@@ -919,17 +919,6 @@ module NodeJSLib {
       this.getASuperClassNode().getALocalSource() = getAnEventEmitterImport() or
       this.getADirectSuperClass() instanceof EventEmitterSubClass
     }
-
-    private DataFlow::SourceNode ref(DataFlow::TypeTracker t) {
-      t.start() and result = this
-      or
-      exists (DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 | result = ref(t2).track(t2, t))
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a reference to this class.
-     */
-    DataFlow::SourceNode ref() { result = ref(DataFlow::TypeTracker::end()) }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -939,7 +928,7 @@ module NodeJSLib {
    */
   private class CustomEventEmitter extends NodeJSEventEmitter {
     CustomEventEmitter() {
-      this = any(EventEmitterSubClass clazz).ref().getAnInstantiation()
+      this = any(EventEmitterSubClass clazz).getAClassReference().getAnInstantiation()
     }
   }
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -919,17 +919,6 @@ module NodeJSLib {`
`919`	`919`	`this.getASuperClassNode().getALocalSource() = getAnEventEmitterImport() or`
`920`	`920`	`this.getADirectSuperClass() instanceof EventEmitterSubClass`
`921`	`921`	`}`
`922`		`-`
`923`		`- private DataFlow::SourceNode ref(DataFlow::TypeTracker t) {`
`924`		`- t.start() and result = this`
`925`		`- or`
`926`		`- exists (DataFlow::TypeTracker t2 \| result = ref(t2).track(t2, t))`
`927`		`- }`
`928`		`-`
`929`		`- /**`
`930`		`- * Gets a reference to this class.`
`931`		`- */`
`932`		`- DataFlow::SourceNode ref() { result = ref(DataFlow::TypeTracker::end()) }`
`933`	`922`	`}`
`934`	`923`
`935`	`924`	`/**`
`@@ -939,7 +928,7 @@ module NodeJSLib {`
`939`	`928`	`*/`
`940`	`929`	`private class CustomEventEmitter extends NodeJSEventEmitter {`
`941`	`930`	`CustomEventEmitter() {`
`942`		`- this = any(EventEmitterSubClass clazz).ref().getAnInstantiation()`
	`931`	`+ this = any(EventEmitterSubClass clazz).getAClassReference().getAnInstantiation()`
`943`	`932`	`}`
`944`	`933`	`}`
`945`	`934`