diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProduction.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProduction.java
index e7a32649353..fab61e95b5c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProduction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProduction.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import static com.google.common.collect.Streams.stream;
 import static com.google.errorprone.BugPattern.SeverityLevel.WARNING;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Description.NO_MATCH;
-import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matchers.anyMethod;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matchers.anyOf;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matchers.hasAnnotation;
 import static com.google.errorprone.matchers.Matchers.staticMethod;
@@ -195,5 +194,5 @@ private boolean annotatedAtMostMock(Symbol symbol) {
       hasAnnotation("org.mockito.InjectMocks");
 
   private static final Matcher<ExpressionTree> WHEN_OR_VERIFY =
-      anyMethod().anyClass().namedAnyOf("when", "verify");
+      staticMethod().anyClass().namedAnyOf("when", "verify");
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProductionTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProductionTest.java
index 97214fe4b91..17acafacc6b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProductionTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/MockNotUsedInProductionTest.java
@@ -66,6 +66,25 @@ public void spyNeverUsed() {
         .doTest();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void nonStaticVerify_countsAsUse() {
+    helper
+        .addSourceLines(
+            "Test.java",
+            "import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;",
+            "class Test {",
+            "  public Object test() {",
+            "    Test test = spy(new Test());",
+            "    verify(test).test();",
+            "    return null;",
+            "  }",
+            "  Test verify (Test t) {",
+            "    return t;",
+            "  }",
+            "}")
+        .doTest();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void passedToProduction() {
     helper