diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/inheritance.ts b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/inheritance.ts
index a6523bc5e..5a0e924ec 100644
--- a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/inheritance.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/inheritance.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import { ClassType, UnknownType } from '../typing/model.js';
 
 export const CODE_INHERITANCE_CYCLE = 'inheritance/cycle';
 export const CODE_INHERITANCE_MULTIPLE_INHERITANCE = 'inheritance/multiple-inheritance';
-export const CODE_INHERITANCE_MUST_MATCH_OVERRIDDEN_MEMBER = 'inheritance/must-match-overridden-member';
+export const CODE_INHERITANCE_IDENTICAL_TO_OVERRIDDEN_MEMBER = 'inheritance/identical-to-overridden-member';
+export const CODE_INHERITANCE_INCOMPATIBLE_TO_OVERRIDDEN_MEMBER = 'inheritance/incompatible-to-overridden-member';
 export const CODE_INHERITANCE_NOT_A_CLASS = 'inheritance/not-a-class';
 
-export const classMemberMustMatchOverriddenMember = (services: SafeDsServices) => {
+export const classMemberMustMatchOverriddenMemberAndShouldBeNeeded = (services: SafeDsServices) => {
     const classHierarchy = services.types.ClassHierarchy;
     const typeChecker = services.types.TypeChecker;
     const typeComputer = services.types.TypeComputer;
@@ -35,9 +36,15 @@ export const classMemberMustMatchOverriddenMember = (services: SafeDsServices) =
                 {
                     node,
                     property: 'name',
-                    code: CODE_INHERITANCE_MUST_MATCH_OVERRIDDEN_MEMBER,
+                    code: CODE_INHERITANCE_INCOMPATIBLE_TO_OVERRIDDEN_MEMBER,
                 },
             );
+        } else if (typeChecker.isAssignableTo(overriddenMemberType, ownMemberType)) {
+            accept('info', 'Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed.', {
+                node,
+                property: 'name',
+                code: CODE_INHERITANCE_IDENTICAL_TO_OVERRIDDEN_MEMBER,
+            });
         }
     };
 };
diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/safe-ds-validator.ts b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/safe-ds-validator.ts
index ec2f87b50..a7be8a0b5 100644
--- a/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/safe-ds-validator.ts
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/src/language/validation/safe-ds-validator.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {
     unionTypesShouldBeUsedWithCaution,
 } from './experimentalLanguageFeatures.js';
 import {
-    classMemberMustMatchOverriddenMember,
+    classMemberMustMatchOverriddenMemberAndShouldBeNeeded,
     classMustNotInheritItself,
     classMustOnlyInheritASingleClass,
 } from './inheritance.js';
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export const registerValidationChecks = function (services: SafeDsServices) {
             classMustNotInheritItself(services),
         ],
         SdsClassBody: [classBodyShouldNotBeEmpty],
-        SdsClassMember: [classMemberMustMatchOverriddenMember(services)],
+        SdsClassMember: [classMemberMustMatchOverriddenMemberAndShouldBeNeeded(services)],
         SdsConstraintList: [constraintListsShouldBeUsedWithCaution, constraintListShouldNotBeEmpty],
         SdsDeclaration: [
             nameMustNotStartWithCodegenPrefix,
diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/inheritance/overriding method must match overridden method/main.sdstest b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/inheritance/overriding method must match overridden method/main.sdstest
index 29fe514fc..10cce01f5 100644
--- a/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/inheritance/overriding method must match overridden method/main.sdstest	
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/inheritance/overriding method must match overridden method/main.sdstest	
@@ -1,75 +1,55 @@
 package tests.validation.inheritance.overridingMethodMustMatchOverriddenMethod
 
 class MySuperClass {
-    attr myInstanceAttribute: Int
-    static attr myStaticAttribute: Int
+    attr myInstanceAttribute: Number
+    static attr myStaticAttribute: Number
 
-    fun myInstanceMethod(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
-    static fun myStaticMethod(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
+    fun myInstanceMethod(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
+    static fun myStaticMethod(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
 }
 
 class MyClass1 sub MySuperClass {
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
     attr »myInstanceAttribute«: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
     static attr »myStaticAttribute«: Int
 
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: String
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: String
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: Any
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: Any
 
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
     attr »myOwnInstanceAttribute«: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
     static attr »myOwnStaticAttribute«: Int
 
 
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    fun »myInstanceMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static fun »myStaticMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    fun »myInstanceMethod«(a: Any = 0) -> r: Int
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    static fun »myStaticMethod«(a: Any = 0) -> r: Int
 
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
     fun »myInstanceMethod«() -> r: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
     static fun »myStaticMethod«() -> r: Int
 
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    fun »myOwnInstanceMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static fun »myOwnStaticMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    fun »myOwnInstanceMethod«(a: Any = 0) -> r: Int
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    static fun »myOwnStaticMethod«(a: Any = 0) -> r: Int
 }
 
 class MyClass2 sub MySuperClass {
-    // $TEST$ error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: String
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: String
+    // $TEST$ error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: Any
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: Any
 
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: Int
-
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    attr »myOwnInstanceAttribute«: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static attr »myOwnStaticAttribute«: Int
-
-
-    // $TEST$ error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    fun »myInstanceMethod«() -> r: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static fun »myStaticMethod«() -> r: Int
-
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    fun »myInstanceMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static fun »myStaticMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
 
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    fun »myOwnInstanceMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
-    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:[\s\S]*"
-    static fun »myOwnStaticMethod«(a: Int = 0) -> r: Int
+    // $TEST$ error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    fun »myInstanceMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Any
+    // $TEST$ no error r"Overriding member does not match the overridden member:.*"
+    static fun »myStaticMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Any
 }
diff --git a/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/inheritance/overriding method should differ from overridden method/main.sdstest b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/inheritance/overriding method should differ from overridden method/main.sdstest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..48a92b7c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/safe-ds-lang/tests/resources/validation/inheritance/overriding method should differ from overridden method/main.sdstest	
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package tests.validation.inheritance.overridingMethodShouldDifferFromOverriddenMethod
+
+class MySuperClass {
+    attr myInstanceAttribute: Number
+    static attr myStaticAttribute: Number
+
+    fun myInstanceMethod(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
+    static fun myStaticMethod(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
+}
+
+class MyClass1 sub MySuperClass {
+    // $TEST$ info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: Number
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: Number
+
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: Number
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: Number
+
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    attr »myOwnInstanceAttribute«: Number
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static attr »myOwnStaticAttribute«: Number
+
+
+    // $TEST$ info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    fun »myInstanceMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static fun »myStaticMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
+
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    fun »myInstanceMethod«() -> r: Number
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static fun »myStaticMethod«() -> r: Number
+
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    fun »myOwnInstanceMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static fun »myOwnStaticMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Number
+}
+
+class MyClass2 sub MySuperClass {
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    attr »myInstanceAttribute«: Int
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static attr »myStaticAttribute«: Int
+
+
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    fun »myInstanceMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Int
+    // $TEST$ no info "Overriding member is identical to overridden member and can be removed."
+    static fun »myStaticMethod«(a: Number = 0) -> r: Int
+}