diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index ab95d38ed0f..3062022a6e6 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -282,8 +282,6 @@ class DataFlowExpr = Expr;
 
 class DataFlowType = Type;
 
-class DataFlowLocation = Location;
-
 /** A function call relevant for data flow. */
 class DataFlowCall extends Expr {
   DataFlowCall() { this instanceof Call }
diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index f6306759771..c5e84383215 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ class DataFlowExpr = Expr;
 
 class DataFlowType = Type;
 
-class DataFlowLocation = Location;
-
 /** A function call relevant for data flow. */
 class DataFlowCall extends CallInstruction {
   /**
diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 06a82f8ef4d..f22d10e00a0 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/semmle/code/csharp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -1472,8 +1472,6 @@ class DataFlowExpr = DotNet::Expr;
 
 class DataFlowType = Gvn::GvnType;
 
-class DataFlowLocation = Location;
-
 /** Holds if `e` is an expression that always has the same Boolean value `val`. */
 private predicate constantBooleanExpr(Expr e, boolean val) {
   e = any(AbstractValues::BooleanValue bv | val = bv.getValue()).getAnExpr()
diff --git a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index e41256ac0b0..f913252c5b3 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ class DataFlowExpr = Expr;
 
 class DataFlowType = RefType;
 
-class DataFlowLocation = Location;
-
 class DataFlowCall extends Call {
   /** Gets the data flow node corresponding to this call. */
   ExprNode getNode() { result.getExpr() = this }