diff --git a/src/main/java/soot/SootClass.java b/src/main/java/soot/SootClass.java
index 8bc36f170f4..5b4e435e1c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/soot/SootClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/soot/SootClass.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package soot;
 
+
 /*-
  * #%L
  * Soot - a J*va Optimization Framework
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
 import soot.util.Chain;
 import soot.util.EmptyChain;
 import soot.util.HashChain;
-import soot.util.Numberable;
 import soot.util.NumberedString;
 import soot.util.SmallNumberedMap;
 import soot.validation.ClassFlagsValidator;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
  * Soot representation of a Java class. They are usually created by a Scene, but can also be constructed manually through the
  * given constructors.
  */
-public class SootClass extends AbstractHost implements Numberable {
+public class SootClass extends AbstractHost {
   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SootClass.class);
 
   public final static String INVOKEDYNAMIC_DUMMY_CLASS_NAME = "soot.dummy.InvokeDynamic";
@@ -1202,16 +1202,6 @@ public boolean isStatic() {
     return Modifier.isStatic(this.getModifiers());
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public final int getNumber() {
-    return number;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void setNumber(int number) {
-    this.number = number;
-  }
-
   public void rename(String newName) {
     this.name = newName;
     // resolvingLevel = BODIES;