diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt
index a49fca5dce46..695b80e21060 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec(val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
             @Test
             fun `that inherits from another empty abstract class`() {
                 val code = """
+                    @Deprecated("We don't care about this first class")
                     abstract class A 
                     abstract class B : A()
                 """