diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutoRegister.php b/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutoRegister.php
index 7bfbd16..44138da 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutoRegister.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AutoRegister.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace SimpleBus\SymfonyBridge\DependencyInjection\Compiler;
 
-use RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 
@@ -54,16 +53,11 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
 
                     $parameters = $method->getParameters();
 
-                    // if no param or optional param, skip
-                    if (count($parameters) !== 1 || $parameters[0]->isOptional()) {
+                    // if no param, optional param or non-class param, skip
+                    if (count($parameters) !== 1 || $parameters[0]->isOptional() || $parameters[0]->getClass() === null) {
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    if ($parameters[0]->getClass() === null) {
-                        throw new RuntimeException(sprintf('Could not get auto register class %s because the first parameter %s of public method %s should be have a class typehint. Either specify the typehint, make the function non-public, or disable auto registration.', $method->class,
-                            $parameters[0]->getName(), $method->getName()));
-                    }
-
                     // get the class name
                     $handles = $parameters[0]->getClass()->getName();
 
diff --git a/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoCommandHandlerUsingPublicMethod.php b/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoCommandHandlerUsingPublicMethod.php
index 4dc103b..cff0d9c 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoCommandHandlerUsingPublicMethod.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoCommandHandlerUsingPublicMethod.php
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ public function someHandleMethod(AutoCommand2 $command)
     {
         $command->setHandled(true);
     }
+
+    public function randomPublicMethod($value)
+    {
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoEventSubscriberUsingPublicMethod.php b/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoEventSubscriberUsingPublicMethod.php
index b3dd606..c760051 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoEventSubscriberUsingPublicMethod.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/SmokeTest/Auto/AutoEventSubscriberUsingPublicMethod.php
@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ public function someOtherEventHandler(AutoEvent3 $event)
     {
         $event->setHandledBy($this);
     }
+
+    public function randomPublicMethod($value)
+    {
+
+    }
 }