diff --git a/tests/rules/test_truthy.py b/tests/rules/test_truthy.py
index 796f3c7..82e4f6c 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_truthy.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_truthy.py
@@ -97,20 +97,6 @@ class TruthyTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    problem1=(2, 7), problem2=(3, 7),
                    problem3=(4, 7), problem4=(5, 7))
 
-    def test_empty_string_allowed_values(self):
-        conf = ('truthy:\n'
-                '  allowed-values: ["", ""]\n')
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'key1: foo\n'
-                   'key2: bar\n', conf)
-        self.check('---\n'
-                   'key1: true\n'
-                   'key2: yes\n'
-                   'key3: false\n'
-                   'key4: no\n', conf,
-                   problem1=(2, 7), problem2=(3, 7),
-                   problem3=(4, 7), problem4=(5, 7))
-
     def test_explicit_types(self):
         conf = 'truthy: enable\n'
         self.check('---\n'
diff --git a/yamllint/rules/truthy.py b/yamllint/rules/truthy.py
index 1648b51..3cf058b 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/truthy.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/truthy.py
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ import yaml
 
 from yamllint.linter import LintProblem
 
-ID = 'truthy'
-TYPE = 'token'
-CONF = {'allowed-values': list}
-DEFAULT = {'allowed-values': ['true', 'false']}
 
 TRUTHY = ['YES', 'Yes', 'yes',
           'NO', 'No', 'no',
@@ -111,6 +107,12 @@ TRUTHY = ['YES', 'Yes', 'yes',
           'OFF', 'Off', 'off']
 
 
+ID = 'truthy'
+TYPE = 'token'
+CONF = {'allowed-values': list(TRUTHY)}
+DEFAULT = {'allowed-values': ['true', 'false']}
+
+
 def check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
     if prev and isinstance(prev, yaml.tokens.TagToken):
         return