diff --git a/pmd-apex/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/empty/EmptyRulesTest.java b/pmd-apex/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/apex/rule/empty/EmptyRulesTest.java
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+/**
+ * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
+ */
+
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.apex.rule.empty;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.SimpleAggregatorTst;
+
+public class EmptyRulesTest extends SimpleAggregatorTst {
+
+    private static final String RULESET = "apex-empty";
+
+    @Override
+    public void setUp() {
+        addRule(RULESET, "EmptyCatchBlock");
+        addRule(RULESET, "EmptyFinallyBlock");
+        addRule(RULESET, "EmptyIfStmt");
+        addRule(RULESET, "EmptyStaticInitializer");
+        addRule(RULESET, "EmptyTryBlock");
+        addRule(RULESET, "EmptyWhileStmt");
+    }
+}