diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java
index 47b142f99..f76b1015f 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/packet/Presence.java
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.XmlStringBuilder;
  */
 public class Presence extends Packet {
 
+    public static final String ELEMENT = "presence";
+
     private Type type = Type.available;
     private String status = null;
     private int priority = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ public class Presence extends Packet {
      * @param type the type.
      */
     public Presence(Type type) {
-        super();
         setType(type);
     }
 
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ public class Presence extends Packet {
      * @param mode the mode type for this presence update.
      */
     public Presence(Type type, String status, int priority, Mode mode) {
-        super();
         setType(type);
         setStatus(status);
         setPriority(priority);
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class Presence extends Packet {
     @Override
     public XmlStringBuilder toXML() {
         XmlStringBuilder buf = new XmlStringBuilder();
-        buf.halfOpenElement("presence");
+        buf.halfOpenElement(ELEMENT);
         buf.xmlnsAttribute(getXmlns());
         buf.xmllangAttribute(getLanguage());
         addCommonAttributes(buf);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class Presence extends Packet {
         if (error != null) {
             buf.append(error.toXML());
         }
-        buf.closeElement("presence");
+        buf.closeElement(ELEMENT);
 
         return buf;
     }