diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/GenericToken.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/GenericToken.java
index 9d4c4a6497..859cb1e1f8 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/GenericToken.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/GenericToken.java
@@ -22,15 +22,33 @@ public interface GenericToken {
      */
     GenericToken getPreviousSpecialGenericToken();
 
-    /**
-     * Obtain the region where the token occupies in the source file.
-     * @return the region
-     */
-    RegionByLine getRegionByLine();
-
     /**
      * Gets the token's text.
      * @return the token's text
      */
     String getImage();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the line where the token's region begins
+     * @return a non-negative integer containing the begin line
+     */
+    int getBeginLine();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the line where the token's region ends
+     * @return a non-negative integer containing the end line
+     */
+    int getEndLine();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the column offset from the start of the begin line where the token's region begins
+     * @return a non-negative integer containing the begin column
+     */
+    int getBeginColumn();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the column offset from the start of the end line where the token's region ends
+     * @return a non-negative integer containing the begin column
+     */
+    int getEndColumn();
 }
diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/RegionByLine.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/RegionByLine.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e0418b3993..0000000000
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/RegionByLine.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
- */
-
-package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast;
-
-/**
- * Represents a region in a source file bounded by a (beginLine, beginColumn) and (endLine, endColumn).
- */
-public interface RegionByLine {
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the line where the region begins
-     * @return a non-negative integer containing the begin line
-     */
-    int getBeginLine();
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the line where the region ends
-     * @return a non-negative integer containing the end line
-     */
-    int getEndLine();
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the column offset from the start of the begin line where the region begins
-     * @return a non-negative integer containing the begin column
-     */
-    int getBeginColumn();
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the column offset from the start of the end line where the region ends
-     * @return a non-negative integer containing the begin column
-     */
-    int getEndColumn();
-}
diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/RegionByLineImpl.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/RegionByLineImpl.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 190b8be540..0000000000
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ast/RegionByLineImpl.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * BSD-style license; for more info see http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html
- */
-
-package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast;
-
-/**
- * Default immutable implementation for the RegionByLine interface which is used by {@link GenericToken}
- */
-public class RegionByLineImpl implements RegionByLine {
-    private int beginLine;
-    private int endLine;
-    private int beginColumn;
-    private int endColumn;
-
-    /**
-     * Create an immutable instance with all the corresponding fields. Every field requires to be non-negative
-     * @param beginLine the line where the region begins
-     * @param endLine the line where the region ends
-     * @param beginColumn the column offset from the start of the begin line where the region begins
-     * @param endColumn the column offset from the start of the end line where the region ends
-     */
-    public RegionByLineImpl(final int beginLine, final int endLine, final int beginColumn, final int endColumn) {
-        setBeginLine(beginLine);
-        setEndLine(endLine);
-        setBeginColumn(beginColumn);
-        setEndColumn(endColumn);
-    }
-
-    private void setBeginLine(final int beginLine) {
-        this.beginLine = requireNonNegative(beginLine);
-    }
-
-    private void setEndLine(final int endLine) {
-        this.endLine = requireNonNegative(endLine);
-    }
-
-    private void setBeginColumn(final int beginColumn) {
-        this.beginColumn = requireNonNegative(beginColumn);
-    }
-
-    private void setEndColumn(final int endColumn) {
-        this.endColumn = requireNonNegative(endColumn);
-    }
-
-    private int requireNonNegative(final int value) {
-        if (value < 0) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("value = " + value + " must be non-negative");
-        }
-        return value;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int getBeginLine() {
-        return beginLine;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int getEndLine() {
-        return endLine;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int getBeginColumn() {
-        return beginColumn;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int getEndColumn() {
-        return endColumn;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/pmd-cpp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-cpp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index de7a5f0955..6092c621e1 100644
--- a/pmd-cpp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-cpp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/cpp/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -65,15 +63,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+    @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index 2e6c73c31c..df3c24e40f 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ public class]]></replacevalue>
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -107,15 +105,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
 
diff --git a/pmd-javascript/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-javascript/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index 1399f40f68..98266c3118 100644
--- a/pmd-javascript/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-javascript/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/ecmascript5/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -65,15 +63,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
     </target>
diff --git a/pmd-jsp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-jsp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index fb65d96335..677ed0ebeb 100644
--- a/pmd-jsp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-jsp/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ public class]]></replacevalue>
     	<replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/jsp/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
 		</replace>
@@ -85,15 +83,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+    @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
 
diff --git a/pmd-matlab/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-matlab/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index 76819e4e64..2841465fab 100644
--- a/pmd-matlab/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-matlab/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/matlab/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -65,15 +63,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+    @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
     </target>
diff --git a/pmd-objectivec/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-objectivec/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index b2cddbfd39..60108b51e1 100644
--- a/pmd-objectivec/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-objectivec/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/objectivec/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -65,15 +63,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+    @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
     </target>
diff --git a/pmd-plsql/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-plsql/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index 62bcd25daa..e8eb9381cb 100644
--- a/pmd-plsql/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-plsql/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public class]]></replacevalue>
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/plsql/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -102,15 +100,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
 
diff --git a/pmd-python/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-python/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index 4e1df8fd97..22cc3f93ac 100644
--- a/pmd-python/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-python/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/python/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -65,15 +63,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+    @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
     </target>
diff --git a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index 6bf811ea9d..f22d9bb72d 100644
--- a/pmd-visualforce/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-visualforce/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ public class]]></replacevalue>
     	<replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vf/ast/Token.java">
     	    <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
     	    <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
 		</replace>
@@ -86,14 +84,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
   }
 
   @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
+  public String getImage() {
+    return image;
+  }
+
+    @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String getImage() {
-    return image;
-  }]]></replacevalue>
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
+]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
 
         <delete>
diff --git a/pmd-vm/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml b/pmd-vm/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
index 2878476951..9a144d8703 100644
--- a/pmd-vm/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
+++ b/pmd-vm/src/main/ant/alljavacc.xml
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ public class]]></replacevalue>
         <replace file="${target}/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/vm/ast/Token.java">
             <replacetoken>public class Token implements java.io.Serializable</replacetoken>
             <replacevalue><![CDATA[import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.GenericToken;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLine;
-import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.ast.RegionByLineImpl;
 
 public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
@@ -98,15 +96,31 @@ public class Token implements GenericToken, java.io.Serializable]]></replacevalu
     return specialToken;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public RegionByLine getRegionByLine() {
-    return new RegionByLineImpl(beginLine, endLine, beginColumn, endColumn);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String getImage() {
     return image;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginLine() {
+    return beginLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndLine() {
+    return endLine;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getBeginColumn() {
+    return beginColumn;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int getEndColumn() {
+    return endColumn;
+  }
+
 ]]></replacevalue>
         </replace>
     </target>