diff --git a/lib/MemberBuilderValidator.js b/lib/MemberBuilderValidator.js
index a8cc668..1932b50 100644
--- a/lib/MemberBuilderValidator.js
+++ b/lib/MemberBuilderValidator.js
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
  * @package core
  */
 
-// XXX: remove dependency
-var Warning = require( __dirname + '/warn' ).Warning;
-
 
 module.exports = exports = function MemberBuilderValidator()
 {
@@ -150,7 +147,7 @@ exports.prototype.validateMethod = function(
         // supertype, unless otherwise specified
         //
         // IMPORTANT: do this last, to ensure we throw errors before warnings
-        if ( !( keywords[ 'new' ] || keywords[ 'override' ] ) )
+        if ( !( keywords[ 'override' ] )
         {
             if ( !( prev_keywords[ 'abstract' ] ) )
             {
diff --git a/test/test-class-visibility.js b/test/test-class-visibility.js
index 795cda7..e26ef5c 100644
--- a/test/test-class-visibility.js
+++ b/test/test-class-visibility.js
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ var common    = require( './common' ),
     }, Error, "Can escalate visibility of subtype members" );
 
     // same level of visibility
+    assert.doesNotThrow( function()
+    {
         Class(
         {
             'protected foo': 'bar',
@@ -532,6 +534,7 @@ var common    = require( './common' ),
             'protected foo': 'bar',
             'override protected baz': function() {},
         } );
+    }, Error, "Can retain level of visibility for subtype members" );
 } )();