diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/core/plugin/VersionMatchRule.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/core/plugin/VersionMatchRule.java
index 0d9002f9716..6ad51b6ff29 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/core/plugin/VersionMatchRule.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/core/plugin/VersionMatchRule.java
@@ -20,20 +20,6 @@
  * @since 3.19
  */
 public enum VersionMatchRule {
-	/** No rule. */
-	NONE("none") { //$NON-NLS-1$ // TODO: check this?!
-		@Override
-		public VersionRange rangeFor(Version reference) {
-			// TODO: or include all range?
-			return COMPATIBLE.rangeFor(reference);
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public boolean matches(Version version, Version reference) {
-			// TODO: or always true?
-			return COMPATIBLE.matches(version, reference);
-		}
-	},
 	/**
 	 * A rule that matches if a version is perfectly
 	 * {@link Version#equals(Object) equals} to a reference.
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/util/VersionUtil.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/util/VersionUtil.java
index 84378a58e3b..d539b0afd3c 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/util/VersionUtil.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.core/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/core/util/VersionUtil.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public static Version getVersion(IPluginModelBase model) {
 
 	public static VersionMatchRule matchRuleFromLiteral(int literal) {
 		return switch (literal) {
-		case IMatchRules.NONE -> VersionMatchRule.NONE;
+		case IMatchRules.NONE -> VersionMatchRule.COMPATIBLE;
 		case IMatchRules.EQUIVALENT -> VersionMatchRule.EQUIVALENT;
 		case IMatchRules.COMPATIBLE -> VersionMatchRule.COMPATIBLE;
 		case IMatchRules.PERFECT -> VersionMatchRule.PERFECT;
diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/pde/ui/tests/project/PluginRegistryTests.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/pde/ui/tests/project/PluginRegistryTests.java
index ca834516015..73a46b9ce86 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/pde/ui/tests/project/PluginRegistryTests.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/pde/ui/tests/project/PluginRegistryTests.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class PluginRegistryTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testMatchNone() {
-		IPluginModelBase model = PluginRegistry.findModel("org.eclipse.jdt.debug", null, VersionMatchRule.NONE);
+		IPluginModelBase model = PluginRegistry.findModel("org.eclipse.jdt.debug", null, (VersionMatchRule) null);
 		assertNotNull(model);
 		assertEquals("org.eclipse.jdt.debug", model.getPluginBase().getId());
 	}