diff --git a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/EvictionWarning.scala b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/EvictionWarning.scala
index 7279b77da..38d626a86 100644
--- a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/EvictionWarning.scala
+++ b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/EvictionWarning.scala
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ final class EvictionWarningOptions private[sbt] (
 }
 
 object EvictionWarningOptions {
+  def empty: EvictionWarningOptions =
+    new EvictionWarningOptions(Vector(), false, false, false, false, defaultGuess)
   def default: EvictionWarningOptions =
     new EvictionWarningOptions(Vector(Compile), true, true, false, false, defaultGuess)
   def full: EvictionWarningOptions =