diff --git a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TypeTracker.qll b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TypeTracker.qll
index 25521f5f1a58..fb3d7bf828f2 100644
--- a/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TypeTracker.qll
+++ b/python/ql/lib/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/TypeTracker.qll
@@ -235,17 +235,6 @@ private predicate stepProj(TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, StepSummary summary) {
   step(nodeFrom, _, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeFrom, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeTracker stepInlineLate(TypeTracker t, TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    stepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
-    result = t.append(summary) and
-    step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 private predicate smallstep(Node nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo, StepSummary summary) {
   smallstepNoCall(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
   or
@@ -257,17 +246,6 @@ private predicate smallstepProj(Node nodeFrom, StepSummary summary) {
   smallstep(nodeFrom, _, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeFrom, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeTracker smallstepInlineLate(TypeTracker t, Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    smallstepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
-    result = t.append(summary) and
-    smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 /**
  * Holds if `nodeFrom` is being written to the `content` of the object in `nodeTo`.
  *
@@ -501,9 +479,26 @@ class TypeTracker extends TTypeTracker {
    * Gets the summary that corresponds to having taken a forwards
    * heap and/or inter-procedural step from `nodeFrom` to `nodeTo`.
    */
-  pragma[inline]
+  bindingset[nodeFrom, this]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
   TypeTracker step(TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo) {
-    result = stepInlineLate(this, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      stepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
+      result = this.append(summary) and
+      step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
+  }
+
+  bindingset[nodeFrom, this]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
+  private TypeTracker smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      smallstepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
+      result = this.append(summary) and
+      smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -532,7 +527,7 @@ class TypeTracker extends TTypeTracker {
    */
   pragma[inline]
   TypeTracker smallstep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-    result = smallstepInlineLate(this, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    result = this.smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
     or
     simpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo) and
     result = this
@@ -552,34 +547,10 @@ private predicate backStepProj(TypeTrackingNode nodeTo, StepSummary summary) {
   step(_, nodeTo, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeTo, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeBackTracker backStepInlineLate(
-  TypeBackTracker t, TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo
-) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    backStepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
-    result = t.prepend(summary) and
-    step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 private predicate backSmallstepProj(TypeTrackingNode nodeTo, StepSummary summary) {
   smallstep(_, nodeTo, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeTo, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeBackTracker backSmallstepInlineLate(TypeBackTracker t, Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    backSmallstepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
-    result = t.prepend(summary) and
-    smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 /**
  * A summary of the steps needed to back-track a use of a value to a given dataflow node.
  *
@@ -661,9 +632,26 @@ class TypeBackTracker extends TTypeBackTracker {
    * Gets the summary that corresponds to having taken a backwards
    * heap and/or inter-procedural step from `nodeTo` to `nodeFrom`.
    */
-  pragma[inline]
+  bindingset[nodeTo, result]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
   TypeBackTracker step(TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo) {
-    this = backStepInlineLate(result, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      backStepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
+      this = result.prepend(summary) and
+      step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
+  }
+
+  bindingset[nodeTo, result]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
+  private TypeBackTracker smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      backSmallstepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
+      this = result.prepend(summary) and
+      smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -692,7 +680,7 @@ class TypeBackTracker extends TTypeBackTracker {
    */
   pragma[inline]
   TypeBackTracker smallstep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-    this = backSmallstepInlineLate(result, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    this = this.smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
     or
     simpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo) and
     this = result
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/Locations.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/Locations.qll
index 3a16bdec40d2..87198146d881 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/Locations.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/Locations.qll
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 
 import files.FileSystem
 
-bindingset[loc]
-pragma[inline_late]
-private string locationToString(Location loc) {
-  exists(string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn |
-    loc.hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn) and
-    result = filepath + "@" + startline + ":" + startcolumn + ":" + endline + ":" + endcolumn
-  )
-}
-
 /**
  * A location as given by a file, a start line, a start column,
  * an end line, and an end column.
@@ -37,8 +28,14 @@ class Location extends @location_default {
   int getNumLines() { result = this.getEndLine() - this.getStartLine() + 1 }
 
   /** Gets a textual representation of this element. */
-  pragma[inline]
-  string toString() { result = locationToString(this) }
+  bindingset[this]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  string toString() {
+    exists(string filepath, int startline, int startcolumn, int endline, int endcolumn |
+      this.hasLocationInfo(filepath, startline, startcolumn, endline, endcolumn) and
+      result = filepath + "@" + startline + ":" + startcolumn + ":" + endline + ":" + endcolumn
+    )
+  }
 
   /**
    * Holds if this element is at the specified location.
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTracker.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTracker.qll
index 25521f5f1a58..fb3d7bf828f2 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTracker.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTracker.qll
@@ -235,17 +235,6 @@ private predicate stepProj(TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, StepSummary summary) {
   step(nodeFrom, _, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeFrom, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeTracker stepInlineLate(TypeTracker t, TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    stepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
-    result = t.append(summary) and
-    step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 private predicate smallstep(Node nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo, StepSummary summary) {
   smallstepNoCall(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
   or
@@ -257,17 +246,6 @@ private predicate smallstepProj(Node nodeFrom, StepSummary summary) {
   smallstep(nodeFrom, _, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeFrom, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeTracker smallstepInlineLate(TypeTracker t, Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    smallstepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
-    result = t.append(summary) and
-    smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 /**
  * Holds if `nodeFrom` is being written to the `content` of the object in `nodeTo`.
  *
@@ -501,9 +479,26 @@ class TypeTracker extends TTypeTracker {
    * Gets the summary that corresponds to having taken a forwards
    * heap and/or inter-procedural step from `nodeFrom` to `nodeTo`.
    */
-  pragma[inline]
+  bindingset[nodeFrom, this]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
   TypeTracker step(TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo) {
-    result = stepInlineLate(this, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      stepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
+      result = this.append(summary) and
+      step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
+  }
+
+  bindingset[nodeFrom, this]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
+  private TypeTracker smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      smallstepProj(nodeFrom, summary) and
+      result = this.append(summary) and
+      smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -532,7 +527,7 @@ class TypeTracker extends TTypeTracker {
    */
   pragma[inline]
   TypeTracker smallstep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-    result = smallstepInlineLate(this, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    result = this.smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
     or
     simpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo) and
     result = this
@@ -552,34 +547,10 @@ private predicate backStepProj(TypeTrackingNode nodeTo, StepSummary summary) {
   step(_, nodeTo, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeTo, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeBackTracker backStepInlineLate(
-  TypeBackTracker t, TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo
-) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    backStepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
-    result = t.prepend(summary) and
-    step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 private predicate backSmallstepProj(TypeTrackingNode nodeTo, StepSummary summary) {
   smallstep(_, nodeTo, summary)
 }
 
-bindingset[nodeTo, t]
-pragma[inline_late]
-pragma[noopt]
-private TypeBackTracker backSmallstepInlineLate(TypeBackTracker t, Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-  exists(StepSummary summary |
-    backSmallstepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
-    result = t.prepend(summary) and
-    smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
-  )
-}
-
 /**
  * A summary of the steps needed to back-track a use of a value to a given dataflow node.
  *
@@ -661,9 +632,26 @@ class TypeBackTracker extends TTypeBackTracker {
    * Gets the summary that corresponds to having taken a backwards
    * heap and/or inter-procedural step from `nodeTo` to `nodeFrom`.
    */
-  pragma[inline]
+  bindingset[nodeTo, result]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
   TypeBackTracker step(TypeTrackingNode nodeFrom, TypeTrackingNode nodeTo) {
-    this = backStepInlineLate(result, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      backStepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
+      this = result.prepend(summary) and
+      step(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
+  }
+
+  bindingset[nodeTo, result]
+  pragma[inline_late]
+  pragma[noopt]
+  private TypeBackTracker smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
+    exists(StepSummary summary |
+      backSmallstepProj(nodeTo, summary) and
+      this = result.prepend(summary) and
+      smallstep(nodeFrom, nodeTo, summary)
+    )
   }
 
   /**
@@ -692,7 +680,7 @@ class TypeBackTracker extends TTypeBackTracker {
    */
   pragma[inline]
   TypeBackTracker smallstep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
-    this = backSmallstepInlineLate(result, nodeFrom, nodeTo)
+    this = this.smallstepNoSimpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo)
     or
     simpleLocalFlowStep(nodeFrom, nodeTo) and
     this = result