public class CloneInNonCloneableClass { public final Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { // don't warn on final method that only throws CloneNotSupportedException throw new CloneNotSupportedException(); } } class AB { @Override public Object <warning descr="'clone()' defined in non-Cloneable class 'AB'">clone</warning>() throws CloneNotSupportedException { return super.clone(); } }