diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/Animal.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/Animal.java
index 2107c7522d..3f36243c29 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/Animal.java
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/Animal.java
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ public abstract class Animal implements Eating {
         this.name = name;
     }
 
-    public String makeSound() {
-        return getSound();
-    }
-
     protected abstract String getSound();
 
 }
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/ReflectionTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/ReflectionTest.java
index 6639096ad1..a12a2f205f 100644
--- a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/ReflectionTest.java
+++ b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/java/reflection/ReflectionTest.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class ReflectionTest {
 
         assertEquals(4, actualMethods.size());
         assertTrue(actualMethods.containsAll(Arrays.asList("getName",
-          "setName", "getSound", "makeSound")));
+          "setName", "getSound")));
     }
 
     @Test