diff --git a/python2/test_typing.py b/python2/test_typing.py
index 5de042a3..1b4377e8 100644
--- a/python2/test_typing.py
+++ b/python2/test_typing.py
@@ -375,6 +375,14 @@ def test_cannot_instantiate(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             type(c)()
 
+    def test_callable_wrong_forms(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            Callable[(), int]
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            Callable[[()], int]
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            Callable[[int, 1], 2]
+
     def test_callable_instance_works(self):
         def f():
             pass
diff --git a/python2/typing.py b/python2/typing.py
index 5df0062a..3242be84 100644
--- a/python2/typing.py
+++ b/python2/typing.py
@@ -1281,14 +1281,12 @@ def _tree_repr(self, tree):
         # super(CallableMeta, self)._tree_repr() for nice formatting.
         arg_list = []
         for arg in tree[1:]:
-            if arg == ():
-                arg_list.append('[]')
-            elif not isinstance(arg, tuple):
+            if not isinstance(arg, tuple):
                 arg_list.append(_type_repr(arg))
             else:
                 arg_list.append(arg[0]._tree_repr(arg))
-        if len(arg_list) == 2:
-            return repr(tree[0]) + '[%s]' % ', '.join(arg_list)
+        if arg_list[0] == '...':
+            return repr(tree[0]) + '[..., %s]' % arg_list[1]
         return (repr(tree[0]) +
                 '[[%s], %s]' % (', '.join(arg_list[:-1]), arg_list[-1]))
 
@@ -1305,25 +1303,20 @@ def __getitem__(self, parameters):
         args, result = parameters
         if args is Ellipsis:
             parameters = (Ellipsis, result)
-        elif args == []:
-            parameters = ((), result)
         else:
             if not isinstance(args, list):
                 raise TypeError("Callable[args, result]: args must be a list."
                                 " Got %.100r." % (args,))
-            parameters = tuple(args) + (result,)
+            parameters = (tuple(args), result)
         return self.__getitem_inner__(parameters)
 
     @_tp_cache
     def __getitem_inner__(self, parameters):
-        args = parameters[:-1]
-        result = parameters[-1]
+        args, result = parameters
         msg = "Callable[args, result]: result must be a type."
         result = _type_check(result, msg)
-        if args == (Ellipsis,):
+        if args is Ellipsis:
             return super(CallableMeta, self).__getitem__((_TypingEllipsis, result))
-        if args == ((),):
-            return super(CallableMeta, self).__getitem__((_TypingEmpty, result))
         msg = "Callable[[arg, ...], result]: each arg must be a type."
         args = tuple(_type_check(arg, msg) for arg in args)
         parameters = args + (result,)
diff --git a/src/test_typing.py b/src/test_typing.py
index 3f702139..9b658f14 100644
--- a/src/test_typing.py
+++ b/src/test_typing.py
@@ -378,6 +378,16 @@ def test_cannot_instantiate(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             type(c)()
 
+    def test_callable_wrong_forms(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            Callable[[...], int]
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            Callable[(), int]
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            Callable[[()], int]
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            Callable[[int, 1], 2]
+
     def test_callable_instance_works(self):
         def f():
             pass
diff --git a/src/typing.py b/src/typing.py
index 6c123962..5df1b45f 100644
--- a/src/typing.py
+++ b/src/typing.py
@@ -1194,14 +1194,12 @@ def _tree_repr(self, tree):
         # super()._tree_repr() for nice formatting.
         arg_list = []
         for arg in tree[1:]:
-            if arg == ():
-                arg_list.append('[]')
-            elif not isinstance(arg, tuple):
+            if not isinstance(arg, tuple):
                 arg_list.append(_type_repr(arg))
             else:
                 arg_list.append(arg[0]._tree_repr(arg))
-        if len(arg_list) == 2:
-            return repr(tree[0]) + '[%s]' % ', '.join(arg_list)
+        if arg_list[0] == '...':
+            return repr(tree[0]) + '[..., %s]' % arg_list[1]
         return (repr(tree[0]) +
                 '[[%s], %s]' % (', '.join(arg_list[:-1]), arg_list[-1]))
 
@@ -1216,26 +1214,22 @@ def __getitem__(self, parameters):
             raise TypeError("Callable must be used as "
                             "Callable[[arg, ...], result].")
         args, result = parameters
-        if args is ...:
-            parameters = (..., result)
-        elif args == []:
-            parameters = ((), result)
+        if args is Ellipsis:
+            parameters = (Ellipsis, result)
         else:
             if not isinstance(args, list):
                 raise TypeError("Callable[args, result]: args must be a list."
                                 " Got %.100r." % (args,))
-            parameters = tuple(args) + (result,)
+            parameters = (tuple(args), result)
         return self.__getitem_inner__(parameters)
 
     @_tp_cache
     def __getitem_inner__(self, parameters):
-        *args, result = parameters
+        args, result = parameters
         msg = "Callable[args, result]: result must be a type."
         result = _type_check(result, msg)
-        if args == [...,]:
+        if args is Ellipsis:
             return super().__getitem__((_TypingEllipsis, result))
-        if args == [(),]:
-            return super().__getitem__((_TypingEmpty, result))
         msg = "Callable[[arg, ...], result]: each arg must be a type."
         args = tuple(_type_check(arg, msg) for arg in args)
         parameters = args + (result,)