diff --git a/ql/lib/codeql/actions/Helper.qll b/ql/lib/codeql/actions/Helper.qll
index f6c31a6e8ea..9ac67575b8b 100644
--- a/ql/lib/codeql/actions/Helper.qll
+++ b/ql/lib/codeql/actions/Helper.qll
@@ -252,26 +252,10 @@ predicate inPrivilegedExternallyTriggerableJob(AstNode node) {
   )
 }
 
-predicate calledByPrivilegedExternallyTriggerableJob(AstNode node) {
-  exists(ReusableWorkflow rw, ExternalJob caller, Job callee |
-    callee = node.getEnclosingJob() and
-    rw.getACaller() = caller and
-    rw.getAJob() = callee and
-    caller.isPrivilegedExternallyTriggerable()
-  )
-  or
-  exists(LocalJob caller |
-    caller = node.getEnclosingCompositeAction().getACallerJob() and
-    caller.isPrivilegedExternallyTriggerable()
-  )
-}
-
 predicate inPrivilegedContext(AstNode node) {
   inPrivilegedCompositeAction(node)
   or
   inPrivilegedExternallyTriggerableJob(node)
-  or
-  calledByPrivilegedExternallyTriggerableJob(node)
 }
 
 predicate inNonPrivilegedCompositeAction(AstNode node) {