@@ -194,15 +194,6 @@ predicate urlOpen(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
   )
 }
 
-/** Constructor of `BasicRequestLine` */
-predicate basicRequestLine(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
-  exists(ConstructorCall mcc |
-    mcc.getConstructedType().hasQualifiedName("org.apache.http.message", "BasicRequestLine") and
-    mcc.getArgument(1) = node1.asExpr() and // `BasicRequestLine(String method, String uri, ProtocolVersion version)
-    node2.asExpr() = mcc
-  )
-}
-
 class BasicAuthFlowConfig extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
   BasicAuthFlowConfig() { this = "InsecureBasicAuth::BasicAuthFlowConfig" }
 
@@ -236,7 +227,6 @@ class BasicAuthFlowConfig extends TaintTracking::Configuration {
   override predicate isAdditionalTaintStep(DataFlow::Node node1, DataFlow::Node node2) {
     apacheHttpRequest(node1, node2) or
     createURI(node1, node2) or
-    basicRequestLine(node1, node2) or
     createURL(node1, node2) or
     urlOpen(node1, node2)
   }
 
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ edges
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:62:21:62:26 | uriStr : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:62:13:62:27 | new URI(...) : URI |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:78:47:78:52 | "http" : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:86:3:86:6 | post |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:93:19:93:68 | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:102:3:102:6 | post |
-| InsecureBasicAuth.java:109:19:109:68 | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:119:3:119:6 | post |
+| InsecureBasicAuth.java:109:19:109:68 | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:110:58:110:63 | uriStr : String |
+| InsecureBasicAuth.java:110:29:110:70 | new BasicRequestLine(...) : BasicRequestLine | InsecureBasicAuth.java:119:3:119:6 | post |
+| InsecureBasicAuth.java:110:58:110:63 | uriStr : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:110:29:110:70 | new BasicRequestLine(...) : BasicRequestLine |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:126:19:126:68 | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:130:28:130:67 | (...)... : URLConnection |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:130:28:130:67 | (...)... : URLConnection | InsecureBasicAuth.java:133:3:133:6 | conn |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:145:21:145:28 | protocol : String | InsecureBasicAuth.java:146:28:146:67 | (...)... : URLConnection |
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ nodes
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:93:19:93:68 | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String | semmle.label | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:102:3:102:6 | post | semmle.label | post |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:109:19:109:68 | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String | semmle.label | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String |
+| InsecureBasicAuth.java:110:29:110:70 | new BasicRequestLine(...) : BasicRequestLine | semmle.label | new BasicRequestLine(...) : BasicRequestLine |
+| InsecureBasicAuth.java:110:58:110:63 | uriStr : String | semmle.label | uriStr : String |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:119:3:119:6 | post | semmle.label | post |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:126:19:126:68 | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String | semmle.label | "http://www.example.com/rest/getuser.do?uid=abcdx" : String |
 | InsecureBasicAuth.java:130:28:130:67 | (...)... : URLConnection | semmle.label | (...)... : URLConnection |