Method tries to override 'static' method of superclass

Reports static methods with a signature identical to a static method of a superclass. Such a method may look like an override when in fact it hides the method from the superclass because static methods in Java cannot be overridden.

Example:

  class Parent {
    static void method(){}
  }

  class Example extends Parent {
    static void method(){} //warning
  }

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

MethodOverridesStaticMethodOfSuperclass

Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Java | Visibility

Suppressing Inspection

You can suppress this inspection by placing the following comment marker before the code fragment where you no longer want messages from this inspection to appear:

//noinspection MethodOverridesStaticMethodOfSuperclass

More detailed instructions as well as other ways and options that you have can be found in the product documentation:

IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2

Inspection Details
By default bundled with:	IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2, Qodana for JVM 2025.2,

Last modified: 18 September 2025