diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/service.rb b/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
index 4179873ae6..b2d974b6aa 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/service.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module Homebrew
       if command
         @run_params = command
       elsif macos || linux
-        @run_params = { macos:, linux: }.compact, T.any(RunParam, T::Hash[Symbol, RunParam])
+        @run_params = { macos:, linux: }.compact
       end
 
       command ||= on_system_conditional(macos:, linux:)
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ module Homebrew
         process_type:          @process_type,
         macos_legacy_timers:   @macos_legacy_timers,
         sockets:               sockets_var,
-      }.compact
+      }.compact_blank
     end
 
     # Turn the service API hash values back into what is expected by the formula DSL.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
index b648094b47..7fc6d6661d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/service_spec.rb
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ RSpec.describe Homebrew::Service do
       expect(command).to eq(["#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/opt/#{name}/bin/beanstalkd", "test"])
     end
 
-    it "returns nil on Linux", :needs_linux do
+    it "returns empty on Linux", :needs_linux do
       f = stub_formula do
         service do
           run macos: [opt_bin/"beanstalkd", "test"]
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ RSpec.describe Homebrew::Service do
       end
 
       command = f.service.command
-      expect(command).to be_nil
+      expect(command).to be_empty
     end
 
     it "returns @run data on macOS", :needs_macos do
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ RSpec.describe Homebrew::Service do
       expect(command).to eq(["#{HOMEBREW_PREFIX}/opt/#{name}/bin/beanstalkd", "test"])
     end
 
-    it "returns nil on macOS", :needs_macos do
+    it "returns empty on macOS", :needs_macos do
       f = stub_formula do
         service do
           run linux: [opt_bin/"beanstalkd", "test"]
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ RSpec.describe Homebrew::Service do
       end
 
       command = f.service.command
-      expect(command).to be_nil
+      expect(command).to be_empty
     end
 
     it "returns appropriate @run data on Linux", :needs_linux do