diff --git a/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll b/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll
index 13fbbe5d36f1..8c8ad1a2df47 100644
--- a/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll
+++ b/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelApplicationModeCharacteristics.qll
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ private import java
 private import semmle.code.Location as Location
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.DataFlow
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.TaintTracking
-private import semmle.code.java.security.PathCreation
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.ExternalFlow as ExternalFlow
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.internal.FlowSummaryImpl as FlowSummaryImpl
 private import semmle.code.java.security.ExternalAPIs as ExternalAPIs
diff --git a/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll b/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll
index 357b3a7573cb..8985e6022ebf 100644
--- a/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll
+++ b/java/ql/automodel/src/AutomodelFrameworkModeCharacteristics.qll
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ private import java
 private import semmle.code.Location as Location
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.DataFlow
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.TaintTracking
-private import semmle.code.java.security.PathCreation
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.ExternalFlow as ExternalFlow
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.internal.FlowSummaryImpl as FlowSummaryImpl
 private import semmle.code.java.security.ExternalAPIs as ExternalAPIs
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/ZipSlipQuery.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/ZipSlipQuery.qll
index 08a58bfa6e9b..0055670d895c 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/ZipSlipQuery.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/ZipSlipQuery.qll
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import semmle.code.java.dataflow.TaintTracking
 import semmle.code.java.security.PathSanitizer
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.ExternalFlow
 private import semmle.code.java.dataflow.FlowSources
-private import semmle.code.java.security.PathCreation
 private import semmle.code.java.security.Sanitizers
 
 /**
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-022/TaintedPath.ql b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-022/TaintedPath.ql
index 3963442d6489..9410a5f7c87d 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-022/TaintedPath.ql
+++ b/java/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-022/TaintedPath.ql
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  */
 
 import java
-import semmle.code.java.security.PathCreation
 import semmle.code.java.security.TaintedPathQuery
 import TaintedPathFlow::PathGraph