diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 04dba9e76b..d92379bfaa 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ All existing rules have been updated to reflect these changes. If you have custo
 *   java-design
     *   [#357](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/357): \[java] UncommentedEmptyConstructor consider annotations on Constructor
     *   [#438](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/438): \[java] Relax AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod when class is annotated by @AutoValue
+    *   [#590](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/590): \[java] False positive on MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass
 *   java-sunsecure
     *   [#468](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/468): \[java] ArrayIsStoredDirectly false positive
 *   java-unusedcode
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
index 6cc41185bd..31839ccf57 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
@@ -817,41 +817,26 @@ A class that has private constructors and does not have any static methods or fi
 //ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[@Nested='false']
 [
   (
-    count(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration)>0
+    ./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration
     and
     count(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration) = count(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration[@Private='true'])
   )
   and
-  count(.//MethodDeclaration[@Static='true'])=0
+  not(.//MethodDeclaration[@Static='true'])
   and
-  count(.//FieldDeclaration[@Private='false'][@Static='true'])=0
+  not(.//FieldDeclaration[@Private='false'][@Static='true'])
   and
-  count(.//ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[@Nested='true']
+  not(.//ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[@Nested='true']
            [@Public='true']
            [@Static='true']
-           [count(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration[@Public='true']) > 0]
-           [count(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/MethodDeclaration
-                    [@Public='true']
-                    [./ResultType/Type/ReferenceType/ClassOrInterfaceType
-                        [@Image = //ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[@Nested='false']/@Image]
-                    ]
-            ) > 0]
-        ) = 0
-  and
-  count(//ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration
-            [@Nested='true']
-            [@Static='true']
-            [@Public='true']
-            [.//MethodDeclaration
-              [@Public='true']
-              [.//ReturnStatement//AllocationExpression
-                [ClassOrInterfaceType
-                    [@Image = //ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration/@Image]
+           [not(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration) or ./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/ConstructorDeclaration[@Public='true']]
+           [./ClassOrInterfaceBody/ClassOrInterfaceBodyDeclaration/MethodDeclaration
+                [@Public='true']
+                [./ResultType/Type/ReferenceType/ClassOrInterfaceType
+                    [@Image = //ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[@Nested='false']/@Image]
                 ]
-                [./Arguments//PrimaryPrefix/@ThisModifier='true']
-              ]
             ]
-       ) = 0
+        )
 ]
     ]]>
               </value>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass.xml
index 53b5a30ae3..f2e9aa52f9 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass.xml
@@ -209,6 +209,38 @@ public final class BacklogElementParameters {
             return new BacklogElementParameters(this);
         }
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#590 Check Builder pattern alternative</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public final class BacklogElementParameters {
+    private final Long backlogId;
+    private final String name;
+
+    private BacklogElementParameters(Long backlogId, String name) {
+        this.backlogId = backlogId;
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public static class Builder {
+        public Builder backlogId(final Long backlogId) {
+            this.backlogId = backlogId;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder name(final String name) {
+            this.name = name;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public BacklogElementParameters build() {
+            return new BacklogElementParameters(backlogId, name);
+        }
+    }
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>