diff --git a/src/world/format/EmptySubChunk.php b/src/world/format/EmptySubChunk.php
index b28450b0a..e1bac9118 100644
--- a/src/world/format/EmptySubChunk.php
+++ b/src/world/format/EmptySubChunk.php
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ class EmptySubChunk implements SubChunkInterface{
 	}
 
 	public function getBlockLightArray() : LightArray{
-		return new LightArray(LightArray::ZERO);
+		return LightArray::fill(0);
 	}
 
 	public function getBlockSkyLightArray() : LightArray{
-		return new LightArray(LightArray::FIFTEEN);
+		return LightArray::fill(15);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/world/format/LightArray.php b/src/world/format/LightArray.php
index 38137b920..885e9ddc9 100644
--- a/src/world/format/LightArray.php
+++ b/src/world/format/LightArray.php
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ if(!defined(__NAMESPACE__ . '\FIFTEEN_NIBBLE_ARRAY')){
 
 final class LightArray{
 
-	public const ZERO = ZERO_NIBBLE_ARRAY;
-	public const FIFTEEN = FIFTEEN_NIBBLE_ARRAY;
+	private const ZERO = ZERO_NIBBLE_ARRAY;
+	private const FIFTEEN = FIFTEEN_NIBBLE_ARRAY;
 
 	/** @var string */
 	private $data;
diff --git a/src/world/format/SubChunk.php b/src/world/format/SubChunk.php
index d4514403e..e9c4e6c5f 100644
--- a/src/world/format/SubChunk.php
+++ b/src/world/format/SubChunk.php
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ class SubChunk implements SubChunkInterface{
 		$this->defaultBlock = $default;
 		$this->blockLayers = $blocks;
 
-		$this->skyLight = $skyLight ?? new LightArray(LightArray::FIFTEEN);
-		$this->blockLight = $blockLight ?? new LightArray(LightArray::ZERO);
+		$this->skyLight = $skyLight ?? LightArray::fill(15);
+		$this->blockLight = $blockLight ?? LightArray::fill(0);
 	}
 
 	public function isEmptyAuthoritative() : bool{