3 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Base.scala b/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Base.scala
index ddb502fd44..6d13395019 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Base.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Base.scala
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ class Base extends Universe { self =>
                   override val privateWithin: Name,
                   override val annotations: List[Tree]) extends ModifiersBase {
     def hasFlag(flags: FlagSet) = (this.flags & flags) != 0
-    def hasAllFlags(flags: FlagSet) = (flags & ~this.flags) == 0
   }
 
   implicit val ModifiersTag = ClassTag[Modifiers](classOf[Modifiers])
diff --git a/src/library/scala/reflect/base/FlagSets.scala b/src/library/scala/reflect/base/FlagSets.scala
index 57946d0f27..43de9970c0 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/reflect/base/FlagSets.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/reflect/base/FlagSets.scala
@@ -13,5 +13,11 @@ trait FlagSets { self: Universe =>
 
   /** The empty set of flags */
   val NoFlags: FlagSet
+
+  /** The base API all flag bearers support */
+  trait HasFlagsBase {
+    def flags: FlagSet
+    def hasFlag(flags: FlagSet): Boolean
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Trees.scala b/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Trees.scala
index 2814450ae3..ab03b7a89f 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Trees.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/reflect/base/Trees.scala
@@ -1356,10 +1356,7 @@ trait Trees { self: Universe =>
   implicit val ModifiersTag: ClassTag[Modifiers]
 
   /** ... */
-  abstract class ModifiersBase {
-    def flags: FlagSet
-    def hasFlag(flags: FlagSet): Boolean
-    def hasAllFlags(flags: FlagSet): Boolean
+  abstract class ModifiersBase extends HasFlagsBase {
     def privateWithin: Name  // default: EmptyTypeName
     def annotations: List[Tree] // default: List()
     def mapAnnotations(f: List[Tree] => List[Tree]): Modifiers =