code TreeSet} instance sorted by the natural sort ordering of
   * its elements.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> if mutability is not required, use {@link ImmutableSortedSet#of()} instead.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated. Instead,
   * use the {@code TreeSet} constructor directly, taking advantage of <a