diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index cb9d1f576..14a058f69 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ lazy val xml = crossProject(JSPlatform, JVMPlatform)
     scalacOptions         ++= "-deprecation:false -feature -Xlint:-stars-align,-nullary-unit,_".split("\\s+").to[Seq],
     scalacOptions in Test  += "-Xxml:coalescing",
 
+    mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= {
+      import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core._
+      import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core.ProblemFilters._
+      Seq(
+        exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.xml.transform.RewriteRule.name")
+      )
+    },
     mimaPreviousVersion := {
       if (System.getenv("SCALAJS_VERSION") == "1.0.0-M6") None // No such release yet
       else Some("1.1.1")
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/transform/RewriteRule.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/transform/RewriteRule.scala
index dd0d8895b..315be859d 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/transform/RewriteRule.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/scala/xml/transform/RewriteRule.scala
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import scala.collection.Seq
  *  @author  Burak Emir
  */
 abstract class RewriteRule extends BasicTransformer {
-  /** a name for this rewrite rule */
-  val name = this.toString()
   override def transform(ns: Seq[Node]): Seq[Node] = super.transform(ns)
   override def transform(n: Node): Seq[Node] = n
 }