diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractPropertySource.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractPropertySource.java
index b6b297e3b8..da1ccf2127 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractPropertySource.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/AbstractPropertySource.java
@@ -133,23 +133,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractPropertySource implements PropertySource {
 
 
     @Override
-    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value) {
+    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V... values) {
         checkValidPropertyDescriptor(propertyDescriptor);
-        propertyValuesByDescriptor.put(propertyDescriptor, Collections.singletonList(value));
-    }
-
-
-    @Override
-    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value1, V value2) {
-        checkValidPropertyDescriptor(propertyDescriptor);
-        propertyValuesByDescriptor.put(propertyDescriptor, Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(value1, value2)));
-    }
-
-
-    @Override
-    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value1, V value2, V... values) {
-        checkValidPropertyDescriptor(propertyDescriptor);
-        propertyValuesByDescriptor.put(propertyDescriptor, Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(value1, value2, values)));
+        propertyValuesByDescriptor.put(propertyDescriptor, Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(values)));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PropertySource.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PropertySource.java
index 836d26b328..83001ce51e 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PropertySource.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/PropertySource.java
@@ -66,37 +66,14 @@ public interface PropertySource {
     <T> void setProperty(PropertyDescriptor<T> propertyDescriptor, T value);
 
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of a multi value property descriptor with only one argument.
-     *
-     * @param propertyDescriptor The property descriptor for which to add a value
-     * @param value              Value
-     * @param <V>                The type of the values
-     */
-    <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value);
-
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of a multi value property descriptor with two arguments.
-     *
-     * @param propertyDescriptor The property descriptor for which to add a value
-     * @param value1             First value
-     * @param value2             Second value
-     * @param <V>                The type of the values
-     */
-    <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value1, V value2);
-
-
     /**
      * Sets the value of a multi value property descriptor with a variable number of arguments.
      *
      * @param propertyDescriptor The property descriptor for which to add a value
-     * @param value1             First value
-     * @param value2             Second value
-     * @param values             Rest of the values
+     * @param values             Values
      * @param <V>                The type of the values
      */
-    <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value1, V value2, V... values);
+    <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V... values);
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractDelegateRule.java b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractDelegateRule.java
index 78727fc8d4..97386fdfe8 100644
--- a/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractDelegateRule.java
+++ b/pmd-core/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/rule/AbstractDelegateRule.java
@@ -209,20 +209,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractDelegateRule implements Rule {
 
 
     @Override
-    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value) {
-        rule.setProperty(propertyDescriptor, value);
-    }
-
-
-    @Override
-    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value1, V value2) {
-        rule.setProperty(propertyDescriptor, value1, value2);
-    }
-
-
-    @Override
-    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V value1, V value2, V... values) {
-        rule.setProperty(propertyDescriptor, value1, value2, values);
+    public <V> void setProperty(MultiValuePropertyDescriptor<V> propertyDescriptor, V... values) {
+        rule.setProperty(propertyDescriptor, values);
     }