diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.ql b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.ql
index af64a1789c3..b8f86381216 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.ql
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ Function getAnInsecureFunction() {
 }
 
 class InsecureFunctionCall extends InsecureCryptoSpec, FunctionCall {
-  InsecureFunctionCall() { this.getTarget() = getAnInsecureFunction() }
+  InsecureFunctionCall() {
+    // the function name suggests it relates to an insecure crypto algorithm.
+    this.getTarget() = getAnInsecureFunction()
+  }
 
   override string description() { result = "function call" }
 
@@ -38,7 +41,12 @@ Macro getAnInsecureMacro() {
 }
 
 class InsecureMacroSpec extends InsecureCryptoSpec, MacroInvocation {
-  InsecureMacroSpec() { this.getMacro() = getAnInsecureMacro() }
+  InsecureMacroSpec() {
+    // the macro name suggests it relates to an insecure crypto algorithm.
+    this.getMacro() = getAnInsecureMacro() and
+    // the macro invocation generates something.
+    exists(this.getAGeneratedElement())
+  }
 
   override string description() { result = "macro invocation" }
 
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.expected b/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.expected
index f4ecaf8560f..62fdec370ce 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.expected
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.expected
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 | test.cpp:38:2:38:31 | ENCRYPT_WITH_DES(data,amount) | This macro invocation specifies a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm. |
 | test.cpp:39:2:39:31 | ENCRYPT_WITH_RC2(data,amount) | This macro invocation specifies a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm. |
 | test.cpp:42:2:42:38 | ENCRYPT_WITH_TRIPLE_DES(data,amount) | This macro invocation specifies a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm. |
-| test.cpp:44:2:44:39 | ENCRYPT_WITH_DES_REMOVED(data,amount) | This macro invocation specifies a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm. |
 | test.cpp:51:2:51:32 | DES_DO_ENCRYPTION(data,amount) | This macro invocation specifies a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm. |
 | test.cpp:52:2:52:31 | RUN_DES_ENCODING(data,amount) | This macro invocation specifies a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm. |
 | test.cpp:53:2:53:25 | DES_ENCODE(data,amount) | This macro invocation specifies a broken or weak cryptographic algorithm. |
diff --git a/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/test.cpp b/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/test.cpp
index da73b8b35fa..2fbd9ae73d5 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE/CWE-327/test.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void test_macros(void *data, size_t amount, const char *str)
 	ENCRYPT_WITH_3DES(data, amount); // GOOD (good enough algorithm)
 	ENCRYPT_WITH_TRIPLE_DES(data, amount); // GOOD (good enough algorithm) [FALSE POSITIVE]
 	ENCRYPT_WITH_RC20(data, amount); // GOOD (if there ever is an RC20 algorithm, we have no reason to believe it's weak)
-	ENCRYPT_WITH_DES_REMOVED(data, amount); // GOOD (implementation has been deleted) [FALSE POSITIVE]
+	ENCRYPT_WITH_DES_REMOVED(data, amount); // GOOD (implementation has been deleted)
 
 	DESENCRYPT(data, amount); // BAD [NOT DETECTED]
 	RC2ENCRYPT(data, amount); // BAD [NOT DETECTED]