diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ssyr/test/test.ndarray.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ssyr/test/test.ndarray.js
index 392bcc33abbb..4b167fd3747c 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ssyr/test/test.ndarray.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/base/ssyr/test/test.ndarray.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ var rsa1nsa2 = require( './fixtures/row_major_sa1n_sa2.json' );
 var rsa1sa2n = require( './fixtures/row_major_sa1_sa2n.json' );
 var rsa1nsa2n = require( './fixtures/row_major_sa1n_sa2n.json' );
 var rcap = require( './fixtures/row_major_complex_access_pattern.json' );
-
 var cu = require( './fixtures/column_major_u.json' );
 var cl = require( './fixtures/column_major_l.json' );
 var cxp = require( './fixtures/column_major_xp.json' );
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/components/svg/defs/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/components/svg/defs/lib/main.js
index 0d2917570fe1..5c07a92c38b0 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/components/svg/defs/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/plot/components/svg/defs/lib/main.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var EventEmitter = require( 'events' ).EventEmitter;
 var logger = require( 'debug' );
 var setReadOnly = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-nonenumerable-read-only-property' );
 var inherit = require( '@stdlib/utils/inherit' );
+var zeros = require( '@stdlib/array/zeros' );
 var instanceOf = require( '@stdlib/assert/instance-of' );
 var render = require( './render.js' );
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ function Defs() {
 		var args;
 		var i;
 		debug( 'Received a render event. Re-emitting...' );
-		args = new Array( arguments.length+1 );
+		args = zeros( arguments.length+1, 'generic' );
 		args[ 0 ] = 'render';
 		for ( i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++ ) {
 			args[ i+1 ] = arguments[ i ];