diff --git a/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1849.clarification b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1849.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc7c5d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1849.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Do not add empty arrays to examples.
diff --git a/layouts/partials/json-schema/resolve-example.html b/layouts/partials/json-schema/resolve-example.html
index 09b4254e..8fa98400 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/json-schema/resolve-example.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/json-schema/resolve-example.html
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
         */}}
         {{ if reflect.IsMap $this_object.items }}
             {{ $items_example := partial "json-schema/resolve-example" $this_object.items }}
-            {{ $example = slice $items_example }}
-        {{ else }}
-            {{ $example = slice }}
+            {{ if $items_example }}
+                {{ $example = slice $items_example }}
+            {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
     {{ end }}