diff --git a/rust/ql/src/queries/diagnostics/MissingElements.ql b/rust/ql/src/queries/diagnostics/MissingElements.ql
index a6ca358fb55e..ed82d0bcbeaa 100644
--- a/rust/ql/src/queries/diagnostics/MissingElements.ql
+++ b/rust/ql/src/queries/diagnostics/MissingElements.ql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * @name Missing Elements
- * @description List all elements that weren't extracted due to unimplemented features or parse errors.
+ * @description List all elements in the source code directory that weren't extracted due to unimplemented features or parse errors.
  * @id rust/diagnostics/missing-elements
  */
 
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ Location getUnimplementedLocation(Unimplemented node) {
   result instanceof EmptyLocation
 }
 
-/**
- * Gets `l.toString()`, but with any locations outside of the source location prefix cleaned up.
- */
-bindingset[l]
-string cleanLocationString(Location l) {
-  if exists(l.getFile().getRelativePath()) or l instanceof EmptyLocation
-  then result = l.toString()
-  else l.getFile().getParentContainer().getAbsolutePath() + result = l.toString() // remove the directory from the string
-}
-
 /**
  * Gets a string along the lines of " (x2)", corresponding to the number `i`. For `i = 1`, the result is the empty string.
  */
@@ -39,7 +29,11 @@ string multipleString(int i) {
 query predicate listUnimplemented(string location, string msg) {
   // something that is not extracted yet
   exists(int c |
-    c = strictcount(Unimplemented n | cleanLocationString(getUnimplementedLocation(n)) = location) and
+    c =
+      strictcount(Unimplemented n |
+        exists(getUnimplementedLocation(n).getFile().getRelativePath()) and
+        getUnimplementedLocation(n).toString() = location
+      ) and
     msg = "Not yet implemented" + multipleString(c) + "."
   )
 }
@@ -47,7 +41,10 @@ query predicate listUnimplemented(string location, string msg) {
 query predicate listMissingExpr(string location, string msg) {
   // gaps in the AST due to parse errors
   exists(int c |
-    c = strictcount(MissingExpr e | cleanLocationString(e.getLocation()) = location) and
+    c =
+      strictcount(MissingExpr e |
+        exists(e.getFile().getRelativePath()) and e.getLocation().toString() = location
+      ) and
     msg = "Missing expression" + multipleString(c) + "."
   )
 }
@@ -55,7 +52,10 @@ query predicate listMissingExpr(string location, string msg) {
 query predicate listMissingPat(string location, string msg) {
   // gaps in the AST due to parse errors
   exists(int c |
-    c = strictcount(MissingPat p | cleanLocationString(p.getLocation()) = location) and
+    c =
+      strictcount(MissingPat p |
+        exists(p.getFile().getRelativePath()) and p.getLocation().toString() = location
+      ) and
     msg = "Missing pattern" + multipleString(c) + "."
   )
 }
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/query-tests/diagnostics/MissingElements.expected b/rust/ql/test/query-tests/diagnostics/MissingElements.expected
index 064a9fe1a0d8..fe3f2bce17bb 100644
--- a/rust/ql/test/query-tests/diagnostics/MissingElements.expected
+++ b/rust/ql/test/query-tests/diagnostics/MissingElements.expected
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 listUnimplemented
-| @0:0:0:0 | Not yet implemented (x20). |
 | does_not_compile.rs@2:2:2:5 | Not yet implemented. |
 | does_not_compile.rs@2:7:2:8 | Not yet implemented. |
 | does_not_compile.rs@2:10:2:12 | Not yet implemented. |