diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.java
index b2f99b64df8..e8d782a23ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.java
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@
  * Type is {@code java.lang.String[]}.
  * Default value is {@code ""}.
  * </li>
- * <li>
- * Property {@code tokens} - tokens to check
- * Type is {@code java.lang.String[]}.
- * Validation type is {@code tokenSet}.
- * Default value is:
- * <a href="https://checkstyle.org/apidocs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/TokenTypes.html#CLASS_DEF">
- * CLASS_DEF</a>.
- * </li>
  * </ul>
  * <p>
  * To configure the check:
@@ -95,12 +87,7 @@
  * </pre>
  * <p>
  * To configure the check to find instantiations of {@code java.lang.Boolean}
- * and {@code java.lang.Integer}. NOTE: Even if property {@code tokens}
- * is completely removed from the following configuration, Checkstyle will produce
- * the same results for violation. This is because if property {@code tokens} is not
- * defined in the configuration, Checkstyle will supply it with list of default tokens
- * {@code CLASS_DEF, LITERAL_NEW, PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT} for this check. The property is
- * defined in this example only to provide clarity:
+ * and {@code java.lang.Integer}:
  * </p>
  * <pre>
  * &lt;module name=&quot;IllegalInstantiation&quot;&gt;
@@ -131,41 +118,6 @@
  * }
  * </pre>
  * <p>
- * To configure the check to allow violations for local classes vs classes
- * defined in the check, for example {@code java.lang.Boolean}, property
- * {@code tokens} must be defined to not mention {@code CLASS_DEF}, so its
- * value should be {@code LITERAL_NEW, PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT}:
- * </p>
- * <pre>
- * &lt;module name=&quot;IllegalInstantiation&quot;&gt;
- *   &lt;property name=&quot;classes&quot; value=&quot;java.lang.Boolean,
- *     java.lang.Integer&quot;/&gt;
- *   &lt;property name=&quot;tokens&quot; value=&quot;LITERAL_NEW, PACKAGE_DEF,
- *     IMPORT&quot;/&gt;
- * &lt;/module&gt;
- * </pre>
- * <p>Example:</p>
- * <pre>
- * public class MyTest {
- *   public class Boolean {
- *     boolean a;
- *
- *     public Boolean (boolean a) { this.a = a; }
- *   }
- *
- *   public void myTest (boolean a, int b) {
- *     Boolean c = new Boolean(a); // violation, instantiation of
- *                                 // java.lang.Boolean should be avoided
- *     java.lang.Boolean d = new java.lang.Boolean(a); // violation, instantiation of
- *                                                     // java.lang.Boolean should be avoided
- *
- *     Integer e = new Integer(b); // violation, instantiation of
- *                                 // java.lang.Integer should be avoided
- *     Integer f = Integer.valueOf(b); // OK
- *   }
- * }
- * </pre>
- * <p>
  * Finally, there is a limitation that it is currently not possible to specify array classes:
  * </p>
  * <pre>
@@ -227,17 +179,12 @@ public class IllegalInstantiationCheck
 
     @Override
     public int[] getDefaultTokens() {
-        return getAcceptableTokens();
+        return getRequiredTokens();
     }
 
     @Override
     public int[] getAcceptableTokens() {
-        return new int[] {
-            TokenTypes.IMPORT,
-            TokenTypes.LITERAL_NEW,
-            TokenTypes.PACKAGE_DEF,
-            TokenTypes.CLASS_DEF,
-        };
+        return getRequiredTokens();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -246,6 +193,7 @@ public int[] getRequiredTokens() {
             TokenTypes.IMPORT,
             TokenTypes.LITERAL_NEW,
             TokenTypes.PACKAGE_DEF,
+            TokenTypes.CLASS_DEF,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.xml b/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.xml
index 5bd30de4886..f5719876025 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/coding/IllegalInstantiationCheck.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
             <property default-value="" name="classes" type="java.lang.String[]">
                <description>Specify fully qualified class names that should not be instantiated.</description>
             </property>
-            <property default-value="CLASS_DEF"
-                       name="tokens"
-                       type="java.lang.String[]"
-                       validation-type="tokenSet">
-               <description>tokens to check</description>
-            </property>
          </properties>
          <message-keys>
             <message-key key="instantiation.avoid"/>
diff --git a/src/xdocs/config_coding.xml b/src/xdocs/config_coding.xml
index 642751feafc..1f41cf9891e 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/config_coding.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/config_coding.xml
@@ -2465,25 +2465,6 @@ try {
               <td><code>{}</code></td>
               <td>3.0</td>
             </tr>
-
-            <tr>
-              <td>tokens</td>
-              <td>tokens to check</td>
-
-              <td>
-                subset of tokens
-                <a href="apidocs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/TokenTypes.html#CLASS_DEF">
-                CLASS_DEF</a>
-                  .
-              </td>
-
-              <td>
-                <a href="apidocs/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/api/TokenTypes.html#CLASS_DEF">
-                CLASS_DEF</a>
-                  .
-              </td>
-              <td>3.0</td>
-            </tr>
           </table>
         </div>
       </subsection>
@@ -2515,12 +2496,7 @@ public class MyTest {
         </source>
         <p>
           To configure the check to find instantiations of <code>java.lang.Boolean</code>
-          and <code>java.lang.Integer</code>. NOTE: Even if property <code>tokens</code>
-          is completely removed from the following configuration, Checkstyle will produce the
-          same results for violation. This is because if property <code>tokens</code> is not
-          defined in the configuration, Checkstyle will supply it with list of default tokens
-          <code>CLASS_DEF, LITERAL_NEW, PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT</code> for this check. The property is
-          defined in this example only to provide clarity:
+          and <code>java.lang.Integer</code>:
         </p>
         <source>
 &lt;module name=&quot;IllegalInstantiation&quot;&gt;
@@ -2544,41 +2520,6 @@ public class MyTest {
     java.lang.Boolean d = new java.lang.Boolean(a); // violation, instantiation of
                                                     // java.lang.Boolean should be avoided
 
-    Integer e = new Integer(b); // violation, instantiation of
-                                // java.lang.Integer should be avoided
-    Integer f = Integer.valueOf(b); // OK
-  }
-}
-        </source>
-        <p>
-          To configure the check to allow violations for local classes vs classes
-          defined in the check, for example <code>java.lang.Boolean</code>, property
-          <code>tokens</code> must be defined to not mention <code>CLASS_DEF</code>, so its
-          value should be <code>LITERAL_NEW, PACKAGE_DEF, IMPORT</code>:
-        </p>
-        <source>
-&lt;module name=&quot;IllegalInstantiation&quot;&gt;
-  &lt;property name=&quot;classes&quot; value=&quot;java.lang.Boolean,
-    java.lang.Integer&quot;/&gt;
-  &lt;property name=&quot;tokens&quot; value=&quot;LITERAL_NEW, PACKAGE_DEF,
-    IMPORT&quot;/&gt;
-&lt;/module&gt;
-        </source>
-        <p>Example:</p>
-        <source>
-public class MyTest {
-  public class Boolean {
-    boolean a;
-
-    public Boolean (boolean a) { this.a = a; }
-  }
-
-  public void myTest (boolean a, int b) {
-    Boolean c = new Boolean(a); // violation, instantiation of
-                                // java.lang.Boolean should be avoided
-    java.lang.Boolean d = new java.lang.Boolean(a); // violation, instantiation of
-                                                    // java.lang.Boolean should be avoided
-
     Integer e = new Integer(b); // violation, instantiation of
                                 // java.lang.Integer should be avoided
     Integer f = Integer.valueOf(b); // OK