diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll
index 6b4defcf16d..77aadddf4c9 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll
@@ -214,10 +214,7 @@ predicate postUpdateStoreStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo, TypeTrackerContent con
  * ```
  */
 private string getSetterCallAttributeName(Ast::SetterMethodCall call) {
-  // TODO: this should be exposed in `SetterMethodCall`
-  exists(string setterName |
-    setterName = call.getMethodName() and result = setterName.prefix(setterName.length() - 1)
-  )
+  result = call.getTargetName()
 }
 
 /**