diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/Version.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/Version.java
index 23ad589..b58e056 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/Version.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   // This field is accessed from release scripts using simple pattern matching.
   // Therefore, changing this field could break our release scripts.
-  public static final String LABEL = "1.6.70";
+  public static final String LABEL = "1.6.71";
 
   private Version() {
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java
index 4a84371..8468bae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/android/tools/r8/shaking/VerticalClassMerger.java
@@ -959,10 +959,7 @@
           add(directMethods, resultingDirectMethod, MethodSignatureEquivalence.get());
           deferredRenamings.map(directMethod.method, resultingDirectMethod.method);
           deferredRenamings.recordMove(directMethod.method, resultingDirectMethod.method);
-
-          if (!directMethod.isStatic()) {
-            blockRedirectionOfSuperCalls(resultingDirectMethod.method);
-          }
+          blockRedirectionOfSuperCalls(resultingDirectMethod.method);
         }
       }