diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/CanAlias.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/CanAlias.php
index 2c08b71c8..2dff24af0 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/CanAlias.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/CanAlias.php
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ trait CanAlias
         return $this->aliased_classes_flipped;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Aliases
+     */
     public function getAliases()
     {
         return new Aliases(
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Checker/ProjectChecker.php b/src/Psalm/Checker/ProjectChecker.php
index a01475aa9..acc0bbfd4 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Checker/ProjectChecker.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Checker/ProjectChecker.php
@@ -566,6 +566,19 @@ class ProjectChecker
 
         $storage_provider = $this->classlike_storage_provider;
 
+        foreach ($storage->used_traits as $used_trait_lc => $used_trait) {
+            try {
+                $trait_storage = $storage_provider->get($used_trait_lc);
+            } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $this->populateClassLikeStorage($trait_storage, $dependent_classlikes);
+
+            $this->inheritMethodsFromParent($storage, $trait_storage);
+            $this->inheritPropertiesFromParent($storage, $trait_storage);
+        }
+
         $dependent_classlikes[strtolower($storage->name)] = true;
 
         if (isset($storage->parent_classes[0])) {
@@ -657,19 +670,6 @@ class ProjectChecker
             }
         }
 
-        foreach ($storage->used_traits as $used_trait_lc => $used_trait) {
-            try {
-                $trait_storage = $storage_provider->get($used_trait_lc);
-            } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $this->populateClassLikeStorage($trait_storage, $dependent_classlikes);
-
-            $this->inheritMethodsFromParent($storage, $trait_storage);
-            $this->inheritPropertiesFromParent($storage, $trait_storage);
-        }
-
         if ($storage->location) {
             $file_path = $storage->location->file_path;
 
diff --git a/src/Psalm/Type/Atomic/GenericTrait.php b/src/Psalm/Type/Atomic/GenericTrait.php
index 81b0675d2..0bd9e1ec0 100644
--- a/src/Psalm/Type/Atomic/GenericTrait.php
+++ b/src/Psalm/Type/Atomic/GenericTrait.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ trait GenericTrait
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param  array<string, string|Type\Union>     $template_types
+     * @param  array<string, string|Union>     $template_types
      *
      * @return void
      */
diff --git a/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php b/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php
index 679a0b7d9..41e936f57 100644
--- a/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnusedCodeTest.php
@@ -162,6 +162,27 @@ class UnusedCodeTest extends TestCase
                     $m->foo("value");
                     $m->modifyFoo("value2");',
             ],
+            'usedTraitMethod' => [
+                '<?php
+                    class A {
+                        public function foo() : void {
+                            echo "parent method";
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    trait T {
+                        public function foo() : void {
+                            echo "trait method";
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    class B extends A {
+                        use T;
+                    }
+
+                    (new A)->foo();
+                    (new B)->foo();',
+            ],
         ];
     }