diff --git a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/orc/OrcBatchPageSource.java b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/orc/OrcBatchPageSource.java
index 29f588f71179..e4623c9709cb 100644
--- a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/orc/OrcBatchPageSource.java
+++ b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/orc/OrcBatchPageSource.java
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 import com.facebook.presto.spi.Page;
 import com.facebook.presto.spi.PrestoException;
 import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.Block;
-import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.BlockBuilder;
 import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.LazyBlock;
 import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.LazyBlockLoader;
+import com.facebook.presto.spi.block.RunLengthEncodedBlock;
 import com.facebook.presto.spi.type.Type;
 import com.facebook.presto.spi.type.TypeManager;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ public OrcBatchPageSource(
             hiveColumnIndexes[columnIndex] = column.getHiveColumnIndex();
 
             if (!recordReader.isColumnPresent(column.getHiveColumnIndex())) {
-                BlockBuilder blockBuilder = type.createBlockBuilder(null, MAX_BATCH_SIZE, NULL_ENTRY_SIZE);
-                for (int i = 0; i < MAX_BATCH_SIZE; i++) {
-                    blockBuilder.appendNull();
-                }
-                constantBlocks[columnIndex] = blockBuilder.build();
+                constantBlocks[columnIndex] = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, MAX_BATCH_SIZE);
             }
         }
         types = typesBuilder.build();
diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/BooleanBatchStreamReader.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/BooleanBatchStreamReader.java
index 2578c4f81c1a..e5f9ca0ff1b3 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/BooleanBatchStreamReader.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/BooleanBatchStreamReader.java
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ public Block readBlock(Type type)
 
         if (dataStream == null && presentStream != null) {
             presentStream.skip(nextBatchSize);
-            Block nullValueBlock = new RunLengthEncodedBlock(
-                    type.createBlockBuilder(null, 1).appendNull().build(),
-                    nextBatchSize);
+            Block nullValueBlock = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, nextBatchSize);
             readOffset = 0;
             nextBatchSize = 0;
             return nullValueBlock;
diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/ByteBatchStreamReader.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/ByteBatchStreamReader.java
index f5ba1094156c..e492efc06336 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/ByteBatchStreamReader.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/ByteBatchStreamReader.java
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ public Block readBlock(Type type)
 
         if (dataStream == null && presentStream != null) {
             presentStream.skip(nextBatchSize);
-            Block nullValueBlock = new RunLengthEncodedBlock(
-                    type.createBlockBuilder(null, 1).appendNull().build(),
-                    nextBatchSize);
+            Block nullValueBlock = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, nextBatchSize);
             readOffset = 0;
             nextBatchSize = 0;
             return nullValueBlock;
diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DecimalBatchStreamReader.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DecimalBatchStreamReader.java
index bd92f68be224..dd3c47952d95 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DecimalBatchStreamReader.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DecimalBatchStreamReader.java
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ public Block readBlock(Type type)
 
         if (decimalStream == null && scaleStream == null && presentStream != null) {
             presentStream.skip(nextBatchSize);
-            Block nullValueBlock = new RunLengthEncodedBlock(
-                    type.createBlockBuilder(null, 1).appendNull().build(),
-                    nextBatchSize);
+            Block nullValueBlock = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, nextBatchSize);
             readOffset = 0;
             nextBatchSize = 0;
             return nullValueBlock;
diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DoubleBatchStreamReader.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DoubleBatchStreamReader.java
index 87b4c76ea13f..acae839a869e 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DoubleBatchStreamReader.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/DoubleBatchStreamReader.java
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ public Block readBlock(Type type)
 
         if (dataStream == null && presentStream != null) {
             presentStream.skip(nextBatchSize);
-            Block nullValueBlock = new RunLengthEncodedBlock(
-                    type.createBlockBuilder(null, 1).appendNull().build(),
-                    nextBatchSize);
+            Block nullValueBlock = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, nextBatchSize);
             readOffset = 0;
             nextBatchSize = 0;
             return nullValueBlock;
diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/FloatBatchStreamReader.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/FloatBatchStreamReader.java
index 5e16ca3499f2..ef860f9be6fa 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/FloatBatchStreamReader.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/FloatBatchStreamReader.java
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ public Block readBlock(Type type)
 
         if (dataStream == null && presentStream != null) {
             presentStream.skip(nextBatchSize);
-            Block nullValueBlock = new RunLengthEncodedBlock(
-                    type.createBlockBuilder(null, 1).appendNull().build(),
-                    nextBatchSize);
+            Block nullValueBlock = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, nextBatchSize);
             readOffset = 0;
             nextBatchSize = 0;
             return nullValueBlock;
diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/LongDirectBatchStreamReader.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/LongDirectBatchStreamReader.java
index 197db41d1ddd..0fea8ac1366a 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/LongDirectBatchStreamReader.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/LongDirectBatchStreamReader.java
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ public Block readBlock(Type type)
 
         if (dataStream == null && presentStream != null) {
             presentStream.skip(nextBatchSize);
-            Block nullValueBlock = new RunLengthEncodedBlock(
-                    type.createBlockBuilder(null, 1).appendNull().build(),
-                    nextBatchSize);
+            Block nullValueBlock = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, nextBatchSize);
             readOffset = 0;
             nextBatchSize = 0;
             return nullValueBlock;
diff --git a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/TimestampBatchStreamReader.java b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/TimestampBatchStreamReader.java
index 0effdc179241..65707bde76c2 100644
--- a/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/TimestampBatchStreamReader.java
+++ b/presto-orc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/orc/reader/TimestampBatchStreamReader.java
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ public Block readBlock(Type type)
 
         if (secondsStream == null && nanosStream == null && presentStream != null) {
             presentStream.skip(nextBatchSize);
-            Block nullValueBlock = new RunLengthEncodedBlock(
-                    type.createBlockBuilder(null, 1).appendNull().build(),
-                    nextBatchSize);
+            Block nullValueBlock = RunLengthEncodedBlock.create(type, null, nextBatchSize);
             readOffset = 0;
             nextBatchSize = 0;
             return nullValueBlock;