diff --git a/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin.qll b/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin.qll
index 55aaa82d04b..a3227f7fa0d 100644
--- a/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin.qll
+++ b/ql/src/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin.qll
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private module Gin {
         or
         // Field reads:
         exists(DataFlow::Field fld |
-          fld.hasQualifiedName(packagePath, typeName, "Accepted") and
+          fld.hasQualifiedName(packagePath, typeName, ["Accepted", "Params"]) and
           this = fld.getARead()
         )
       )
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ private module Gin {
         packagePath = "github.com/gin-gonic/gin" and
         typeName = "Params"
       |
-        // Any read of a variable of this type:
-        exists(DataFlow::ReadNode read | read.getType().hasQualifiedName(packagePath, typeName) |
-          this = read
-        )
-        or
         // Method calls:
         exists(DataFlow::MethodCallNode call |
           call.getTarget().hasQualifiedName(packagePath, typeName, ["ByName", "Get"])
@@ -116,11 +111,6 @@ private module Gin {
         packagePath = "github.com/gin-gonic/gin" and
         typeName = "Param"
       |
-        // Any read of a variable of this type:
-        exists(DataFlow::ReadNode read | read.getType().hasQualifiedName(packagePath, typeName) |
-          this = read
-        )
-        or
         // Field reads:
         exists(DataFlow::Field fld | fld.hasQualifiedName(packagePath, typeName, ["Key", "Value"]) |
           this = fld.getARead()
diff --git a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin/Gin.expected b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin/Gin.expected
index 31678491a98..ccb1fbfa7f0 100644
--- a/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin/Gin.expected
+++ b/ql/test/library-tests/semmle/go/frameworks/Gin/Gin.expected
@@ -26,22 +26,15 @@
 | Gin.go:123:10:123:23 | call to FullPath |
 | Gin.go:129:10:129:21 | selection of Accepted |
 | Gin.go:133:10:133:19 | selection of Params |
-| Gin.go:134:7:134:9 | val |
-| Gin.go:134:7:134:12 | index expression |
 | Gin.go:134:7:134:18 | selection of Value |
 | Gin.go:139:10:139:19 | selection of Params |
-| Gin.go:139:10:139:22 | index expression |
-| Gin.go:140:7:140:9 | val |
 | Gin.go:140:7:140:15 | selection of Value |
 | Gin.go:143:10:143:19 | selection of Params |
 | Gin.go:143:10:143:34 | call to ByName |
 | Gin.go:147:3:147:34 | ... := ...[0] |
 | Gin.go:147:13:147:22 | selection of Params |
 | Gin.go:153:12:153:21 | selection of Params |
-| Gin.go:153:12:153:24 | index expression |
-| Gin.go:154:10:154:14 | param |
 | Gin.go:154:10:154:18 | selection of Key |
-| Gin.go:155:10:155:14 | param |
 | Gin.go:155:10:155:20 | selection of Value |
 | Gin.go:163:16:163:22 | &... |
 | Gin.go:167:7:167:19 | definition of personPointer |