diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtilsTest.java
index d3caeb400..70f2928e9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtilsTest.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class ClassUtilsTest  {
         // empty
     }
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused") // IB is redundant but what a test checks
     private static class CY extends CX implements IB, IC {
         // empty
     }