diff --git a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoader.scala b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoader.scala
index 1bde97621897..95050cad82c5 100644
--- a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoader.scala
+++ b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoader.scala
@@ -15,30 +15,37 @@ package repl
 
 import scala.language.unsafeNulls
 
+import dotty.tools.dotc.config.ScalaSettings
+
 import io.AbstractFile
 
 import java.net.{URL, URLConnection, URLStreamHandler}
 import java.util.Collections
 
-class AbstractFileClassLoader(val root: AbstractFile, parent: ClassLoader, interruptInstrumentation: String) extends ClassLoader(parent):
-  private def findAbstractFile(name: String) = root.lookupPath(name.split('/').toIndexedSeq, directory = false)
-
-  // on JDK 20 the URL constructor we're using is deprecated,
-  // but the recommended replacement, URL.of, doesn't exist on JDK 8
-  @annotation.nowarn("cat=deprecation")
-  override protected def findResource(name: String): URL | Null =
-    findAbstractFile(name) match
-      case null => null
-      case file => new URL(null, s"memory:${file.path}", new URLStreamHandler {
-        override def openConnection(url: URL): URLConnection = new URLConnection(url) {
-          override def connect() = ()
-          override def getInputStream = file.input
-        }
-      })
-  override protected def findResources(name: String): java.util.Enumeration[URL] =
-    findResource(name) match
-      case null => Collections.enumeration(Collections.emptyList[URL])  //Collections.emptyEnumeration[URL]
-      case url  => Collections.enumeration(Collections.singleton(url))
+import AbstractFileClassLoader.InterruptInstrumentation
+
+
+object AbstractFileClassLoader:
+  enum InterruptInstrumentation(val stringValue: String):
+    case Disabled extends InterruptInstrumentation("false")
+    case Enabled extends InterruptInstrumentation("true")
+    case Local extends InterruptInstrumentation("local")
+
+    def is(value: InterruptInstrumentation): Boolean = this == value
+    def isOneOf(others: InterruptInstrumentation*): Boolean = others.contains(this)
+
+  object InterruptInstrumentation:
+    def fromString(string: String): InterruptInstrumentation = string match {
+      case "false" => Disabled
+      case "true" => Enabled
+      case "local" => Local
+      case _ => throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Invalid interrupt instrumentation value: $string")
+    }
+
+class AbstractFileClassLoader(root: AbstractFile, parent: ClassLoader, interruptInstrumentation: InterruptInstrumentation)
+  extends io.AbstractFileClassLoader(root, parent):
+
+  def this(root: AbstractFile, parent: ClassLoader) = this(root, parent, InterruptInstrumentation.fromString(ScalaSettings.XreplInterruptInstrumentation.default))
 
   override def findClass(name: String): Class[?] = {
     var file: AbstractFile | Null = root
@@ -52,23 +59,23 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoader(val root: AbstractFile, parent: ClassLoader, inter
 
     val bytes = file.toByteArray
 
-    if interruptInstrumentation != "false" then defineClassInstrumented(name, bytes)
+    if !interruptInstrumentation.is(InterruptInstrumentation.Enabled) then defineClassInstrumented(name, bytes)
     else defineClass(name, bytes, 0, bytes.length)
   }
 
-  def defineClassInstrumented(name: String, originalBytes: Array[Byte]) = {
+  private def defineClassInstrumented(name: String, originalBytes: Array[Byte]) = {
     val instrumentedBytes = ReplBytecodeInstrumentation.instrument(originalBytes)
     defineClass(name, instrumentedBytes, 0, instrumentedBytes.length)
   }
 
   override def loadClass(name: String): Class[?] =
-    if interruptInstrumentation == "false" || interruptInstrumentation == "local"
-    then return super.loadClass(name)
+    if interruptInstrumentation.isOneOf(InterruptInstrumentation.Disabled, InterruptInstrumentation.Local) then
+      return super.loadClass(name)
 
     val loaded = findLoadedClass(name) // Check if already loaded
     if loaded != null then return loaded
 
-    name match { 
+    name match {
       // Don't instrument JDK classes or StopRepl. These are often restricted to load from a single classloader
       // due to the JDK module system, and so instrumenting them and loading the modified copy of the class
       // results in runtime exceptions
diff --git a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/DependencyResolver.scala b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/DependencyResolver.scala
index a830ce6007f3..e67a4caeeacb 100644
--- a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/DependencyResolver.scala
+++ b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/DependencyResolver.scala
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import java.net.{URL, URLClassLoader}
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
+import dotty.tools.repl.AbstractFileClassLoader
+
 import coursierapi.{Repository, Dependency, MavenRepository}
 import com.virtuslab.using_directives.UsingDirectivesProcessor
 import com.virtuslab.using_directives.custom.model.{Path, StringValue, Value}
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ object DependencyResolver:
     import dotty.tools.dotc.classpath.ClassPathFactory
     import dotty.tools.dotc.core.SymbolLoaders
     import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Symbols.defn
-    import dotty.tools.io.*
+    import dotty.tools.io.{AbstractFile, ClassPath}
     import dotty.tools.repl.ScalaClassLoader.fromURLsParallelCapable
 
     // Create a classloader with all the resolved JAR files
@@ -106,10 +108,10 @@ object DependencyResolver:
         SymbolLoaders.mergeNewEntries(defn.RootClass, ClassPath.RootPackage, jarClassPath, ctx.platform.classPath)
 
     // Create new classloader with previous output dir and resolved dependencies
-    new dotty.tools.repl.AbstractFileClassLoader(
+    new AbstractFileClassLoader(
       prevOutputDir,
       depsClassLoader,
-      ctx.settings.XreplInterruptInstrumentation.value
+      AbstractFileClassLoader.InterruptInstrumentation.fromString(ctx.settings.XreplInterruptInstrumentation.value)
     )
 
 end DependencyResolver
diff --git a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/Rendering.scala b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/Rendering.scala
index fde300bcf39d..3af59e547fbd 100644
--- a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/Rendering.scala
+++ b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/Rendering.scala
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private[repl] class Rendering(parentClassLoader: Option[ClassLoader] = None):
       myClassLoader = new AbstractFileClassLoader(
         ctx.settings.outputDir.value,
         parent,
-        ctx.settings.XreplInterruptInstrumentation.value
+        AbstractFileClassLoader.InterruptInstrumentation.fromString(ctx.settings.XreplInterruptInstrumentation.value)
       )
       myClassLoader
     }
diff --git a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplBytecodeInstrumentation.scala b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplBytecodeInstrumentation.scala
index 57ff5b02a0a5..2e033fdd0177 100644
--- a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplBytecodeInstrumentation.scala
+++ b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplBytecodeInstrumentation.scala
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import scala.language.unsafeNulls
 import scala.tools.asm.*
 import scala.tools.asm.Opcodes.*
 import scala.tools.asm.tree.*
-import scala.collection.JavaConverters.*
+import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
-  
+
 object ReplBytecodeInstrumentation:
   /** Instrument bytecode to add checks to throw an exception if the REPL command is cancelled
    */
diff --git a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
index 00a12bd1b8bc..ff6b63df3ae3 100644
--- a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
+++ b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplDriver.scala
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ class ReplDriver(settings: Array[String],
             rendering.myClassLoader = new AbstractFileClassLoader(
               prevOutputDir,
               jarClassLoader,
-              ctx.settings.XreplInterruptInstrumentation.value
+              AbstractFileClassLoader.InterruptInstrumentation.fromString(ctx.settings.XreplInterruptInstrumentation.value)
             )
 
             out.println(s"Added '$path' to classpath.")
diff --git a/repl/test/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoaderTest.scala b/repl/test/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoaderTest.scala
index 30ddc07a9b1d..8d7a9d0402e7 100644
--- a/repl/test/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoaderTest.scala
+++ b/repl/test/dotty/tools/repl/AbstractFileClassLoaderTest.scala
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
   @Test def afclGetsParent(): Unit =
     val p = new URLClassLoader(Array.empty[URL])
     val d = new VirtualDirectory("vd", None)
-    val x = new AbstractFileClassLoader(d, p, "false")
+    val x = new AbstractFileClassLoader(d, p)
     assertSame(p, x.getParent)
 
   @Test def afclGetsResource(): Unit =
     val (fuzz, booz) = fuzzBuzzBooz
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
-    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
+    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
     val res = sut.getResource("buzz/booz.class")
     assertNotNull("Find buzz/booz.class", res)
     assertEquals("hello, world", slurp(res))
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
     val (fuzz_, booz_) = fuzzBuzzBooz
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
     booz_.writeContent("hello, world_")
-    val p = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
-    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz_, p, "false")
+    val p = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
+    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz_, p)
     val res = sut.getResource("buzz/booz.class")
     assertNotNull("Find buzz/booz.class", res)
     assertEquals("hello, world", slurp(res))
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
     val bass = fuzz.fileNamed("bass")
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
     bass.writeContent("lo tone")
-    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
+    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
     val res = sut.getResource("booz.class")
     assertNotNull(res)
     assertEquals("hello, world", slurp(res))
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
   @Test def afclGetsResources(): Unit =
     val (fuzz, booz) = fuzzBuzzBooz
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
-    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
+    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
     val e = sut.getResources("buzz/booz.class")
     assertTrue("At least one buzz/booz.class", e.hasMoreElements)
     assertEquals("hello, world", slurp(e.nextElement))
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
     val (fuzz_, booz_) = fuzzBuzzBooz
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
     booz_.writeContent("hello, world_")
-    val p = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
-    val x = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz_, p, "false")
+    val p = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
+    val x = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz_, p)
     val e = x.getResources("buzz/booz.class")
     assertTrue(e.hasMoreElements)
     assertEquals("hello, world", slurp(e.nextElement))
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
   @Test def afclGetsResourceAsStream(): Unit =
     val (fuzz, booz) = fuzzBuzzBooz
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
-    val x = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
+    val x = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
     val r = x.getResourceAsStream("buzz/booz.class")
     assertNotNull(r)
     assertEquals("hello, world", closing(r)(is => Source.fromInputStream(is).mkString))
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
   @Test def afclGetsClassBytes(): Unit =
     val (fuzz, booz) = fuzzBuzzBooz
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
-    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
+    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
     val b = sut.classBytes("buzz/booz.class")
     assertEquals("hello, world", new String(b, UTF8.charSet))
 
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ class AbstractFileClassLoaderTest:
     booz.writeContent("hello, world")
     booz_.writeContent("hello, world_")
 
-    val p = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader, "false")
-    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz_, p, "false")
+    val p = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz, NoClassLoader)
+    val sut = new AbstractFileClassLoader(fuzz_, p)
     val b = sut.classBytes("buzz/booz.class")
     assertEquals("hello, world", new String(b, UTF8.charSet))
 end AbstractFileClassLoaderTest