fix: handle edge case when `()` as parameters triggers error

[AayushSabharwal]

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• [ ] Appropriate tests were added
• [ ] Any code changes were done in a way that does not break public API
• [ ] All documentation related to code changes were updated
• [ ] The new code follows the contributor guidelines, in particular the SciML Style Guide and COLPRAC.
• [ ] Any new documentation only uses public API

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