diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/UnusedTreeScanner.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/UnusedTreeScanner.java
index 357c158fca3..d0a380089dd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/UnusedTreeScanner.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.javac/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/javac/UnusedTreeScanner.java
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.ClassSymbol;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.MethodSymbol;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Symbol.VarSymbol;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Type.JCPrimitiveType;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.code.TypeTag;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCClassDecl;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCCompilationUnit;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCFieldAccess;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCIdent;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCImport;
@@ -159,11 +160,11 @@ private boolean isPrivateDeclaration(Tree tree) {
 		if (tree instanceof JCClassDecl classTree) {
 			return (classTree.getModifiers().flags & Flags.PRIVATE) != 0;
 		} else if (tree instanceof JCMethodDecl methodTree) {
-			return !isSynthesizedConstructor(methodTree) && (methodTree.getModifiers().flags & Flags.PRIVATE) != 0;
+			return !isConstructor(methodTree) && (methodTree.getModifiers().flags & Flags.PRIVATE) != 0;
 		} else if (tree instanceof JCVariableDecl variable) {
 			Symbol owner = variable.sym == null ? null : variable.sym.owner;
 			if (owner instanceof ClassSymbol) {
-				return (variable.getModifiers().flags & Flags.PRIVATE) != 0;
+				return !isSerialVersionConstant(variable) && (variable.getModifiers().flags & Flags.PRIVATE) != 0;
 			} else if (owner instanceof MethodSymbol) {
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -172,11 +173,9 @@ private boolean isPrivateDeclaration(Tree tree) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	private boolean isSynthesizedConstructor(JCMethodDecl methodDecl) {
-		boolean isDefaultConstructor = methodDecl.getParameters().isEmpty() && methodDecl.sym != null
+	private boolean isConstructor(JCMethodDecl methodDecl) {
+		return methodDecl.sym != null
 				&& methodDecl.sym.isConstructor();
-		int endPos = methodDecl.getEndPosition(((JCCompilationUnit) unit).endPositions);
-		return isDefaultConstructor && endPos < 0;
 	}
 
 	private boolean isPrivateSymbol(Symbol symbol) {
@@ -207,6 +206,15 @@ private boolean isMemberSymbol(Symbol symbol) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	private boolean isSerialVersionConstant(JCVariableDecl variable) {
+		long flags = variable.getModifiers().flags;
+		return (flags & Flags.FINAL) != 0
+				&& (flags & Flags.STATIC) != 0
+				&& variable.type instanceof JCPrimitiveType type
+				&& type.getTag() == TypeTag.LONG
+				&& "serialVersionUID".equals(variable.name.toString());
+	}
+
 	public List<CategorizedProblem> getUnusedImports(UnusedProblemFactory problemFactory) {
 		return problemFactory.addUnusedImports(this.unit, this.unusedImports);
 	}