diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 35d4808..5df12a2 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ Release notes:
 
 1.7.0 (not yet released)
 
+#51: `TypeResolver.resolve(Long[].class)` should not return a `ResolvedType`
+  whose parent type is null
+ (reported by @ljnelson)
 #75: Move JDK baseline to Java 8
  (contributed by Dave B, @mebigfatguy)
 #83: Simplify code by not calling `Set.contains()` before `add()`
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayType.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayType.java
index 4630f3a..b7c81d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayType.java
@@ -7,8 +7,21 @@
 
 public final class ResolvedArrayType extends ResolvedType
 {
-    protected final ResolvedType _elementType;
+    /**
+     * All Java Arrays extend {@link java.lang.Object} so we need
+     * a reference
+     *<p>
+     * Note that direct construction is used instead of construction via
+     * {@link TypeResolver} due to complexity of doing latter: {@code java.lang.Object}
+     * also does not implement any interfaces so this should be safe enough.
+     *
+     * @since 1.7
+     */
+    private final static ResolvedObjectType PARENT_TYPE =
+            ResolvedObjectType.create(Object.class, null, null, null);
     
+    protected final ResolvedType _elementType;
+
     /*
     /**********************************************************************
     /* Life cycle
@@ -34,7 +47,7 @@ public boolean canCreateSubtypes() {
      */
     
     @Override
-    public ResolvedType getParentClass() { return null; }
+    public ResolvedType getParentClass() { return PARENT_TYPE; }
     
     @Override
     public ResolvedType getSelfReferencedType() { return null; }
@@ -69,7 +82,7 @@ public boolean isInterface() {
 
     /*
     /**********************************************************************
-    /* Accessors for raw (minimally procesed) members
+    /* Accessors for raw (minimally processed) members
     /**********************************************************************
      */
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedObjectType.java b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedObjectType.java
index 5b54221..9b354a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedObjectType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedObjectType.java
@@ -83,20 +83,6 @@ public ResolvedObjectType(Class<?> erased, TypeBindings bindings,
         _modifiers = erased.getModifiers();
     }
 
-    @Deprecated // since 1.1; removed from 1.2 -- kept for binary backwards compatibility
-    public ResolvedObjectType(Class<?> erased, TypeBindings bindings,
-            ResolvedObjectType superClass, List<ResolvedType> interfaces)
-    {
-        this(erased, bindings, (ResolvedType) superClass, interfaces);
-    }
-
-    @Deprecated // since 1.1; removed from 1.2 -- kept for binary backwards compatibility
-    public ResolvedObjectType(Class<?> erased, TypeBindings bindings,
-            ResolvedObjectType superClass, ResolvedType[] interfaces)
-    {
-        this(erased, bindings, (ResolvedType) superClass, interfaces);
-    }
-
     public static ResolvedObjectType create(Class<?> erased, TypeBindings bindings,
             ResolvedType superClass, List<ResolvedType> interfaces)
     {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/failing/ArrayTypeResolution51Test.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayType51Test.java
similarity index 74%
rename from src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/failing/ArrayTypeResolution51Test.java
rename to src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayType51Test.java
index ce5cf15..2ae1cc6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/failing/ArrayTypeResolution51Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayType51Test.java
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-package com.fasterxml.classmate.failing;
+package com.fasterxml.classmate.types;
 
 import com.fasterxml.classmate.BaseTest;
 import com.fasterxml.classmate.ResolvedType;
 import com.fasterxml.classmate.TypeResolver;
 
-public class ArrayTypeResolution51Test extends BaseTest
+public class ResolvedArrayType51Test extends BaseTest
 {
     protected final TypeResolver RESOLVER = new TypeResolver();
 
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ public void testResolvingRawType() {
         ResolvedType rt = RESOLVER.resolve(Long[].class);
         ResolvedType parent = rt.getParentClass();
         assertNotNull(parent);
-        assertEquals(Long.class, parent.getErasedType());
+        assertEquals(Object.class, parent.getErasedType());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayTypeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayTypeTest.java
index d1dc6b9..efb8384 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayTypeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/classmate/types/ResolvedArrayTypeTest.java
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
-import static junit.framework.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 /**
  * User: blangel
  */
-@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 public class ResolvedArrayTypeTest {
 
     @Test
@@ -33,7 +32,9 @@ public void canCreateSubtypes() {
     @Test
     public void getParentClass() {
         ResolvedArrayType arrayType = new ResolvedArrayType(Object.class, null, null);
-        assertNull(arrayType.getParentClass());
+        // With [classmate#51]:
+        assertNotNull(arrayType.getParentClass());
+        assertEquals(Object.class, arrayType.getParentClass().getErasedType());
     }
 
     @Test