diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-022/PathInjection.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-022/PathInjection.ql
index ed4d9fc6a32..ec745cfbff7 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-022/PathInjection.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-022/PathInjection.ql
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  * @id py/path-injection
  * @tags correctness
  *       security
- *       external/owasp/owasp-a1
  *       external/cwe/cwe-022
  *       external/cwe/cwe-023
  *       external/cwe/cwe-036
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/CommandInjection.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/CommandInjection.ql
index 111ce7ed261..29ef95717a4 100755
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/CommandInjection.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-078/CommandInjection.ql
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  * @id py/command-line-injection
  * @tags correctness
  *       security
- *       external/owasp/owasp-a1
  *       external/cwe/cwe-078
  *       external/cwe/cwe-088
  */
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-089/SqlInjection.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-089/SqlInjection.ql
index 9e6cf08899d..548e9d7b5eb 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-089/SqlInjection.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-089/SqlInjection.ql
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  * @id py/sql-injection
  * @tags security
  *       external/cwe/cwe-089
- *       external/owasp/owasp-a1
  */
 
 import python
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjection.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjection.ql
index bcf16dc6d8a..fb344aa8e54 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjection.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/CodeInjection.ql
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  * @precision high
  * @id py/code-injection
  * @tags security
- *       external/owasp/owasp-a1
  *       external/cwe/cwe-094
  *       external/cwe/cwe-095
  *       external/cwe/cwe-116
diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-089/SqlInjection.ql b/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-089/SqlInjection.ql
index de795e34e71..dbffd00290f 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-089/SqlInjection.ql
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-089/SqlInjection.ql
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  * @id rb/sql-injection
  * @tags security
  *       external/cwe/cwe-089
- *       external/owasp/owasp-a1
  */
 
 import ruby
diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-094/CodeInjection.ql b/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-094/CodeInjection.ql
index 60e8e32c2f6..c3b52409710 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-094/CodeInjection.ql
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/queries/security/cwe-094/CodeInjection.ql
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  * @precision high
  * @id rb/code-injection
  * @tags security
- *       external/owasp/owasp-a1
  *       external/cwe/cwe-094
  *       external/cwe/cwe-095
  *       external/cwe/cwe-116