diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/classfile/ClassReader.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/classfile/ClassReader.java
index a8678715080..4bebff01bdc 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/classfile/ClassReader.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/classfile/ClassReader.java
@@ -71,22 +71,9 @@ public sealed interface ClassReader extends ConstantPool
     /** {@return the constant pool entry describing the name of the superclass, if any} */
     Optional<ClassEntry> superclassEntry();
 
-    /** {@return the offset into the classfile of the {@code this_class} field} */
-    int thisClassPos();
-
     /** {@return the length of the classfile, in bytes} */
     int classfileLength();
 
-    // Buffer related
-
-    /**
-     * {@return the offset following the block of attributes starting at the
-     * specified position}
-     * @param offset the offset into the classfile at which the attribute block
-     *               starts
-     */
-    int skipAttributeHolder(int offset);
-
     // Constant pool
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/BoundAttribute.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/BoundAttribute.java
index 69e7f34731f..769ebd1516b 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/BoundAttribute.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/BoundAttribute.java
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ public abstract sealed class BoundAttribute<T extends Attribute<T>>
 
     static final int NAME_AND_LENGTH_PREFIX = 6;
     private final AttributeMapper<T> mapper;
-    final ClassReader classReader;
+    final ClassReaderImpl classReader;
     final int payloadStart;
 
     BoundAttribute(ClassReader classReader, AttributeMapper<T> mapper, int payloadStart) {
         this.mapper = mapper;
-        this.classReader = classReader;
+        this.classReader = (ClassReaderImpl)classReader;
         this.payloadStart = payloadStart;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassImpl.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassImpl.java
index 65e9a269265..35075cb774a 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassImpl.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import java.lang.classfile.Attribute;
 import java.lang.classfile.Attributes;
 import java.lang.classfile.ClassElement;
 import java.lang.classfile.ClassModel;
-import java.lang.classfile.ClassReader;
 import java.lang.classfile.ClassFile;
 import java.lang.classfile.ClassFileVersion;
 import java.lang.classfile.CustomAttribute;
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ public final class ClassImpl
         extends AbstractElement
         implements ClassModel {
 
-    final ClassReader reader;
+    final ClassReaderImpl reader;
     private final int attributesPos;
     private final List<MethodModel> methods;
     private final List<FieldModel> fields;
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ public final class ClassImpl
 
     public ClassImpl(byte[] cfbytes, ClassFileImpl context) {
         this.reader = new ClassReaderImpl(cfbytes, context);
-        ClassReaderImpl reader = (ClassReaderImpl) this.reader;
         int p = reader.interfacesPos;
         int icnt = reader.readU2(p);
         p += 2 + icnt * 2;
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassReaderImpl.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassReaderImpl.java
index d7c1f7b28fd..8bacc019c23 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassReaderImpl.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassReaderImpl.java
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ public final class ClassReaderImpl
         return superclass;
     }
 
-    @Override
     public int thisClassPos() {
         return thisClassPos;
     }
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ public final class ClassReaderImpl
         throw new ConstantPoolException("Not a UTF8 - index: " + index);
     }
 
-    @Override
     public int skipAttributeHolder(int offset) {
         int p = offset;
         int cnt = readU2(p);
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/CodeImpl.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/CodeImpl.java
index ec6ba32801a..e9e257fda52 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/CodeImpl.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/CodeImpl.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public final class CodeImpl
         if (!inflated) {
             if (labels == null)
                 labels = new LabelImpl[codeLength + 1];
-            if (((ClassReaderImpl)classReader).context().lineNumbersOption() == ClassFile.LineNumbersOption.PASS_LINE_NUMBERS)
+            if (classReader.context().lineNumbersOption() == ClassFile.LineNumbersOption.PASS_LINE_NUMBERS)
                 inflateLineNumbers();
             inflateJumpTargets();
             inflateTypeAnnotations();
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public final class CodeImpl
         inflateMetadata();
         boolean doLineNumbers = (lineNumbers != null);
         generateCatchTargets(consumer);
-        if (((ClassReaderImpl)classReader).context().debugElementsOption() == ClassFile.DebugElementsOption.PASS_DEBUG)
+        if (classReader.context().debugElementsOption() == ClassFile.DebugElementsOption.PASS_DEBUG)
             generateDebugElements(consumer);
         for (int pos=codeStart; pos<codeEnd; ) {
             if (labels[pos - codeStart] != null)