diff --git a/.ci/files/all-java.xml b/.ci/files/all-java.xml
index 9ab7007974..388fc3fc74 100644
--- a/.ci/files/all-java.xml
+++ b/.ci/files/all-java.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 
     <!-- design.xml -->
 
-    <!-- <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod"/> -->
+    <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod"/>
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidCatchingGenericException"/> -->
     <!-- <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidDeeplyNestedIfStmts"/> -->
     <rule ref="category/java/design.xml/AvoidRethrowingException"/>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
index baffde953f..3be11e8e59 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ protected constructor in order to prevent instantiation than make the class misl
                 <value>
 <![CDATA[
 //ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration
-    [@Abstract = true()]
-    [not(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/*/ConstructorDeclaration)]
-    [not(./ClassOrInterfaceBody/*/MethodDeclaration)]
-    [not(../Annotation/MarkerAnnotation/Name[pmd-java:typeIs('com.google.auto.value.AutoValue')])]
+    [@Abstract = true() and @Interface = false()]
+    [ClassOrInterfaceBody[not(ConstructorDeclaration | MethodDeclaration)]]
+    [not(pmd-java:hasAnnotation('com.google.auto.value.AutoValue'))]
 ]]>
                 </value>
             </property>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethodTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethodTest.java
index 98a8de9bb3..a75049eb19 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethodTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethodTest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.design;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.testframework.PmdRuleTst;
 
-@org.junit.Ignore("Rule has not been updated yet")
 public class AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethodTest extends PmdRuleTst {
     // no additional unit tests
 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod.xml
index 6536c4740e..591d0abd64 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/AbstractClassWithoutAnyMethod.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public abstract class Foo {
         <code><![CDATA[
 import com.google.auto.value.AutoValue;
 
-@AutoValue public abstract class Something implements Some {
+@AutoValue public abstract class Something implements java.util.RandomAccess {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ import com.google.auto.value.AutoValue;
         <description>#438 An abstract AutoValue class with no methods and fully qualified annotation, no violation</description>
         <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
         <code><![CDATA[
-@com.google.auto.value.AutoValue public abstract class Something implements Some {
+@com.google.auto.value.AutoValue public abstract class Something implements java.util.RandomAccess {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
@@ -102,4 +102,13 @@ class Foo {
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Interfaces are ignored</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+            interface Some {
+                // no abstract
+            }
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
 </test-data>