--- a/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/META-INF/upgrade/nolamdas.hint	
+++ a/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/META-INF/upgrade/nolamdas.hint	
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ 
 'Avoid use of lamdas in Truffle API':
 ($args$) -> $any :: inTruffleButNotInTest()
 ;;
+'Avoid use of method literals in Truffle API':
+$clazz \u003a\003a $member :: inTruffleButNotInTest()
+;;
 
 <?
 private boolean inTruffleButNotInTest() {
--- a/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/TruffleOptions.java	
+++ a/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.api/src/com/oracle/truffle/api/TruffleOptions.java	
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.NodeInfo;
  * @since 0.8 or earlier
  */
 public final class TruffleOptions {
+    public final Runnable r = String::new;
+    public final Runnable rr = TruffleOptions::noop;
+
+    static void noop() {
+    }
+
     private TruffleOptions() {
     }
 
--- a/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.sl/src/com/oracle/truffle/sl/SLException.java	
+++ a/truffle/com.oracle.truffle.sl/src/com/oracle/truffle/sl/SLException.java	
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ public class SLException extends RuntimeException {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -6799734410727348507L;
 
+    public final Runnable r = () -> {};
+
+    public final Runnable rn = String::new;
+    public final Runnable rr = SLException::noop;
+
+    static void noop() {
+    }
     public SLException(String message) {
         super(message);
         CompilerAsserts.neverPartOfCompilation();