diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScanner.java b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScanner.java
index 7185092ed93..ed930e54e08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScanner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScanner.java
@@ -29,12 +29,11 @@
 public interface ImportScanner {
 
 	/**
-	 * Computes import of a {@link spoon.reflect.declaration.CtType}
-	 * (represent a class).
+	 * Computes import of a {@link spoon.reflect.declaration.CtElement}
 	 *
 	 * @return class imports computed by Spoon, it does not contain static imports
 	 */
-	Collection<CtTypeReference<?>> computeImports(CtType<?> simpleType);
+	Collection<CtTypeReference<?>> computeImports(CtElement element);
 
 	/**
 	 * Computes import of a {@link spoon.reflect.declaration.CtType}
@@ -44,12 +43,6 @@ public interface ImportScanner {
 	 */
 	Collection<CtReference> computeAllImports(CtType<?> simpleType);
 
-	/**
-	 * Computes imports for an element.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	void computeImports(CtElement element);
-
 	/**
 	 * Checks if the type is already imported.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScannerImpl.java b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScannerImpl.java
index f5591cfdc5f..564d67f1afb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScannerImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/visitor/ImportScannerImpl.java
@@ -216,26 +216,23 @@ public Collection<CtReference> computeAllImports(CtType<?> simpleType) {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Collection<CtTypeReference<?>> computeImports(CtType<?> simpleType) {
+	public Collection<CtTypeReference<?>> computeImports(CtElement element) {
 		classImports.clear();
 		fieldImports.clear();
 		methodImports.clear();
 		//look for top declaring type of that simpleType
-		targetType = simpleType.getReference().getTopLevelType();
-		addClassImport(simpleType.getReference());
-		scan(simpleType);
-		return this.classImports.values();
-	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void computeImports(CtElement element) {
-		classImports.clear();
-		fieldImports.clear();
-		methodImports.clear();
-		//look for top declaring type of that element
-		CtType<?> type = element.getParent(CtType.class);
-		targetType = type == null ? null : type.getReference().getTopLevelType();
-		scan(element);
+		if (element instanceof CtType) {
+			CtType simpleType = (CtType) element;
+			targetType = simpleType.getReference().getTopLevelType();
+			addClassImport(simpleType.getReference());
+			scan(simpleType);
+		} else {
+			CtType<?> type = element.getParent(CtType.class);
+			targetType = type == null ? null : type.getReference().getTopLevelType();
+			scan(element);
+		}
+		return this.classImports.values();
 	}
 
 	@Override