diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/stdlib/HtmlTemplate.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/stdlib/HtmlTemplate.qll
index 42b84795d50..5560c7cdb97 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/stdlib/HtmlTemplate.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/stdlib/HtmlTemplate.qll
@@ -62,23 +62,4 @@ module HtmlTemplate {
       input = inp and output = outp
     }
   }
-
-  private class MethodModels extends TaintTracking::FunctionModel, Method {
-    FunctionInput inp;
-    FunctionOutput outp;
-
-    MethodModels() {
-      // signature: func (*Template).Execute(wr io.Writer, data interface{}) error
-      hasQualifiedName("html/template", "Template", "Execute") and
-      (inp.isParameter(1) and outp.isParameter(0))
-      or
-      // signature: func (*Template).ExecuteTemplate(wr io.Writer, name string, data interface{}) error
-      hasQualifiedName("html/template", "Template", "ExecuteTemplate") and
-      (inp.isParameter(2) and outp.isParameter(0))
-    }
-
-    override predicate hasTaintFlow(FunctionInput input, FunctionOutput output) {
-      input = inp and output = outp
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/StdlibTaintFlow/HtmlTemplate.go b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/StdlibTaintFlow/HtmlTemplate.go
index 5761afe247c..3758f595ef4 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/StdlibTaintFlow/HtmlTemplate.go
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/StdlibTaintFlow/HtmlTemplate.go
@@ -51,22 +51,6 @@ func TaintStepTest_HtmlTemplateURLQueryEscaper_B0I0O0(sourceCQL interface{}) int
 	return intoString584
 }
 
-func TaintStepTest_HtmlTemplateTemplateExecute_B0I0O0(sourceCQL interface{}) interface{} {
-	fromInterface991 := sourceCQL.(interface{})
-	var intoWriter881 io.Writer
-	var mediumObjCQL template.Template
-	mediumObjCQL.Execute(intoWriter881, fromInterface991)
-	return intoWriter881
-}
-
-func TaintStepTest_HtmlTemplateTemplateExecuteTemplate_B0I0O0(sourceCQL interface{}) interface{} {
-	fromInterface186 := sourceCQL.(interface{})
-	var intoWriter284 io.Writer
-	var mediumObjCQL template.Template
-	mediumObjCQL.ExecuteTemplate(intoWriter284, "", fromInterface186)
-	return intoWriter284
-}
-
 func RunAllTaints_HtmlTemplate() {
 	{
 		source := newSource(0)
@@ -103,14 +87,4 @@ func RunAllTaints_HtmlTemplate() {
 		out := TaintStepTest_HtmlTemplateURLQueryEscaper_B0I0O0(source)
 		sink(6, out)
 	}
-	{
-		source := newSource(7)
-		out := TaintStepTest_HtmlTemplateTemplateExecute_B0I0O0(source)
-		sink(7, out)
-	}
-	{
-		source := newSource(8)
-		out := TaintStepTest_HtmlTemplateTemplateExecuteTemplate_B0I0O0(source)
-		sink(8, out)
-	}
 }