diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
index 115c5359ebbb..5328fcd9afbb 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBackendInterface.scala
@@ -1171,7 +1171,9 @@ class DottyBackendInterface(outputDirectory: AbstractFile, val superCallsMap: Ma
   object Template extends TemplateDeconstructor {
     def _1: List[Tree] = field.parents
     def _2: ValDef = field.self
-    def _3: List[Tree] = field.constr :: field.body
+    def _3: List[Tree] =
+      if (field.constr.rhs.isEmpty) field.body
+      else field.constr :: field.body
   }
 
   object Bind extends BindDeconstructor {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Constructors.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Constructors.scala
index 4954c143590f..341f916d4593 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Constructors.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Constructors.scala
@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ class Constructors extends MiniPhase with IdentityDenotTransformer { thisPhase =
    *  in this phase and for other methods in memoize).
    */
   override def checkPostCondition(tree: tpd.Tree)(implicit ctx: Context): Unit = {
+    def emptyRhsOK(sym: Symbol) =
+      sym.is(LazyOrDeferred) || sym.isConstructor && sym.owner.is(NoInitsTrait)
     tree match {
       case tree: ValDef if tree.symbol.exists && tree.symbol.owner.isClass && !tree.symbol.is(Lazy) && !tree.symbol.hasAnnotation(defn.ScalaStaticAnnot) =>
         assert(tree.rhs.isEmpty, i"$tree: initializer should be moved to constructors")
-      case tree: DefDef if !tree.symbol.is(LazyOrDeferred) =>
+      case tree: DefDef if !emptyRhsOK(tree.symbol) =>
         assert(!tree.rhs.isEmpty, i"unimplemented: $tree")
       case _ =>
     }
@@ -269,9 +271,16 @@ class Constructors extends MiniPhase with IdentityDenotTransformer { thisPhase =
       case _ => false
     }
 
+    val finalConstrStats = copyParams ::: mappedSuperCalls ::: lazyAssignments ::: stats
+    val expandedConstr =
+      if (cls.is(NoInitsTrait)) {
+        assert(finalConstrStats.isEmpty)
+        constr
+      }
+      else cpy.DefDef(constr)(rhs = Block(finalConstrStats, unitLiteral))
+
     cpy.Template(tree)(
-      constr = cpy.DefDef(constr)(
-        rhs = Block(copyParams ::: mappedSuperCalls ::: lazyAssignments ::: stats, unitLiteral)),
+      constr = expandedConstr,
       body = clsStats.toList)
   }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Mixin.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Mixin.scala
index e17976984a07..712eafc6a3eb 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Mixin.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Mixin.scala
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ class Mixin extends MiniPhase with SymTransformer { thisPhase =>
 
     def superCallOpt(baseCls: Symbol): List[Tree] = superCalls.get(baseCls) match {
       case Some(call) =>
-        if (defn.NotRuntimeClasses.contains(baseCls)) Nil else call :: Nil
+        if (defn.NotRuntimeClasses.contains(baseCls) || baseCls.is(NoInitsTrait)) Nil
+        else call :: Nil
       case None =>
         if (baseCls.is(NoInitsTrait) || defn.NoInitClasses.contains(baseCls)) Nil
         else {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
index 2648c2d183d3..c2ae5cf53e80 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
@@ -1469,7 +1469,8 @@ class Typer extends Namer with TypeAssigner with Applications with Implicits wit
     } else {
       val dummy = localDummy(cls, impl)
       val body1 = typedStats(impl.body, dummy)(inClassContext(self1.symbol))
-      cls.setNoInitsFlags((NoInitsInterface /: body1) ((fs, stat) => fs & defKind(stat)))
+      if (!ctx.isAfterTyper)
+        cls.setNoInitsFlags((NoInitsInterface /: body1) ((fs, stat) => fs & defKind(stat)))
 
       // Expand comments and type usecases
       cookComments(body1.map(_.symbol), self1.symbol)(localContext(cdef, cls).setNewScope)
diff --git a/tests/run/junitForwarders/C_1.scala b/tests/run/junitForwarders/C_1.scala
index 6246e9436866..82ff9d3600c4 100644
--- a/tests/run/junitForwarders/C_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run/junitForwarders/C_1.scala
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 trait T {
   @org.junit.Test def foo = 0
+  println("hi")  // to force an $init method
 }
 
+trait U {
+  @org.junit.Test def bar = 0
+    // don't issue a $init method
+}
+
+
 class C extends T
 
 object Test extends App {
@@ -12,4 +19,5 @@ object Test extends App {
   check(classOf[C], "foo - @org.junit.Test()")
   // TODO scala-dev#213: should `foo$` really carry the @Test annotation?
   check(classOf[T], "$init$ - ;foo - @org.junit.Test()")
+  check(classOf[U], "bar - @org.junit.Test()")
 }
diff --git a/tests/run/traitNoInit.scala b/tests/run/traitNoInit.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5f75dc02610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/traitNoInit.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+trait NoInit {
+  def meth(x: Int): Int
+}
+
+trait WithInit {
+  val i = 1
+  def meth(x: Int): Int
+}
+
+trait Bar(x: Int)
+
+class NoInitClass extends NoInit() with Bar(1) {
+  def meth(x: Int) = x
+}
+
+class WithInitClass extends WithInit() with Bar(1) {
+  def meth(x: Int) = x
+}
+
+object Test {
+  def hasInit(cls: Class[_]) = cls.getMethods.map(_.toString).exists(_.contains("$init$"))
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    val noInit = new NoInitClass {}
+    val withInit = new WithInitClass {}
+
+    assert(!hasInit(noInit.getClass))
+    assert(hasInit(withInit.getClass))
+  }
+}