diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
index e102bcc3531..54e69cc3178 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ predicate matchesEpsilon(RegExpTerm t) {
   matchesEpsilon(t.(RegExpBackRef).getGroup())
   or
   forex(RegExpTerm child | child = t.(RegExpSequence).getAChild() | matchesEpsilon(child))
-  or
-  t.(RegExpRange).getLowerBound() = 0
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
index e102bcc3531..54e69cc3178 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ predicate matchesEpsilon(RegExpTerm t) {
   matchesEpsilon(t.(RegExpBackRef).getGroup())
   or
   forex(RegExpTerm child | child = t.(RegExpSequence).getAChild() | matchesEpsilon(child))
-  or
-  t.(RegExpRange).getLowerBound() = 0
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
index e102bcc3531..54e69cc3178 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ predicate matchesEpsilon(RegExpTerm t) {
   matchesEpsilon(t.(RegExpBackRef).getGroup())
   or
   forex(RegExpTerm child | child = t.(RegExpSequence).getAChild() | matchesEpsilon(child))
-  or
-  t.(RegExpRange).getLowerBound() = 0
 }
 
 /**