Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/routines/InetAddressValidator.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/routines/InetAddressValidator.java	(revision 16645)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/routines/InetAddressValidator.java	(revision 16647)
@@ -137,5 +137,5 @@
             return false;
         }
-        String[] octets = inet6Address.split(":", -1);
+        String[] octets = inet6Address.split(":");
         if (containsCompressedZeroes) {
             List<String> octetList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(octets));