return emptyListIterator();
  }

  /**
   * Returns the empty iterator.
   *
   * <p>The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link ImmutableSet#of()}.
   */
  // Casting to any type is safe since there are no actual elements.
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableListIterator<T> emptyListIterator() {

    assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> iterator.remove());
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("DoNotCall")
  public void testEmptyListIterator() {
    ListIterator<String> iterator = Iterators.emptyListIterator();
    assertFalse(iterator.hasNext());
    assertFalse(iterator.hasPrevious());
    assertEquals(0, iterator.nextIndex());
    assertEquals(-1, iterator.previousIndex());