diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeSkelBuilder.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeSkelBuilder.scala
index 9ed88e7d1ad6..95ebf439fa6d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeSkelBuilder.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BCodeSkelBuilder.scala
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ trait BCodeSkelBuilder extends BCodeHelpers {
       emitAnnotations(cnode, claszSymbol.annotations ++ ssa)
 
       if (!isCZStaticModule && !isCZParcelable) {
-        val skipStaticForwarders = (claszSymbol.isInterface || claszSymbol.is(Module) || ctx.settings.XnoForwarders.value)
+        val skipStaticForwarders = (claszSymbol.is(Module) || ctx.settings.XnoForwarders.value)
         if (!skipStaticForwarders) {
           val lmoc = claszSymbol.companionModule
           // add static forwarders if there are no name conflicts; see bugs #363 and #1735
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotc/run-test-pickling.blacklist b/compiler/test/dotc/run-test-pickling.blacklist
index aa76a78cf413..f12d011b8a53 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotc/run-test-pickling.blacklist
+++ b/compiler/test/dotc/run-test-pickling.blacklist
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## Many of these tests fail because CompilationTests.pickling does not handle
+## tests containing java files correctly
+
 derive-generic.scala
 eff-dependent.scala
 enum-java
@@ -38,3 +41,4 @@ i12753
 t6138
 t6138-2
 i12656.scala
+trait-static-forwarder
diff --git a/project/Build.scala b/project/Build.scala
index f90264178e0f..5286fb73b4ac 100644
--- a/project/Build.scala
+++ b/project/Build.scala
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ object Build {
    *  set to 3.1.3. If it is going to be 3.1.0, it must be set to the latest
    *  3.0.x release.
    */
-  val previousDottyVersion = "3.0.2"
+  val previousDottyVersion = "3.1.0-RC3"
 
   object CompatMode {
     final val BinaryCompatible = 0
diff --git a/project/MiMaFilters.scala b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
index bf3272fece48..c7a71a2dd8dc 100644
--- a/project/MiMaFilters.scala
+++ b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
@@ -4,48 +4,5 @@ import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core.ProblemFilters._
 
 object MiMaFilters {
   val Library: Seq[ProblemFilter] = Seq(
-    // Experimental API for saferExceptions
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.CanThrow"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.CanThrow$package"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.CanThrow$package$"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.unsafeExceptions"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.unsafeExceptions$"),
-    exclude[MissingFieldProblem]("scala.runtime.stdLibPatches.language#experimental.saferExceptions"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.runtime.stdLibPatches.language$experimental$saferExceptions$"),
-
-    // New APIs that will be introduced in 3.1.0
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.Wildcard"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.WildcardTypeTest"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SourceFileMethods.getJPath"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SourceFileMethods.name"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SourceFileMethods.path"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SourceFileMethods.getJPath"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SourceFileMethods.name"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SourceFileMethods.path"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#UnapplyModule.apply"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#UnapplyModule.apply"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTestTypeTest"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTest"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTestMethods"),
-    exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#TypeReprMethods.isTupleN"),
-
-    // TODO: Remove those filters after releasing 3.1.0:
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.CanEqual.canEqualSeqs"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.CanEqual.canEqualOptions"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.CanEqual.canEqualOption"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.CanEqual.canEqualEither"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.Tuple.canEqualEmptyTuple"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.Tuple.canEqualTuple"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.WildcardTypeTest"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.Wildcard"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTestTypeTest"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTest"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.TypedOrTestMethods"),
-    exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#TypeReprMethods.isTupleN"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes$reflectModule$TypedOrTestMethods"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes$reflectModule$TypedOrTestModule"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes$reflectModule$WildcardModule"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.runtime.$throws$package"),
-    exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.runtime.$throws$package$"),
   )
 }
diff --git a/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder.check b/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d81cc0710eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder.check
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+42
diff --git a/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder/Test.java b/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..89012c016209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+public final class Test {
+    public static void main(String... args) {
+        System.out.println(T.foo());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder/forwarders.scala b/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder/forwarders.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6ee9a081d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/trait-static-forwarder/forwarders.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+trait T
+
+object T {
+  def foo = 42
+}