diff --git a/benjamin-button.md b/benjamin-button.md
index c009f7d1f43..57f65b9354a 100644
--- a/benjamin-button.md
+++ b/benjamin-button.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Sinks added between 2020-01-01 and 2020-10-06 have been removed. Found by lookin
 - the commit titles of https://github.com/github/codeql/commits/main/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/Xss.expected
 - the PR titles of https://github.com/github/codeql/pulls?page=2&q=is%3Apr+label%3AJS+is%3Aclosed+sink
 
+- recursive type tracking for `jQuery::dollar`, `DOM::domValueRef`.
+
 ## SqlInjection.ql
 
 Sinks added between 2020-01-01 and 2020-10-06 have been removed. Found by looking at:
diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/DOM.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/DOM.qll
index 70ee5e45daf..a87fb21ccbd 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/DOM.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/DOM.qll
@@ -387,11 +387,6 @@ module DOM {
     or
     t.start() and
     result = domValueRef().getAMethodCall(["item", "namedItem"])
-    or
-    t.startInProp("target") and
-    result = domEventSource()
-    or
-    exists(DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 | result = domValueRef(t2).track(t2, t))
   }
 
   /** Gets a data flow node that may refer to a value from the DOM. */
diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/jQuery.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/jQuery.qll
index e65f6d70dcf..a9fdd7b03c0 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/jQuery.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/frameworks/jQuery.qll
@@ -428,8 +428,6 @@ module JQuery {
   private DataFlow::SourceNode dollar(DataFlow::TypeTracker t) {
     t.start() and
     result = dollarSource()
-    or
-    exists(DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 | result = dollar(t2).track(t2, t))
   }
 
   /**