diff --git a/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2022-05-02-deprecate-sqlconstruction.md b/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2022-05-02-deprecate-sqlconstruction.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4219fd12d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/ql/lib/change-notes/2022-05-02-deprecate-sqlconstruction.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: deprecated
+---
+The `SqlConstruction` class and module from `Concepts.qll` has been deprecated. Use `SqlExecution` from the same file instead.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Concepts.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Concepts.qll
index e734105cd2e..6154d24628b 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Concepts.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/Concepts.qll
@@ -308,36 +308,19 @@ module CodeExecution {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * A data-flow node that constructs an SQL statement.
- *
- * Often, it is worthy of an alert if an SQL statement is constructed such that
- * executing it would be a security risk.
- *
- * If it is important that the SQL statement is indeed executed, then use `SQLExecution`.
- *
- * Extend this class to refine existing API models. If you want to model new APIs,
- * extend `SqlConstruction::Range` instead.
- */
-class SqlConstruction extends DataFlow::Node instanceof SqlConstruction::Range {
+/** DEPRECATED: Use `SqlExecution` instead. */
+deprecated class SqlConstruction extends DataFlow::Node instanceof SqlConstruction::Range {
   /** Gets the argument that specifies the SQL statements to be constructed. */
   DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = super.getSql() }
 }
 
-/** Provides a class for modeling new SQL execution APIs. */
-module SqlConstruction {
-  /**
-   * A data-flow node that constructs an SQL statement.
-   *
-   * Often, it is worthy of an alert if an SQL statement is constructed such that
-   * executing it would be a security risk.
-   *
-   * If it is important that the SQL statement is indeed executed, then use `SQLExecution`.
-   *
-   * Extend this class to model new APIs. If you want to refine existing API models,
-   * extend `SqlConstruction` instead.
-   */
-  abstract class Range extends DataFlow::Node {
+/**
+ * DEPRECATED: Use `SqlExecution` instead.
+ * Provides a class for modeling new SQL execution APIs.
+ */
+deprecated module SqlConstruction {
+  /** DEPRECATED: Use `SqlExecution::Range` instead. */
+  abstract deprecated class Range extends DataFlow::Node {
     /** Gets the argument that specifies the SQL statements to be constructed. */
     abstract DataFlow::Node getSql();
   }
@@ -346,9 +329,6 @@ module SqlConstruction {
 /**
  * A data-flow node that executes SQL statements.
  *
- * If the context of interest is such that merely constructing an SQL statement
- * would be valuabe to report, then consider using `SqlConstruction`.
- *
  * Extend this class to refine existing API models. If you want to model new APIs,
  * extend `SqlExecution::Range` instead.
  */
@@ -362,9 +342,6 @@ module SqlExecution {
   /**
    * A data-flow node that executes SQL statements.
    *
-   * If the context of interest is such that merely constructing an SQL statement
-   * would be valuabe to report, then consider using `SqlConstruction`.
-   *
    * Extend this class to model new APIs. If you want to refine existing API models,
    * extend `SqlExecution` instead.
    */
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiomysql.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiomysql.qll
index 112dc58d061..afff79783c2 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiomysql.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiomysql.qll
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private module Aiomysql {
    * A query. Calling `execute` on a `Cursor` constructs a query.
    * See https://aiomysql.readthedocs.io/en/stable/cursors.html#Cursor.execute
    */
-  class CursorExecuteCall extends SqlConstruction::Range, API::CallNode {
+  class CursorExecuteCall extends SqlExecution::Range, API::CallNode {
     CursorExecuteCall() { this = cursor().getMember("execute").getACall() }
 
     override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = this.getParameter(0, "operation").getARhs() }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ private module Aiomysql {
    * A query. Calling `execute` on a `SAConnection` constructs a query.
    * See https://aiomysql.readthedocs.io/en/stable/sa.html#aiomysql.sa.SAConnection.execute
    */
-  class SAConnectionExecuteCall extends SqlConstruction::Range, API::CallNode {
+  class SAConnectionExecuteCall extends SqlExecution::Range, API::CallNode {
     SAConnectionExecuteCall() { this = saConnection().getMember("execute").getACall() }
 
     override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = this.getParameter(0, "query").getARhs() }
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiopg.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiopg.qll
index 1a60c433150..67ba3c80db0 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiopg.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Aiopg.qll
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private module Aiopg {
    * A query. Calling `execute` on a `Cursor` constructs a query.
    * See https://aiopg.readthedocs.io/en/stable/core.html#aiopg.Cursor.execute
    */
-  class CursorExecuteCall extends SqlConstruction::Range, API::CallNode {
+  class CursorExecuteCall extends SqlExecution::Range, API::CallNode {
     CursorExecuteCall() { this = cursor().getMember("execute").getACall() }
 
     override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = this.getParameter(0, "operation").getARhs() }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ private module Aiopg {
    * A query. Calling `execute` on a `SAConnection` constructs a query.
    * See https://aiopg.readthedocs.io/en/stable/sa.html#aiopg.sa.SAConnection.execute
    */
-  class SAConnectionExecuteCall extends SqlConstruction::Range, API::CallNode {
+  class SAConnectionExecuteCall extends SqlExecution::Range, API::CallNode {
     SAConnectionExecuteCall() { this = saConnection().getMember("execute").getACall() }
 
     override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result = this.getParameter(0, "query").getARhs() }
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Asyncpg.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Asyncpg.qll
index 2b2b9ed2e1b..77678c92b51 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Asyncpg.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/Asyncpg.qll
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ private module Asyncpg {
    * The creation of the `Cursor` executes the query.
    */
   module Cursor {
-    class CursorConstruction extends SqlConstruction::Range, API::CallNode {
+    class CursorConstruction extends SqlExecution::Range, API::CallNode {
       CursorConstruction() {
         this = ModelOutput::getATypeNode("asyncpg", "Connection").getMember("cursor").getACall()
       }
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/SqlAlchemy.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/SqlAlchemy.qll
index c1712e7e7eb..8a7e2f176e8 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/SqlAlchemy.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/frameworks/SqlAlchemy.qll
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ module SqlAlchemy {
      * A construction of a `sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TextClause`, which represents a
      * textual SQL string directly.
      */
-    abstract class TextClauseConstruction extends SqlConstruction::Range, DataFlow::CallCfgNode {
+    abstract class TextClauseConstruction extends SqlExecution::Range, DataFlow::CallCfgNode {
       /** Gets the argument that specifies the SQL text. */
       override DataFlow::Node getSql() { result in [this.getArg(0), this.getArgByName("text")] }
     }
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/dataflow/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/dataflow/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll
index 756a1f6b773..9e3e2749a2b 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/dataflow/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/dataflow/SqlInjectionCustomizations.qll
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ module SqlInjection {
   class RemoteFlowSourceAsSource extends Source, RemoteFlowSource { }
 
   /**
+   * DEPRECATED: Use `SqlExecutionAsSink` instead.
    * A SQL statement of a SQL construction, considered as a flow sink.
    */
-  class SqlConstructionAsSink extends Sink {
+  deprecated class SqlConstructionAsSink extends Sink {
     SqlConstructionAsSink() { this = any(SqlConstruction c).getSql() }
   }
 
diff --git a/python/ql/test/experimental/meta/ConceptsTest.qll b/python/ql/test/experimental/meta/ConceptsTest.qll
index 8f9435f633f..bdf71059680 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/experimental/meta/ConceptsTest.qll
+++ b/python/ql/test/experimental/meta/ConceptsTest.qll
@@ -128,24 +128,6 @@ class CodeExecutionTest extends InlineExpectationsTest {
   }
 }
 
-class SqlConstructionTest extends InlineExpectationsTest {
-  SqlConstructionTest() { this = "SqlConstructionTest" }
-
-  override string getARelevantTag() { result = "constructedSql" }
-
-  override predicate hasActualResult(Location location, string element, string tag, string value) {
-    exists(location.getFile().getRelativePath()) and
-    exists(SqlConstruction e, DataFlow::Node sql |
-      exists(location.getFile().getRelativePath()) and
-      sql = e.getSql() and
-      location = e.getLocation() and
-      element = sql.toString() and
-      value = prettyNodeForInlineTest(sql) and
-      tag = "constructedSql"
-    )
-  }
-}
-
 class SqlExecutionTest extends InlineExpectationsTest {
   SqlExecutionTest() { this = "SqlExecutionTest" }
 
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiomysql/test.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiomysql/test.py
index 782fa6cb7bf..5a06b46b9f1 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiomysql/test.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiomysql/test.py
@@ -5,24 +5,24 @@ async def test_cursor():
     # Create connection directly
     conn = await aiomysql.connect()
     cur = await conn.cursor()
-    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
     # Create connection via pool
     async with aiomysql.create_pool() as pool:
         # Create Cursor via Connection
         async with pool.acquire() as conn:
             async with conn.cursor() as cur:
-                await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+                await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
         # Create Cursor directly
         async with pool.cursor() as cur:
-            await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+            await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
     # variants using as few `async with` as possible
     pool = await aiomysql.create_pool()
     conn = await pool.acquire()
     cur = await conn.cursor()
-    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
 # Test SQLAlchemy integration
 from aiomysql.sa import create_engine
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ from aiomysql.sa import create_engine
 async def test_engine():
     engine = await create_engine()
     conn = await engine.acquire()
-    await conn.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+    await conn.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiopg/test.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiopg/test.py
index 63bf141f52d..1d085066688 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiopg/test.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/aiopg/test.py
@@ -5,24 +5,24 @@ async def test_cursor():
     # Create connection directly
     conn = await aiopg.connect()
     cur = await conn.cursor()
-    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
     # Create connection via pool
     async with aiopg.create_pool() as pool:
         # Create Cursor via Connection
         async with pool.acquire() as conn:
             async with conn.cursor() as cur:
-                await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+                await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
         # Create Cursor directly
         async with pool.cursor() as cur:
-            await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+            await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
     # variants using as few `async with` as possible
     pool = await aiopg.create_pool()
     conn = await pool.acquire()
     cur = await conn.cursor()
-    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+    await cur.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
 
 # Test SQLAlchemy integration
 from aiopg.sa import create_engine
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ from aiopg.sa import create_engine
 async def test_engine():
     engine = await create_engine()
     conn = await engine.acquire()
-    await conn.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+    await conn.execute("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/asyncpg/test.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/asyncpg/test.py
index 572fc454bed..7e2687e5766 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/asyncpg/test.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/asyncpg/test.py
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ async def test_cursor():
 
     try:
         async with conn.transaction():
-            cursor = await conn.cursor("sql")  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+            cursor = await conn.cursor("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
             await cursor.fetch()
 
             pstmt = await conn.prepare("psql")  # $ getSql="psql"
             pcursor = await pstmt.cursor()  # $ getSql="psql"
             await pcursor.fetch()
 
-            async for record in conn.cursor("sql"):  # $ getSql="sql" constructedSql="sql"
+            async for record in conn.cursor("sql"):  # $ getSql="sql"
                 pass
 
             async for record in pstmt.cursor():  # $ getSql="psql"
                 pass
 
-            cursor_factory = conn.cursor("sql")  # $ constructedSql="sql"
+            cursor_factory = conn.cursor("sql")  # $ getSql="sql"
             cursor = await cursor_factory  # $ getSql="sql"
 
             pcursor_factory = pstmt.cursor()
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/flask_sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/flask_sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py
index 39cd49195d2..19a1349ffb6 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/flask_sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/flask_sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ db = SQLAlchemy(app)
 # - https://github.com/pallets/flask-sqlalchemy/blob/931ec00d1e27f51508e05706eef41cc4419a0b32/src/flask_sqlalchemy/__init__.py#L765
 # - https://github.com/pallets/flask-sqlalchemy/blob/931ec00d1e27f51508e05706eef41cc4419a0b32/src/flask_sqlalchemy/__init__.py#L99-L109
 
-assert str(type(db.text("Foo"))) == "<class 'sqlalchemy.sql.elements.TextClause'>"  # $ constructedSql="Foo"
+assert str(type(db.text("Foo"))) == "<class 'sqlalchemy.sql.elements.TextClause'>"  # $ getSql="Foo"
 
 # also has engine/session instantiated
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ assert result.fetchall() == [("Foo",)]
 
 
 # text
-t = db.text("foo")  # $ constructedSql="foo"
+t = db.text("foo")  # $ getSql="foo"
 assert isinstance(t, sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TextClause)
 
-t = db.text(text="foo")  # $ constructedSql="foo"
+t = db.text(text="foo")  # $ getSql="foo"
 assert isinstance(t, sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TextClause)
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py
index fe75fc17d5c..7d9c478e27b 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/SqlExecution.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ with engine.begin() as connection:
     connection.execute("some sql")  # $ getSql="some sql"
 
 # Injection requiring the text() taint-step
-t = text("some sql")  # $ constructedSql="some sql"
+t = text("some sql")  # $ getSql="some sql"
 session.query(User).filter(t)
 session.query(User).group_by(User.id).having(t)
 session.query(User).group_by(t).first()
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/new_tests.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/new_tests.py
index 6b11ee5d070..9cb13d15e05 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/new_tests.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/new_tests.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sqlalchemy.orm
 # either v1.4 or v2.0, such that we cover both.
 
 raw_sql = "select 'FOO'"
-text_sql = sqlalchemy.text(raw_sql)  # $ constructedSql=raw_sql
+text_sql = sqlalchemy.text(raw_sql)  # $ getSql=raw_sql
 
 Base = sqlalchemy.orm.declarative_base()
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ assert session.query(For14).all()[0].id == 14
 
 # and now we can do the actual querying
 
-text_foo = sqlalchemy.text("'FOO'")  # $ constructedSql="'FOO'"
+text_foo = sqlalchemy.text("'FOO'")  # $ getSql="'FOO'"
 
 # filter_by is only vulnerable to injection if sqlalchemy.text is used, which is evident
 # from the logs produced if this file is run
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ with engine.connect() as conn:
     assert scalar_result == "FOO"
 
     # This is a contrived example
-    select = sqlalchemy.select(sqlalchemy.text("'BAR'"))  # $ constructedSql="'BAR'"
+    select = sqlalchemy.select(sqlalchemy.text("'BAR'"))  # $ getSql="'BAR'"
     result = conn.execute(select) # $ getSql=select
     assert result.fetchall() == [("BAR",)]
 
diff --git a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/taint_test.py b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/taint_test.py
index 884d30d3672..9d346d41979 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/taint_test.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/library-tests/frameworks/sqlalchemy/taint_test.py
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ def test_taint():
 
     ensure_tainted(ts) # $ tainted
 
-    t1 = sqlalchemy.text(ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
-    t2 = sqlalchemy.text(text=ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
-    t3 = sqlalchemy.sql.text(ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
-    t4 = sqlalchemy.sql.text(text=ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
-    t5 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.text(ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
-    t6 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.text(text=ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
-    t7 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TextClause(ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
-    t8 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TextClause(text=ts)  # $ constructedSql=ts
+    t1 = sqlalchemy.text(ts)  # $ getSql=ts
+    t2 = sqlalchemy.text(text=ts)  # $ getSql=ts
+    t3 = sqlalchemy.sql.text(ts)  # $ getSql=ts
+    t4 = sqlalchemy.sql.text(text=ts)  # $ getSql=ts
+    t5 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.text(ts)  # $ getSql=ts
+    t6 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.text(text=ts)  # $ getSql=ts
+    t7 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TextClause(ts)  # $ getSql=ts
+    t8 = sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TextClause(text=ts)  # $ getSql=ts
 
     # Since we flag user-input to a TextClause with its' own query, we don't want to
     # have a taint-step for it as that would lead to us also giving an alert for normal