diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
index ebea44eb7c42bf7052bae2347395595a9a2d6d7f..ef1593f2f533dd4627389c44b6c93334f7348c79 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ describe('modules/manager/gradle/parser', () => {
         ${'group: "foo", name: "bar", version: depVersion'}                       | ${null}
         ${'("foo", "bar", "1.2.3")'}                                              | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
         ${'(group = "foo", name = "bar", version = "1.2.3")'}                     | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
-        ${'createXmlValueRemover("defaults", "integer", "integer")'}              | ${{ depName: 'defaults:integer', currentValue: 'integer', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
         ${'"foo:bar:1.2.3@zip"'}                                                  | ${{ currentValue: '1.2.3', dataType: 'zip', depName: 'foo:bar' }}
       `('$input', ({ input, output }) => {
         const { deps } = parseGradle(input);
@@ -43,6 +42,23 @@ describe('modules/manager/gradle/parser', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('annoying methods', () => {
+      test.each`
+        input                                                        | output
+        ${'createXmlValueRemover("defaults", "integer", "integer")'} | ${{ depName: 'defaults:integer', currentValue: 'integer', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+        ${'events("passed", "skipped", "failed")'}                   | ${{ depName: 'passed:skipped', currentValue: 'failed', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+        ${'args("foo", "bar", "baz")'}                               | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: 'baz', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+        ${'arrayOf("foo", "bar", "baz")'}                            | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: 'baz', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+        ${'listOf("foo", "bar", "baz")'}                             | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: 'baz', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+        ${'mutableListOf("foo", "bar", "baz")'}                      | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: 'baz', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+        ${'setOf("foo", "bar", "baz")'}                              | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: 'baz', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+        ${'mutableSetOf("foo", "bar", "baz")'}                       | ${{ depName: 'foo:bar', currentValue: 'baz', skipReason: 'ignored' }}
+      `('$input', ({ input, output }) => {
+        const { deps } = parseGradle(input);
+        expect(deps).toMatchObject([output].filter(Boolean));
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('variable substitutions', () => {
       test.each`
         def                    | str                                          | output
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts
index bde5535af8d6fb8e0211f3a2dbe0ee6099cac005..7f1cbc78b68eba8f6632cabc2e24355bfc74e70b 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,11 @@ const annoyingMethods = new Set([
   'createXmlValueRemover',
   'events',
   'args',
+  'arrayOf',
   'listOf',
+  'mutableListOf',
+  'setOf',
+  'mutableSetOf',
 ]);
 
 function processLongFormDep({