diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/ClassPathLoader.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/ClassPathLoader.java
index 8fc47b425f..0f031ee58a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/ClassPathLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/ClassPathLoader.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public IMockitoConfiguration loadConfiguration() {
         }
 
         try {
-            return (IMockitoConfiguration) configClass.newInstance();
+            return (IMockitoConfiguration) configClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {
             throw new MockitoConfigurationException(
                     "MockitoConfiguration class must implement "
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/DefaultMockitoPlugins.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/DefaultMockitoPlugins.java
index f3192cba5a..38b882a322 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/DefaultMockitoPlugins.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/DefaultMockitoPlugins.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ private <T> T create(Class<T> pluginType, String className) {
             // Default implementation. Use our own ClassLoader instead of the context
             // ClassLoader, as the default implementation is assumed to be part of
             // Mockito and may not be available via the context ClassLoader.
-            return pluginType.cast(Class.forName(className).newInstance());
+            return pluginType.cast(Class.forName(className).getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
                     "Internal problem occurred, please report it. "
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/PluginInitializer.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/PluginInitializer.java
index d58ca2cdf3..8f8f76edcb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/PluginInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/configuration/plugins/PluginInitializer.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public <T> T loadImpl(Class<T> service) {
                     classOrAlias = plugins.getDefaultPluginClass(alias);
                 }
                 Class<?> pluginClass = loader.loadClass(classOrAlias);
-                Object plugin = pluginClass.newInstance();
+                Object plugin = pluginClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
                 return service.cast(plugin);
             }
             return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineByteBuddyMockMaker.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineByteBuddyMockMaker.java
index a046972dc0..0a20882b2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineByteBuddyMockMaker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/InlineByteBuddyMockMaker.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.mockito.invocation.MockHandler;
 import org.mockito.mock.MockCreationSettings;
 import org.mockito.plugins.InlineMockMaker;
+import org.mockito.plugins.MemberAccessor;
 
 import static org.mockito.internal.creation.bytebuddy.InlineBytecodeGenerator.*;
 import static org.mockito.internal.util.StringUtil.*;
@@ -569,14 +570,11 @@ public <T> T newInstance(Class<T> cls) throws InstantiationException {
         for (Class<?> type : types) {
             arguments[index++] = makeStandardArgument(type);
         }
+        MemberAccessor accessor = Plugins.getMemberAccessor();
         try {
-            if (!Modifier.isPublic(selected.getModifiers())
-                    || !Modifier.isPublic(cls.getModifiers())) {
-                selected.setAccessible(true);
-            }
             mockitoConstruction.set(true);
             try {
-                return (T) selected.newInstance(arguments);
+                return (T) accessor.newInstance(selected, arguments);
             } finally {
                 mockitoConstruction.set(false);
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/MockMethodAdvice.java b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/MockMethodAdvice.java
index 3b1490775b..69a7ed21a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/MockMethodAdvice.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/MockMethodAdvice.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/AbstractByteBuddyMockMakerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/AbstractByteBuddyMockMakerTest.java
index f5b807a1ce..3ddc1817ba 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/AbstractByteBuddyMockMakerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/creation/bytebuddy/AbstractByteBuddyMockMakerTest.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public void instantiate_fine_when_objenesis_on_the_classpath() throws Exception
                         classpath_with_objenesis);
 
         // when
-        mock_maker_class_loaded_fine_until.newInstance();
+        mock_maker_class_loaded_fine_until.getConstructor().newInstance();
 
         // then everything went fine
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/LenientCopyToolTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/LenientCopyToolTest.java
index b8c742aff7..eb3474f59b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/LenientCopyToolTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mockito/internal/util/reflection/LenientCopyToolTest.java
@@ -128,20 +128,6 @@ public void shouldCopyValuesOfInheritedFields() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(((InheritMe) from).privateInherited, ((InheritMe) to).privateInherited);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void shouldEnableAndThenDisableAccessibility() throws Exception {
-        // given
-        Field privateField = SomeObject.class.getDeclaredField("privateField");
-        assertFalse(privateField.isAccessible());
-
-        // when
-        tool.copyToMock(from, to);
-
-        // then
-        privateField = SomeObject.class.getDeclaredField("privateField");
-        assertFalse(privateField.isAccessible());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void shouldContinueEvenIfThereAreProblemsCopyingSingleFieldValue() throws Exception {
         // given
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/spies/SpyingOnInterfacesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/spies/SpyingOnInterfacesTest.java
index ec8d5933d2..b6fe514cde 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/spies/SpyingOnInterfacesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/mockitousage/spies/SpyingOnInterfacesTest.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public void shouldAllowSpyingOnDefaultMethod() throws Exception {
                         .load(iFace.getClassLoader(), ClassLoadingStrategy.Default.WRAPPER)
                         .getLoaded();
 
-        Object object = spy(impl.newInstance());
+        Object object = spy(impl.getConstructor().newInstance());
 
         // when
         Assertions.assertThat(impl.getMethod("foo").invoke(object)).isEqualTo((Object) "bar");