diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 00eca92b3e445..a62e080dfb05c 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ predicate expectsContent(Node n, ContentSet c) { none() }
 
 predicate typeStrongerThan(DataFlowType t1, DataFlowType t2) { none() }
 
+predicate localMustFlowStep(Node node1, Node node2) { none() }
+
 /** Gets the type of `n` used for type pruning. */
 Type getNodeType(Node n) {
   suppressUnusedNode(n) and
diff --git a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 7e4b87e38538c..066e177fea07b 100644
--- a/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/cpp/ql/lib/semmle/code/cpp/ir/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -804,6 +804,8 @@ predicate expectsContent(Node n, ContentSet c) { none() }
 
 predicate typeStrongerThan(DataFlowType t1, DataFlowType t2) { none() }
 
+predicate localMustFlowStep(Node node1, Node node2) { none() }
+
 /** Gets the type of `n` used for type pruning. */
 DataFlowType getNodeType(Node n) {
   suppressUnusedNode(n) and
diff --git a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 4c718bbe279f1..525106603abc7 100644
--- a/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/go/ql/lib/semmle/go/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ predicate expectsContent(Node n, ContentSet c) {
 
 predicate typeStrongerThan(DataFlowType t1, DataFlowType t2) { none() }
 
+predicate localMustFlowStep(Node node1, Node node2) { none() }
+
 /** Gets the type of `n` used for type pruning. */
 DataFlowType getNodeType(Node n) { result = TTodoDataFlowType() and exists(n) }
 
diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index e98d4d2de62b8..45e2a541edad4 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ predicate compatibleTypes(DataFlowType t1, DataFlowType t2) { any() }
 
 predicate typeStrongerThan(DataFlowType t1, DataFlowType t2) { none() }
 
+predicate localMustFlowStep(Node node1, Node node2) { none() }
+
 /**
  * Gets the type of `node`.
  */
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index d0990b630637f..411cb1aadba4c 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -1525,6 +1525,8 @@ class DataFlowType extends TDataFlowType {
 
 predicate typeStrongerThan(DataFlowType t1, DataFlowType t2) { none() }
 
+predicate localMustFlowStep(Node node1, Node node2) { none() }
+
 /** Gets the type of `n` used for type pruning. */
 DataFlowType getNodeType(Node n) { result = TTodoDataFlowType() and exists(n) }
 
diff --git a/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index a84abfa2d7c5a..d71ca651877a5 100644
--- a/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/swift/ql/lib/codeql/swift/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -869,6 +869,8 @@ class DataFlowType extends TDataFlowType {
 
 predicate typeStrongerThan(DataFlowType t1, DataFlowType t2) { none() }
 
+predicate localMustFlowStep(Node node1, Node node2) { none() }
+
 /** Gets the type of `n` used for type pruning. */
 DataFlowType getNodeType(Node n) {
   any() // return the singleton DataFlowType until we support type pruning for Swift