diff --git a/linker/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalajs/linker/analyzer/Analyzer.scala b/linker/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalajs/linker/analyzer/Analyzer.scala
index 1db3f58e3b..23164de999 100644
--- a/linker/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalajs/linker/analyzer/Analyzer.scala
+++ b/linker/shared/src/main/scala/org/scalajs/linker/analyzer/Analyzer.scala
@@ -667,50 +667,40 @@ final class Analyzer(config: CommonPhaseConfig, initial: Boolean,
       assert(isScalaClass || isInterface,
           s"Cannot call lookupMethod($methodName) on non Scala class $this")
 
-      @tailrec
-      def tryLookupInherited(ancestorInfo: ClassInfo): Option[MethodInfo] = {
-        ancestorInfo.publicMethodInfos.get(methodName) match {
-          case Some(m) if !m.isAbstract && (!m.nonExistent || ancestorInfo == this) =>
-            Some(m)
-          case _ =>
-            ancestorInfo.superClass match {
-              case Some(superClass) => tryLookupInherited(superClass)
-              case None             => None
+      publicMethodInfos.get(methodName) match {
+        case Some(m) if !m.isAbstract => Some(m)
+
+        case _ =>
+          val candidate = superClass
+            .flatMap(_.tryLookupMethod(methodName))
+            .filterNot(_.nonExistent)
+
+          if (allowAddingSyntheticMethods) {
+            def maybeDefaultTarget = getDefaultTarget(methodName)
+
+            def needsDefaultOverride(method: MethodInfo): Boolean = {
+              /* The .get is OK, since we only get here if:
+               * - This class doesn't implement the method directly.
+               * - The superClass has found a default target.
+               * In this case, we always find at least one target.
+               */
+              method.isDefaultBridge && method.defaultBridgeTarget != maybeDefaultTarget.get.owner.className
             }
-        }
-      }
-      val existing =
-        if (isScalaClass) tryLookupInherited(this)
-        else publicMethodInfos.get(methodName).filter(!_.isAbstract)
 
-      if (!allowAddingSyntheticMethods) {
-        existing
-      } else if (existing.exists(m => !m.isDefaultBridge || m.owner == this)) {
-        /* If we found a non-bridge, it must be the right target.
-         * If we found a bridge directly in this class/interface, it must also
-         * be the right target.
-         */
-        existing
-      } else {
-        // Try and find the target of a possible default bridge
-        findDefaultTarget(methodName).fold {
-          assert(existing.isEmpty)
-          existing
-        } { defaultTarget =>
-          if (existing.exists(_.defaultBridgeTarget == defaultTarget.owner.className)) {
-            /* If we found an existing bridge targeting the right method, we
-             * can reuse it.
-             * We also get here with None when there is no target whatsoever.
-             */
-            existing
+            candidate
+              .filterNot(needsDefaultOverride(_))
+              .orElse(maybeDefaultTarget.map(createDefaultBridge(_)))
           } else {
-            // Otherwise, create a new default bridge
-            Some(createDefaultBridge(defaultTarget))
+            candidate
           }
-        }
       }
     }
 
+    private val defaultTargets = mutable.Map.empty[MethodName, Option[MethodInfo]]
+
+    private def getDefaultTarget(methodName: MethodName): Option[MethodInfo] =
+      defaultTargets.getOrElseUpdate(methodName, findDefaultTarget(methodName))
+
     /** Resolves an inherited default method.
      *
      *  This lookup is specified by the JVM resolution rules for default
diff --git a/linker/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalajs/linker/BaseLinkerTest.scala b/linker/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalajs/linker/BaseLinkerTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6870d16e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linker/shared/src/test/scala/org/scalajs/linker/BaseLinkerTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Scala.js (https://www.scala-js.org/)
+ *
+ * Copyright EPFL.
+ *
+ * Licensed under Apache License 2.0
+ * (https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
+ *
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+ * additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ */
+
+package org.scalajs.linker
+
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.Assert._
+
+import org.scalajs.ir.ClassKind
+import org.scalajs.ir.Names._
+import org.scalajs.ir.Trees._
+import org.scalajs.ir.Types._
+
+import org.scalajs.junit.async._
+
+import org.scalajs.linker.interface.StandardConfig
+import org.scalajs.linker.standard._
+
+import org.scalajs.linker.testutils.TestIRBuilder._
+import org.scalajs.linker.testutils.LinkingUtils._
+
+class BaseLinkerTest {
+  import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
+
+  @Test
+  def noUnnecessaryDefaultBridges(): AsyncResult = await {
+    val fooName = m("foo", Nil, IntRef)
+    val classDefs = Seq(
+      classDef(
+          "Intf",
+          kind = ClassKind.Interface,
+          methods = List(
+            MethodDef(EMF, fooName, NON, Nil, IntType, Some(int(1)))(EOH, UNV))
+      ),
+      classDef(
+          "Base",
+          kind = ClassKind.Class,
+          superClass = Some(ObjectClass),
+          interfaces = List("Intf"),
+          methods = List(trivialCtor("Base"))
+      ),
+      classDef(
+          "Sub",
+          kind = ClassKind.Class,
+          superClass = Some("Base"),
+          methods = List(trivialCtor("Sub"))
+      ),
+      mainTestClassDef(
+        consoleLog(Apply(EAF, New("Sub", NoArgConstructorName, Nil), fooName, Nil)(IntType))
+      )
+    )
+
+    val config = StandardConfig().withOptimizer(false)
+
+    for (moduleSet <- linkToModuleSet(classDefs, MainTestModuleInitializers, config = config)) yield {
+      val clazz = findClass(moduleSet, "Sub").get
+      assertFalse(clazz.methods.exists(_.name.name == fooName))
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def findClass(moduleSet: ModuleSet, name: ClassName): Option[LinkedClass] =
+    moduleSet.modules.flatMap(_.classDefs).find(_.className == name)
+}