diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomCondition.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomCondition.java
index c44eb8d6de..1725909a3f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomCondition.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomCondition.java
@@ -80,17 +80,18 @@ public abstract class CustomCondition extends AbstractCondition {
     @Override
     public abstract void toSQL(RenderContext context);
 
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Implementation optional
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     /**
-     * Subclasses must implement this method
+     * Subclasses may implement this method
      * <hr/>
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    public abstract void bind(BindContext context) throws DataAccessException;
-
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Implementation optional
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    public void bind(BindContext context) throws DataAccessException {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Subclasses may implement this method
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomField.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomField.java
index 998294a91c..88e3fbea42 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomField.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomField.java
@@ -81,17 +81,18 @@ public abstract class CustomField<T> extends AbstractField<T> {
     @Override
     public abstract void toSQL(RenderContext context);
 
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Implementation optional
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     /**
-     * Subclasses must implement this method
+     * Subclasses may implement this method
      * <hr/>
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    public abstract void bind(BindContext context) throws DataAccessException;
-
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Implementation optional
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    public void bind(BindContext context) throws DataAccessException {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Subclasses may implement this method
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomQueryPart.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomQueryPart.java
index e15bec0da9..94e9c414a6 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomQueryPart.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CustomQueryPart.java
@@ -91,17 +91,18 @@ public abstract class CustomQueryPart extends AbstractQueryPart {
     @Override
     public abstract void toSQL(RenderContext context);
 
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Implementation optional
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     /**
-     * Subclasses must implement this method
+     * Subclasses may implement this method
      * <hr/>
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
     @Override
-    public abstract void bind(BindContext context) throws DataAccessException;
-
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // Implementation optional
-    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    public void bind(BindContext context) throws DataAccessException {
+    }
 
     /**
      * Subclasses may implement this method