diff --git a/src/DocBlock/Tags/Method.php b/src/DocBlock/Tags/Method.php
index 4d42961..984686d 100644
--- a/src/DocBlock/Tags/Method.php
+++ b/src/DocBlock/Tags/Method.php
@@ -120,12 +120,8 @@ final class Method extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
                     )
                     \s+
                 )?
-                # Legacy method name (not captured)
-                (?:
-                    [\w_]+\(\)\s+
-                )?
                 # Method name
-                ([\w\|_\\\\]+)
+                ([\w_]+)
                 # Arguments
                 (?:
                     \(([^\)]*)\)
diff --git a/tests/unit/DocBlock/Tags/MethodTest.php b/tests/unit/DocBlock/Tags/MethodTest.php
index f0ef1ff..1b97379 100644
--- a/tests/unit/DocBlock/Tags/MethodTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/DocBlock/Tags/MethodTest.php
@@ -472,6 +472,40 @@ class MethodTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame($description, $fixture->getDescription());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Tags\Method::<public>
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\DescriptionFactory
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\TypeResolver
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Description
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Fqsen
+     * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Context
+     *
+     * @covers ::create
+     */
+    public function testCreateMethodEmptyArguments() : void
+    {
+        $descriptionFactory = m::mock(DescriptionFactory::class);
+        $resolver           = new TypeResolver();
+        $context            = new Context('');
+
+        $description = new Description('My Description');
+
+        $descriptionFactory->shouldReceive('create')->with('My Description', $context)->andReturn($description);
+
+        $fixture = Method::create(
+            'static void myMethod() My Description',
+            $resolver,
+            $descriptionFactory,
+            $context
+        );
+
+        $this->assertSame('static void myMethod() My Description', (string) $fixture);
+        $this->assertSame('myMethod', $fixture->getMethodName());
+        $this->assertEquals([], $fixture->getArguments());
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Void_::class, $fixture->getReturnType());
+        $this->assertSame($description, $fixture->getDescription());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Tags\Method::<public>
      * @uses \phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\DescriptionFactory