diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/collections/CollectionPredicates.java b/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/collections/CollectionPredicates.java
index 2b0a571..983bde8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/collections/CollectionPredicates.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/collections/CollectionPredicates.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public <T> Predicate<Collection<T>> containsAllOf(Collection<T> elements) {
 
         @Override
         public <T> Predicate<Collection<T>> containsAllOf(T[] elements) {
-            return outer -> containsAllOf(Arrays.asList((T[]) elements)).test(outer);
+            return outer -> containsAllOf(Arrays.asList(elements)).test(outer);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public <T> Predicate<Collection<T>> containsAnyOf(Collection<T> elements) {
 
         @Override
         public <T> Predicate<Collection<T>> containsAnyOf(T[] elements) {
-            return outer -> containsAnyOf(Arrays.asList((T[]) elements)).test(outer);
+            return outer -> containsAnyOf(Arrays.asList(elements)).test(outer);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public <T> Predicate<Collection<T>> containsNoneOf(Collection<T> elements) {
 
         @Override
         public <T> Predicate<Collection<T>> containsNoneOf(T[] elements) {
-            return outer -> containsNoneOf(Arrays.asList((T[]) elements)).test(outer);
+            return outer -> containsNoneOf(Arrays.asList(elements)).test(outer);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/helper/Throws.java b/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/helper/Throws.java
index 3f48f93..8839b19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/helper/Throws.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/zrdj/java/predicates/helper/Throws.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.github.zrdj.java.predicates.helper;
 
-public abstract class Throws {
+public final class Throws {
+    private Throws() {}
+
     public static boolean exception(final Action action) {
         try {
             action.execute();