diff --git a/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/DefineClassUtils.java b/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/DefineClassUtils.java
index a76121f9e870..d79c517ae3d1 100644
--- a/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/DefineClassUtils.java
+++ b/processing/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/DefineClassUtils.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ private static MethodHandle defineClassJava8(MethodHandles.Lookup lookup) throws
    * This method is referenced in Java 8 using method handle, therefore it is not actually unused, and shouldn't be
    * removed (till Java 8 is supported)
    */
-  //noinspection unused
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused") // method is referenced and used in defineClassJava8
   static int getArrayLength(byte[] bytes)
   {
     return bytes.length;