diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassInstance.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassInstance.java
index 281f6ff3ac3..a90a9e0c92a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassInstance.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPClassInstance.java
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ class PDOMCPPClassInstance extends PDOMCPPInstance implements
 		return original;
 	}
 
-	
-	//ICPPClassScope unimplemented
-	public ICPPMethod[] getImplicitMethods() { fail(); return null; }
+	public ICPPMethod[] getImplicitMethods() { 
+		return ICPPMethod.EMPTY_CPPMETHOD_ARRAY; 
+	}
 
 	public IIndexBinding getScopeBinding() {
 		return this;