diff --git a/javascript/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE-094/UntrustedCheckout.ql b/javascript/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE-094/UntrustedCheckout.ql
index 71171af6ead..3f08f297c6a 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE-094/UntrustedCheckout.ql
+++ b/javascript/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE-094/UntrustedCheckout.ql
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ class ProbableJob extends Actions::Job {
  */
 class ProbablePullRequestTarget extends Actions::On, YamlMappingLikeNode {
   ProbablePullRequestTarget() {
-    exists(YamlNode prtNode |
-      // The `on:` is triggered on `pull_request_target`
-      this.getNode("pull_request_target") = prtNode
-    )
+    // The `on:` is triggered on `pull_request_target`
+    exists(this.getNode("pull_request_target"))
   }
 }