Change record status: 
Introduced in branch: 
2.1.x
Introduced in version: 
2.1.1-beta1
Description: 

The UserRestrictionTypeBase class has the ::matchesValue() method that is called by the user restriction type plugins. The method is deprecated in the 2.1.x branch and removed in the 3.0.x branch.
In the 2.1.x branch, the method always return FALSE.

There is no replacement; the method is no longer necessary.

Impacts: 
Module developers
Site templates, recipes and distribution developers