diff --git a/pitest/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/engine/gregor/MethodMutatorFactory.java b/pitest/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/engine/gregor/MethodMutatorFactory.java
index 9d77d904d..093e98edf 100644
--- a/pitest/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/engine/gregor/MethodMutatorFactory.java
+++ b/pitest/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/engine/gregor/MethodMutatorFactory.java
@@ -45,15 +45,28 @@ default MethodVisitor create(MutationContext context,
     return null;
   }
 
-
+  @Deprecated
+  default AnnotationVisitor createForAnnotation(NoMethodContext context, AnnotationInfo annotationInfo, AnnotationVisitor next) {
+    return createForAnnotation((BasicContext) context, annotationInfo, next);
+  }
   default AnnotationVisitor createForAnnotation(BasicContext context, AnnotationInfo annotationInfo, AnnotationVisitor next) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  default boolean skipAnnotation(BasicContext nonMethodContext, AnnotationInfo annotationInfo) {
+  @Deprecated
+  default boolean skipAnnotation(NoMethodContext context, AnnotationInfo annotationInfo) {
+    return skipAnnotation((BasicContext) context, annotationInfo);
+  }
+
+  default boolean skipAnnotation(BasicContext context, AnnotationInfo annotationInfo) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
+  default FieldVisitor createForField(NoMethodContext context, FieldInfo fieldInfo, FieldVisitor fieldVisitor) {
+    return createForField((BasicContext) context, fieldInfo, fieldVisitor);
+  }
+
   default FieldVisitor createForField(BasicContext context, FieldInfo fieldInfo, FieldVisitor fieldVisitor) {
     return null;
   }