diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/reference/CtExecutableReferenceImpl.java b/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/reference/CtExecutableReferenceImpl.java
index 68438c4236f..bad72384e00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/reference/CtExecutableReferenceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/support/reflect/reference/CtExecutableReferenceImpl.java
@@ -236,11 +236,7 @@ public boolean isOverriding(CtExecutableReference<?> executable) {
 		if (!isSame) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		if (getDeclaringType().isAnonymous()) {
-			if (!getDeclaringType().getDeclaringType().isSubtypeOf(executable.getDeclaringType())) {
-				return false;
-			}
-		} else if (!getDeclaringType().isSubtypeOf(executable.getDeclaringType())) {
+		if (!getDeclaringType().isSubtypeOf(executable.getDeclaringType())) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		return true;
diff --git a/src/test/java/spoon/test/filters/FilterTest.java b/src/test/java/spoon/test/filters/FilterTest.java
index b313f82265e..28c9f90b9fe 100644
--- a/src/test/java/spoon/test/filters/FilterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/spoon/test/filters/FilterTest.java
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ public void testOverridingMethodFromSubClassOfAbstractClass() throws Exception {
 
 
 		final List<CtMethod<?>> overridingMethods = Arrays.asList(ts.toArray(new CtMethod[0]));
-		assertEquals(2, overridingMethods.size());
+		assertEquals(3, overridingMethods.size());
+		assertEquals("spoon.test.filters.testclasses.AbstractTostada$1", overridingMethods.get(2).getParent(CtClass.class).getQualifiedName());
 		assertEquals(SubTostada.class, overridingMethods.get(1).getParent(CtClass.class).getActualClass());
 		assertEquals("spoon.test.filters.testclasses.Tostada$1", overridingMethods.get(0).getParent(CtClass.class).getQualifiedName());
 
@@ -328,13 +329,15 @@ public void testOverridingMethodFromSubClassOfInterface() throws Exception {
 
 		final CtClass<AbstractTostada> anAbstractTostada = launcher.getFactory().Class().get(AbstractTostada.class);
 
-		final List<CtMethod<?>> overridingMethods = Query.getElements(launcher.getFactory(), new OverridingMethodFilter(anAbstractTostada.getMethodsByName("make").get(0)));
+		List<CtMethod<?>> overridingMethods = Query.getElements(launcher.getFactory(), new OverridingMethodFilter(anAbstractTostada.getMethodsByName("make").get(0)));
 		assertEquals(2, overridingMethods.size());
 		assertEquals("spoon.test.filters.testclasses.AbstractTostada$1", overridingMethods.get(0).getParent(CtClass.class).getQualifiedName());
 		assertEquals(Tostada.class, overridingMethods.get(1).getParent(CtClass.class).getActualClass());
 
 		final CtClass<Tostada> aTostada = launcher.getFactory().Class().get(Tostada.class);
-		assertEquals(0, Query.getElements(launcher.getFactory(), new OverridingMethodFilter(aTostada.getMethodsByName("make").get(0))).size());
+		overridingMethods = Query.getElements(launcher.getFactory(), new OverridingMethodFilter(aTostada.getMethodsByName("make").get(0)));
+		assertEquals(1, overridingMethods.size());
+		assertEquals("spoon.test.filters.testclasses.AbstractTostada$1", overridingMethods.get(0).getParent(CtClass.class).getQualifiedName());
 	}
 
 	@Test