Index: junit-r4.11/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkMethod.java
===================================================================
--- junit-r4.11.orig/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkMethod.java
+++ junit-r4.11/src/main/java/org/junit/runners/model/FrameworkMethod.java
@@ -83,14 +83,11 @@ public class FrameworkMethod extends Fra
      * <li>is not static (given {@code isStatic is true}).
      */
     public void validatePublicVoid(boolean isStatic, List<Throwable> errors) {
-        if (Modifier.isStatic(fMethod.getModifiers()) != isStatic) {
+        if (isStatic() != isStatic) {
             String state = isStatic ? "should" : "should not";
             errors.add(new Exception("Method " + fMethod.getName() + "() " + state + " be static"));
         }
-        if (!Modifier.isPublic(fMethod.getDeclaringClass().getModifiers())) {
-            errors.add(new Exception("Class " + fMethod.getDeclaringClass().getName() + " should be public"));
-        }
-        if (!Modifier.isPublic(fMethod.getModifiers())) {
+        if (!isPublic()) {
             errors.add(new Exception("Method " + fMethod.getName() + "() should be public"));
         }
         if (fMethod.getReturnType() != Void.TYPE) {
Index: junit-r4.11/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/AllTests.java
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--- junit-r4.11.orig/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/AllTests.java
+++ junit-r4.11/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/AllTests.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ import org.junit.tests.running.methods.T
 import org.junit.tests.running.methods.TimeoutTest;
 import org.junit.tests.validation.BadlyFormedClassesTest;
 import org.junit.tests.validation.FailedConstructionTest;
-import org.junit.tests.validation.InaccessibleBaseClassTest;
 import org.junit.tests.validation.ValidationTest;
 
 // These test files need to be cleaned. See
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ import org.junit.tests.validation.Valida
         JUnit38ClassRunnerTest.class,
         SystemExitTest.class,
         JUnitCoreReturnsCorrectExitCodeTest.class,
-        InaccessibleBaseClassTest.class,
         SuiteMethodTest.class,
         BadlyFormedClassesTest.class,
         IgnoreClassTest.class,