diff --git a/rse/examples/org.eclipse.rse.examples.tutorial/src/samples/subsystems/DeveloperSubSystemConfiguration.java b/rse/examples/org.eclipse.rse.examples.tutorial/src/samples/subsystems/DeveloperSubSystemConfiguration.java
index 946dc4925c9..033a962aa1f 100644
--- a/rse/examples/org.eclipse.rse.examples.tutorial/src/samples/subsystems/DeveloperSubSystemConfiguration.java
+++ b/rse/examples/org.eclipse.rse.examples.tutorial/src/samples/subsystems/DeveloperSubSystemConfiguration.java
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 package samples.subsystems;
 
-import java.util.Vector;
-
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.filters.ISystemFilter;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.filters.ISystemFilterPool;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.filters.ISystemFilterPoolManager;
@@ -69,14 +67,13 @@ public class DeveloperSubSystemConfiguration extends SubSystemConfiguration {
 		ISystemFilterPool defaultPool = null;
 		try {
 			defaultPool = mgr.createSystemFilterPool(getDefaultFilterPoolName(mgr.getName(), getId()), true); // true=>is deletable by user
-			Vector strings = new Vector();
-			strings.add("*"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			String[] strings = new String[] { "*" }; //$NON-NLS-1$
 			//--tutorial part 1
 			//mgr.createSystemFilter(defaultPool, "All teams", strings);
 			//--tutorial part 2
 			ISystemFilter filter = mgr.createSystemFilter(defaultPool, 
 					RSESamplesPlugin.getResourceString("filter.default.name"), //$NON-NLS-1$
-					strings);
+					strings );
 			filter.setType("team"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} catch (Exception exc) {}
 		return defaultPool;
diff --git a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/internal/testsubsystem/TestSubSystemConfiguration.java b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/internal/testsubsystem/TestSubSystemConfiguration.java
index bb41a407ac6..1ae19461bc8 100644
--- a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/internal/testsubsystem/TestSubSystemConfiguration.java
+++ b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/internal/testsubsystem/TestSubSystemConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Wind River Systems, Inc. and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, 2008 Wind River Systems, Inc. and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials 
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at 
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.rse.tests.internal.testsubsystem;
 
-import java.util.Vector;
-
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.filters.ISystemFilter;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.filters.ISystemFilterPool;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.filters.ISystemFilterPoolManager;
@@ -53,8 +51,7 @@ public class TestSubSystemConfiguration extends SubSystemConfiguration implement
 		try {
 			defaultPool = mgr.createSystemFilterPool(getDefaultFilterPoolName(mgr.getName(), getId()), true); // true=>is deletable by user
 
-			Vector strings = new Vector();
-			strings.add(".*"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			String[] strings = new String[] { ".*" }; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 			ISystemFilter filter = mgr.createSystemFilter(defaultPool, "All", strings); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			filter.setType("all"); //$NON-NLS-1$
diff --git a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/subsystems/testsubsystem/TestSubsystemTestCase.java b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/subsystems/testsubsystem/TestSubsystemTestCase.java
index f93bfae58ea..84362deb3e6 100644
--- a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/subsystems/testsubsystem/TestSubsystemTestCase.java
+++ b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/src/org/eclipse/rse/tests/subsystems/testsubsystem/TestSubsystemTestCase.java
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.rse.tests.subsystems.testsubsystem;
 
-import java.util.Vector;
-
 import junit.framework.AssertionFailedError;
 
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.AbstractTreeViewer;
@@ -177,8 +175,7 @@ public class TestSubsystemTestCase extends RSEBaseConnectionTestCase {
 		RSEWaitAndDispatchUtil.waitAndDispatch(1000);
 
 		ISystemFilterPoolManager mgr = testSubSystem.getFilterPoolReferenceManager().getDefaultSystemFilterPoolManager();
-		Vector strings = new Vector();
-		strings.add("Node.*"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		String[] strings = new String[] { "Node.*" }; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 		try {
 			mgr.createSystemFilter(mgr.getFirstDefaultSystemFilterPool(), "Node*", strings, "Node*"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$