diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructor.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructor.java
index f4e365cd037..24fb21b8a42 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructor.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructor.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Contributors:
  *     Alena Laskavaia  - initial API and implementation
  *     Patrick Hofer [bug 315528]
+ *     Sergey Prigogin (Google)
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.internal.checkers;
 
@@ -83,11 +84,7 @@ public class NonVirtualDestructor extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
 				}
 				ICPPMethod virtualMethod = null;
 				for (ICPPMethod method : classType.getAllDeclaredMethods()) {
-					if (method.isPureVirtual()) {
-						// Class has at least one pure virtual method, it is abstract
-						// and cannot be instantiated.
-						return PROCESS_SKIP;
-					} else if (method.isVirtual() && !method.isDestructor()) {
+					if (!method.isDestructor() && method.isVirtual()) {
 						virtualMethod = method;
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructorCheckerTest.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructorCheckerTest.java
index 4a587027b88..2e5c88d8993 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructorCheckerTest.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.test/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/core/internal/checkers/NonVirtualDestructorCheckerTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  *
  * Contributors:
  *     Patrick Hofer - Initial API and implementation
+ *     Tomasz Wesolowski
+ *     Sergey Prigogin (Google)
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.codan.core.internal.checkers;
 
@@ -143,9 +145,7 @@ public class NonVirtualDestructorCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
 		checkErrorLines(3, 7, 11, 13);
 	}
 
-	// class A {  // OK. Do _not_ warn here.
-	//   // A is an abstract class because it has one pure virtual method.
-	//   // A cannot be instantiated.
+	// class A {
 	//   virtual void f1() { };
 	//   virtual void f2() = 0;
 	// };
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ public class NonVirtualDestructorCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
 	// };
 	public void testAbstractBaseClass() {
 		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
-		checkNoErrors();
+		// It doesn't matter if the class is abstract or not - dtor can be called polymorphically.
+		checkErrorLines(1);
 	}
 
 	//	struct Base {
@@ -180,18 +181,4 @@ public class NonVirtualDestructorCheckerTest extends CheckerTestCase {
 		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
 		checkErrorLines(4);
 	}
-
-	//	struct IBase {
-	//		virtual void foo() = 0;
-	//	};
-	//	struct IDerived : IBase {
-	//	};
-	//	struct ADerived : IDerived {
-	//		void foo();
-	//		virtual void bar() = 0;
-	//	};
-	public void testInheritedAbstractClasses() {
-		loadCodeAndRun(getAboveComment());
-		checkNoErrors();
-	}
 }