diff --git a/src/main/php/PDepend/Source/AST/AbstractASTType.php b/src/main/php/PDepend/Source/AST/AbstractASTType.php
index 3ac18501f6..4e44208b7f 100644
--- a/src/main/php/PDepend/Source/AST/AbstractASTType.php
+++ b/src/main/php/PDepend/Source/AST/AbstractASTType.php
@@ -318,6 +318,11 @@ protected function getTraitMethods()
 
         foreach ($uses as $use) {
             foreach ($use->getAllMethods() as $method) {
+
+                if ($method->isAbstract()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 foreach ($uses as $use2) {
                     if ($use2->hasExcludeFor($method)) {
                         continue 2;