return null
        }

        Optional<CtClass> oldClass = member.oldClass
        Optional<CtClass> newClass = member.newClass
        if (!oldClass.isPresent() || !newClass.isPresent()) {
            // breaking change would be reported
            return null
        }

        return checkSuperClassChanges(member, oldClass.get(), newClass.get())
    }

        apiClass.compatibilityChanges >> [JApiCompatibilityChange.METHOD_REMOVED_IN_SUPERCLASS]
    }

    def "method removal can be reported if current class is first public class"() {
        given:
        apiClass.oldClass >> Optional.of(classes['OldBase'])
        apiClass.newClass >> Optional.of(classes['NewBase'])

        when:
        Violation violation = rule.maybeViolation(apiClass)

        then:

        return member.compatibilityChanges.contains(JApiCompatibilityChange.METHOD_REMOVED_IN_SUPERCLASS)
    }

    protected Violation checkSuperClassChanges(JApiClass c, CtClass oldClass, CtClass newClass) {
        Set<CtMethod> oldMethods = collectAllPublicApiMethods(oldClass.superclass)
        Set<CtMethod> newMethods = collectAllPublicApiMethods(newClass.superclass)

        oldMethods.removeAll(newMethods)

        if (oldMethods.isEmpty()) {

        return member.getChangeStatus() == JApiChangeStatus.MODIFIED
    }

    protected Violation checkSuperClassChanges(JApiClass c, CtClass oldClass, CtClass newClass) {
        Map<String, CtClass> oldInterfaces = collectImplementedInterfaces(oldClass)
        Map<String, CtClass> newInterfaces = collectImplementedInterfaces(newClass)

        newInterfaces.keySet().removeAll(oldInterfaces.keySet())

        return member instanceof JApiClass && !member.superclass.binaryCompatible && !member.superclass.compatibilityChanges.empty
    }

    @Override
    protected Violation checkSuperClassChanges(JApiClass apiClass, CtClass oldClass, CtClass newClass) {
        return acceptOrReject(apiClass.superclass, Violation.notBinaryCompatible(apiClass.superclass))
    }

        stablePublicInterface = instanceScopedPool.get(StablePublicInterface.name)

        apiClass.changeStatus >> JApiChangeStatus.MODIFIED
        apiClass.oldClass >> Optional.of(oldBase)
        apiClass.newClass >> Optional.of(newBase)

        internalInterface.name = replaceAsInternal(internalInterface.name)

        interfaces = ['internal': internalInterface,