diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Concepts.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Concepts.qll
index 2ddcb433e1b..642a2fd0b1b 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Concepts.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/Concepts.qll
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ private import codeql.ruby.CFG
 private import codeql.ruby.DataFlow
 private import codeql.ruby.dataflow.internal.DataFlowImplSpecific
 private import codeql.ruby.Frameworks
+private import codeql.ruby.frameworks.data.internal.ApiGraphModels
 private import codeql.ruby.dataflow.RemoteFlowSources
 private import codeql.ruby.ApiGraphs
 private import codeql.ruby.Regexp as RE
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ module SqlSanitization {
   abstract class Range extends DataFlow::Node { }
 }
 
+private class ExternalSqlInjectionSanitizer extends SqlSanitization::Range {
+  ExternalSqlInjectionSanitizer() { ModelOutput::barrierNode(this, "sql-injection") }
+}
+
 /**
  * A data-flow node that executes a regular expression.
  *
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll
index 7d6f16731a5..1bf14dc3b28 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll
@@ -61,8 +61,4 @@ module SqlInjection {
   private class ExternalSqlInjectionSink extends Sink {
     ExternalSqlInjectionSink() { ModelOutput::sinkNode(this, "sql-injection") }
   }
-
-  private class ExternalSqlInjectionSanitizer extends Sanitizer {
-    ExternalSqlInjectionSanitizer() { ModelOutput::barrierNode(this, "sql-injection") }
-  }
 }