diff --git a/Source/GSArray.m b/Source/GSArray.m
index 3d84d8c09..13e5239f8 100644
--- a/Source/GSArray.m
+++ b/Source/GSArray.m
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ static Class	GSInlineArrayClass;
   NSDeallocateObject(self);
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithObjects: 0 count: 0];
+}
+
 /* This is the designated initializer for NSArray. */
 - (id) initWithObjects: (id*)objects count: (unsigned)count
 {
@@ -215,11 +220,6 @@ static Class	GSInlineArrayClass;
   return self;
 }
 
-- (id) init
-{
-  return [self initWithObjects: 0 count: 0];
-}
-
 - (unsigned) count
 {
   return _count;
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ static Class	GSInlineArrayClass;
     }
   NSDeallocateObject(self);
 }
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithObjects: 0 count: 0];
+}
 - (id) initWithObjects: (id*)objects count: (unsigned)count
 {
   _contents_array = (id*)&self[1];
@@ -468,6 +472,11 @@ static Class	GSInlineArrayClass;
     }
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithCapacity: 0];
+}
+
 - (id) initWithCapacity: (unsigned)cap
 {
   if (cap == 0)
@@ -1016,6 +1025,11 @@ static Class	GSInlineArrayClass;
   return;		// placeholders never get deallocated.
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithObjects: 0 count: 0];
+}
+
 - (id) initWithCoder: (NSCoder*)aCoder
 {
   if ([aCoder allowsKeyedCoding])
diff --git a/Source/GSCountedSet.m b/Source/GSCountedSet.m
index cf3f3639e..2761ce82d 100644
--- a/Source/GSCountedSet.m
+++ b/Source/GSCountedSet.m
@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@
   return map.nodeCount;
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithCapacity: 0];
+}
+
 /* Designated initialiser */
 - (id) initWithCapacity: (unsigned)cap
 {
diff --git a/Source/GSDictionary.m b/Source/GSDictionary.m
index ee802cee8..a1d18cae7 100644
--- a/Source/GSDictionary.m
+++ b/Source/GSDictionary.m
@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@ static SEL	objSel;
   return map.nodeCount;
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithObjects: 0 forKeys: 0 count: 0];
+}
+
 - (id) initWithCoder: (NSCoder*)aCoder
 {
   if ([aCoder allowsKeyedCoding])
@@ -352,6 +357,11 @@ static SEL	objSel;
   return [copy initWithDictionary: self copyItems: NO];
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithCapacity: 0];
+}
+
 /* Designated initialiser */
 - (id) initWithCapacity: (unsigned)cap
 {
diff --git a/Source/GSSet.m b/Source/GSSet.m
index 588f816e3..4206f6325 100644
--- a/Source/GSSet.m
+++ b/Source/GSSet.m
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ static Class	mutableSetClass;
   return map.nodeCount;
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithObjects: 0 count: 0];
+}
+
 - (id) initWithCoder: (NSCoder*)aCoder
 {
   if ([aCoder allowsKeyedCoding])
@@ -551,6 +556,11 @@ static Class	mutableSetClass;
   return [copy initWithSet: self copyItems: NO];
 }
 
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithCapacity: 0];
+}
+
 /* Designated initialiser */
 - (id) initWithCapacity: (unsigned)cap
 {