--- old/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/model/JavacElements.java 2018-02-23 11:58:46.652968211 -0800 +++ new/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/model/JavacElements.java 2018-02-23 11:58:46.440959038 -0800 @@ -632,8 +632,7 @@ } // Hidee must be accessible in hider's class. - // The method isInheritedIn is poorly named: it checks only access. - return hidee.isInheritedIn(hiderClass, types); + return hidee.isAccessibleIn(hiderClass, types); } @DefinedBy(Api.LANGUAGE_MODEL)