diff --git a/platform/util/base/apiDump.txt b/platform/util/base/apiDump.txt
index 99f8c25c72b4..44dd76226778 100644
--- a/platform/util/base/apiDump.txt
+++ b/platform/util/base/apiDump.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ f:com.intellij.openapi.util.text.NaturalComparator
 - java.util.Comparator
 - sf:INSTANCE:java.util.Comparator
 - <init>():V
-- b:compare(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object):I
 - compare(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):I
 f:com.intellij.openapi.util.text.Strings
 - sf:EMPTY_CHAR_SEQUENCE:java.lang.CharSequence
@@ -522,7 +521,6 @@ f:com.intellij.util.containers.SoftArrayHashMap
 - <init>():V
 - clear():V
 - clone():com.intellij.util.containers.SoftArrayHashMap
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - containsKey(java.lang.Object[]):Z
 - get(java.lang.Object[]):java.lang.Object
 - processLeafEntries(java.util.function.BiPredicate):Z
@@ -680,7 +678,6 @@ f:com.intellij.util.text.SemVer
 - <init>(java.lang.String,I,I,I):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,I,I,I,java.lang.String):V
 - compareTo(com.intellij.util.text.SemVer):I
-- b:compareTo(java.lang.Object):I
 - equals(java.lang.Object):Z
 - getMajor():I
 - getMinor():I
diff --git a/platform/util/commons-lang-v2-shim/apiDump.txt b/platform/util/commons-lang-v2-shim/apiDump.txt
index 2f3049d33a74..c0082e21d24d 100644
--- a/platform/util/commons-lang-v2-shim/apiDump.txt
+++ b/platform/util/commons-lang-v2-shim/apiDump.txt
@@ -93,26 +93,18 @@ f:org.apache.commons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder
 - org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder
 - <init>():V
 - append(I,I):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder
-- b:append(I,I):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder
 - append(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder
-- b:append(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder
 - append(Z,Z):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder
-- b:append(Z,Z):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder
 - appendSuper(Z):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder
-- b:appendSuper(Z):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.EqualsBuilder
 - s:reflectionEquals(java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object):Z
 f:org.apache.commons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder
 - org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder
 - <init>():V
 - <init>(I,I):V
 - append(I):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder
-- b:append(I):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder
 - append(java.lang.Object):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder
-- b:append(java.lang.Object):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder
 - append(Z):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder
-- b:append(Z):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder
 - appendSuper(I):org.apache.commons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder
-- b:appendSuper(I):org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.HashCodeBuilder
 - s:reflectionHashCode(java.lang.Object):I
 f:org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ReflectionToStringBuilder
 - org.apache.commons.lang3.builder.ReflectionToStringBuilder
@@ -135,11 +127,8 @@ f:org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrBuilder
 - <init>(I):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String):V
 - append(I):org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrBuilder
-- b:append(I):org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrBuilder
 - append(java.lang.String):org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrBuilder
-- b:append(java.lang.String):org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrBuilder
 - appendNewLine():org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrBuilder
-- b:appendNewLine():org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrBuilder
 f:org.apache.commons.lang.text.StrSubstitutor
 - org.apache.commons.lang3.text.StrSubstitutor
 - <init>():V
diff --git a/platform/util/jdom/apiDump.txt b/platform/util/jdom/apiDump.txt
index bc2f3e7c7781..c895fc5b7e76 100644
--- a/platform/util/jdom/apiDump.txt
+++ b/platform/util/jdom/apiDump.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ c:org.jdom.Attribute
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,org.jdom.AttributeType):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,org.jdom.AttributeType,org.jdom.Namespace):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,org.jdom.Namespace):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - clone():org.jdom.Attribute
 - detach():org.jdom.Attribute
 - getAttributeType():org.jdom.AttributeType
@@ -60,27 +59,16 @@ c:org.jdom.CDATA
 - <init>(Z,java.lang.String):V
 - append(java.lang.String):V
 - append(org.jdom.Text):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - clone():org.jdom.CDATA
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Content
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Text
 - detach():org.jdom.CDATA
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Content
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Text
 - p:setParent(org.jdom.Parent):org.jdom.CDATA
-- bp:setParent(org.jdom.Parent):org.jdom.Content
-- bp:setParent(org.jdom.Parent):org.jdom.Text
 - setText(java.lang.String):org.jdom.CDATA
-- b:setText(java.lang.String):org.jdom.Text
 - toString():java.lang.String
 f:org.jdom.Comment
 - org.jdom.Content
 - <init>(java.lang.String):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - clone():org.jdom.Comment
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Content
 - detach():org.jdom.Comment
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Content
 - getText():java.lang.String
 - getValue():java.lang.String
 - setText(java.lang.String):org.jdom.Comment
@@ -90,7 +78,6 @@ a:org.jdom.Content
 - pf:ctype:org.jdom.Content$CType
 - p:parent:org.jdom.Parent
 - p:<init>(org.jdom.Content$CType):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - clone():org.jdom.Content
 - detach():org.jdom.Content
 - f:getCType():org.jdom.Content$CType
@@ -154,15 +141,11 @@ f:org.jdom.DocType
 - <init>(java.lang.String):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Content
 - clone():org.jdom.DocType
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Content
 - detach():org.jdom.DocType
 - getElementName():java.lang.String
 - getInternalSubset():java.lang.String
 - getParent():org.jdom.Document
-- b:getParent():org.jdom.Parent
 - getPublicID():java.lang.String
 - getSystemID():java.lang.String
 - getValue():java.lang.String
@@ -180,17 +163,11 @@ f:org.jdom.Document
 - <init>(org.jdom.Element,org.jdom.DocType):V
 - <init>(org.jdom.Element,org.jdom.DocType,java.lang.String):V
 - addContent(I,java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Document
-- b:addContent(I,java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Parent
 - addContent(I,org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Document
-- b:addContent(I,org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Parent
 - addContent(java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Document
-- b:addContent(java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Parent
 - addContent(org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Document
-- b:addContent(org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Parent
 - canContainContent(org.jdom.Content,I,Z):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - clone():org.jdom.Document
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Parent
 - cloneContent():java.util.List
 - detachRootElement():org.jdom.Element
 - equals(java.lang.Object):Z
@@ -231,23 +208,15 @@ c:org.jdom.Element
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,org.jdom.Namespace):V
 - addContent(I,java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Element
-- b:addContent(I,java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Parent
 - addContent(I,org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Element
-- b:addContent(I,org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Parent
 - addContent(java.lang.String):org.jdom.Element
 - addContent(java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Element
-- b:addContent(java.util.Collection):org.jdom.Parent
 - addContent(org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Element
-- b:addContent(org.jdom.Content):org.jdom.Parent
 - addContent(org.jdom.Element):org.jdom.Element
 - addNamespaceDeclaration(org.jdom.Namespace):V
 - canContainContent(org.jdom.Content,I,Z):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Content
 - clone():org.jdom.Element
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Parent
 - cloneContent():java.util.List
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Content
 - detach():org.jdom.Element
 - getAdditionalNamespaces():java.util.List
 - getAttribute(java.lang.String):org.jdom.Attribute
@@ -324,14 +293,10 @@ f:org.jdom.EntityRef
 - <init>(java.lang.String):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang.String):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Content
 - clone():org.jdom.EntityRef
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Content
 - detach():org.jdom.EntityRef
 - getName():java.lang.String
 - getParent():org.jdom.Element
-- b:getParent():org.jdom.Parent
 - getValue():java.lang.String
 - setName(java.lang.String):org.jdom.EntityRef
 - setPublicID(java.lang.String):org.jdom.EntityRef
@@ -429,10 +394,7 @@ f:org.jdom.ProcessingInstruction
 - <init>(java.lang.String):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.lang.String):V
 - <init>(java.lang.String,java.util.Map):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Content
 - clone():org.jdom.ProcessingInstruction
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Content
 - detach():org.jdom.ProcessingInstruction
 - getData():java.lang.String
 - getTarget():java.lang.String
@@ -447,19 +409,14 @@ c:org.jdom.Text
 - p:<init>(org.jdom.Content$CType):V
 - append(java.lang.String):V
 - append(org.jdom.Text):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
-- b:clone():org.jdom.Content
 - clone():org.jdom.Text
-- b:detach():org.jdom.Content
 - detach():org.jdom.Text
 - getParent():org.jdom.Element
-- b:getParent():org.jdom.Parent
 - getText():java.lang.String
 - getTextNormalize():java.lang.String
 - getTextTrim():java.lang.String
 - getValue():java.lang.String
 - s:normalizeString(java.lang.String):java.lang.String
-- bp:setParent(org.jdom.Parent):org.jdom.Content
 - p:setParent(org.jdom.Parent):org.jdom.Text
 - setText(java.lang.String):org.jdom.Text
 - toString():java.lang.String
@@ -507,7 +464,6 @@ f:org.jdom.filter2.ElementFilter
 - <init>(java.lang.String,org.jdom.Namespace):V
 - <init>(org.jdom.Namespace):V
 - equals(java.lang.Object):Z
-- b:filter(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 - filter(java.lang.Object):org.jdom.Element
 - hashCode():I
 - toString():java.lang.String
@@ -663,7 +619,6 @@ org.jdom.output.EscapeStrategy
 - a:shouldEscape(C):Z
 f:org.jdom.output.Format
 - java.lang.Cloneable
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - clone():org.jdom.output.Format
 - s:compact(java.lang.String):java.lang.String
 - s:getCompactFormat():org.jdom.output.Format
@@ -793,7 +748,6 @@ f:org.jdom.xpath.jaxen.JaxenXPathFactory
 a:org.jdom.xpath.util.AbstractXPathCompiled
 - org.jdom.xpath.XPathExpression
 - <init>(java.lang.String,org.jdom.filter2.Filter,java.util.Map,org.jdom.Namespace[]):V
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - clone():org.jdom.xpath.XPathExpression
 - diagnose(java.lang.Object,Z):org.jdom.xpath.XPathDiagnostic
 - evaluate(java.lang.Object):java.util.List
diff --git a/tools/apiDump/src/impl.kt b/tools/apiDump/src/impl.kt
index d76c1a56b3f7..305101100b24 100644
--- a/tools/apiDump/src/impl.kt
+++ b/tools/apiDump/src/impl.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 package com.intellij.tools.apiDump
 
 import kotlinx.metadata.jvm.JvmFieldSignature
-import kotlinx.validation.api.ClassBinarySignature
-import kotlinx.validation.api.MEMBER_SORT_ORDER
-import kotlinx.validation.api.MemberBinarySignature
-import kotlinx.validation.api.loadApiFromJvmClasses
+import kotlinx.validation.api.*
 import org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes
 import org.objectweb.asm.Type
 import org.objectweb.asm.tree.AnnotationNode
@@ -30,6 +27,7 @@ class ApiIndex {
     val signatures: List<ClassBinarySignature> = classFilePaths
       .map { it.inputStream() }
       .loadApiFromJvmClasses()
+      .map { it.removeSyntheticBridges() }
     discoverClasses(signatures)
 
     handleAnnotationsAndVisibility(signatures)
@@ -134,28 +132,8 @@ class ApiIndex {
         member.access.isStatic
       }
     }
-    val privateSignatures = privateSupertypes.flatMap { superType ->
-      superType.memberSignatures
-        .filter {
-          val flags = it.access.access
-          !flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_STATIC)
-          && !flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_BRIDGE)
-          && !flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_SYNTHETIC)
-        }
-        .map {
-          it.jvmMember
-        }
-    }.toSet()
-    val withoutBridges = memberSignatures
-      .filter { signature ->
-        val flags = signature.access.access
-        flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_STATIC)
-        || !flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_BRIDGE)
-        || !flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_SYNTHETIC)
-        || signature.jvmMember !in privateSignatures
-      }
     return this.copy(
-      memberSignatures = withoutBridges + inheritedStaticSignatures,
+      memberSignatures = memberSignatures + inheritedStaticSignatures,
       supertypes = supertypes - privateSupertypes.map { it.name }.toSet()
     )
   }
@@ -236,6 +214,26 @@ private fun List<AnnotationNode>?.isExperimental(): Boolean {
 
 private typealias ClassResolver = (String) -> ClassBinarySignature?
 
+private fun ClassBinarySignature.removeSyntheticBridges(): ClassBinarySignature {
+  val withoutBridges = memberSignatures.filterNot {
+    it is MethodBinarySignature && it.isSyntheticBridge()
+  }
+  if (withoutBridges.size == memberSignatures.size) {
+    return this
+  }
+  else {
+    return copy(memberSignatures = withoutBridges)
+  }
+}
+
+private fun MethodBinarySignature.isSyntheticBridge(): Boolean {
+  return access.access.let { flags ->
+    !flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_STATIC)
+    && flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_BRIDGE)
+    && flags.isSet(Opcodes.ACC_SYNTHETIC)
+  }
+}
+
 private fun ClassBinarySignature.supertypes(classResolver: ClassResolver): Sequence<ClassBinarySignature> = sequence {
   val stack = ArrayDeque<ClassBinarySignature>()
   stack.addLast(this@supertypes)
diff --git a/tools/apiDump/testData/apiDump.txt b/tools/apiDump/testData/apiDump.txt
index ff65afea8f48..a6bae26eb1fd 100644
--- a/tools/apiDump/testData/apiDump.txt
+++ b/tools/apiDump/testData/apiDump.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.JPublicClassInternalInterface
 c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.JPublicClassInternalSuper
 - <init>():V
 - clone():com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.JPublicClassInternalSuper
-- b:clone():java.lang.Object
 - psf:protectedStaticFinalMethod():V
 - ps:protectedStaticMethod():V
 - sf:publicStaticFinalMethod():V
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ f:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.defaultParameters.KtChildClass
 - <init>():V
 - function(I,I,I):V
 - genericFunction(I,D,I):java.lang.Double
-- b:genericFunction(I,java.lang.Object,I):java.lang.Object
 com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.defaultParameters.KtInterface
 - a:function(I,I,I):V
 - bs:function$default(com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.defaultParameters.KtInterface,I,I,I,I,java.lang.Object):V
@@ -159,19 +157,11 @@ c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics.JGenericChildClass
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics.JGenericMiddleClass
 - <init>():V
 - acceptingAT(java.lang.Double[]):V
-- b:acceptingAT(java.lang.Number[]):V
-- b:acceptingAT(java.lang.Object[]):V
 - acceptingLT(java.util.List):V
 - acceptingT(java.lang.Double):V
-- b:acceptingT(java.lang.Number):V
-- b:acceptingT(java.lang.Object):V
 - returningAT():java.lang.Double[]
-- b:returningAT():java.lang.Number[]
-- b:returningAT():java.lang.Object[]
 - returningLT():java.lang.Iterable
 - returningT():java.lang.Double
-- b:returningT():java.lang.Number
-- b:returningT():java.lang.Object
 com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics.JGenericInterface
 - a:acceptingAT(java.lang.Object[]):V
 - a:acceptingLT(java.util.List):V
@@ -183,22 +173,16 @@ a:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics.JGenericMiddleClass
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics.JGenericInterface
 - <init>():V
 - acceptingAT(java.lang.Number[]):V
-- b:acceptingAT(java.lang.Object[]):V
 - acceptingLT(java.util.List):V
 - a:acceptingT(java.lang.Number):V
-- b:acceptingT(java.lang.Object):V
 - returningAT():java.lang.Number[]
-- b:returningAT():java.lang.Object[]
 - returningLT():java.lang.Iterable
 - returningT():java.lang.Number
-- b:returningT():java.lang.Object
 f:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JChildClasses
 c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JChildClasses$JChildClassFromMiddleWithAbstractOverride
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericMiddleClassWithAbstractOverride
 - <init>():V
 - genericMethod(java.lang.Double):java.lang.Double
-- b:genericMethod(java.lang.Number):java.lang.Number
-- b:genericMethod(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JChildClasses$JChildClassFromMiddleWithOverride
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericMiddleClassWithOverride
 - <init>():V
@@ -206,13 +190,10 @@ c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JChildClasses$JChildClassFromMid
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericMiddleClass
 - <init>():V
 - genericMethod(java.lang.Double):java.lang.Double
-- b:genericMethod(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JChildClasses$JChildClassWithOverrideFromMiddleWithOverride
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericMiddleClassWithOverride
 - <init>():V
 - genericMethod(java.lang.Double):java.lang.Double
-- b:genericMethod(java.lang.Number):java.lang.Number
-- b:genericMethod(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericInterface
 - a:genericMethod(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 a:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericMiddleClass
@@ -222,24 +203,20 @@ a:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericMiddleClassWithAbstractO
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericInterface
 - <init>():V
 - a:genericMethod(java.lang.Number):java.lang.Number
-- b:genericMethod(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 a:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericMiddleClassWithOverride
 - com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.generics2.JGenericInterface
 - <init>():V
 - genericMethod(java.lang.Number):java.lang.Number
-- b:genericMethod(java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.inheritFromPackageLocal.JPublicClassFromPackageLocalRunnable
 - <init>():V
 f:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.inheritFromPackageLocal.JPublicFinalInheritor
 - <init>():V
-- b:packagePrivateMethodWithPackagePrivateReturnType():com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.inheritFromPackageLocal.JPackageLocalClass
 - packagePrivateMethodWithPackagePrivateReturnType():com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.inheritFromPackageLocal.JPublicFinalInheritor
 - ps:protectedStaticMethod():V
 - s:publicStaticMethod():V
 c:com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.inheritFromPackageLocal.JPublicInheritor
 - <init>():V
 - p:<init>(B):V
-- b:packagePrivateMethodWithPackagePrivateReturnType():com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.inheritFromPackageLocal.JPackageLocalClass
 - packagePrivateMethodWithPackagePrivateReturnType():com.intellij.tools.apiDump.testData.inheritFromPackageLocal.JPublicInheritor
 - ps:protectedStaticMethod():V
 - s:publicStaticMethod():V