diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/Statement.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/Statement.qll
index b97dfb4e626ee..24e18fe4c362d 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/Statement.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/Statement.qll
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ private import codeql.ruby.controlflow.internal.ControlFlowGraphImpl as CfgImpl
  */
 class Stmt extends AstNode, TStmt {
   /** Gets a control-flow node for this statement, if any. */
-  CfgNodes::AstCfgNode getAControlFlowNode() { result.getNode() = this }
+  CfgNodes::AstCfgNode getAControlFlowNode() { result.getAstNode() = this }
 
   /** Gets a control-flow entry node for this statement, if any */
   AstNode getAControlFlowEntryNode() { result = CfgImpl::getAControlFlowEntryNode(this) }
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/internal/Constant.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/internal/Constant.qll
index d68a5582e1771..c18474df099ac 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/internal/Constant.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/ast/internal/Constant.qll
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ private module Propagation {
         any(StringComponentCfgNode c |
           isString(c, result)
           or
-          result = c.getNode().(StringComponentImpl).getValue()
+          result = c.getAstNode().(StringComponentImpl).getValue()
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/BasicBlocks.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/BasicBlocks.qll
index 317cdd9e2e3cc..350f07a431a78 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/BasicBlocks.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/BasicBlocks.qll
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ private module JoinBlockPredecessors {
   private predicate idOf(Ruby::AstNode x, int y) = equivalenceRelation(id/2)(x, y)
 
   int getId(JoinBlockPredecessor jbp) {
-    idOf(toGeneratedInclSynth(jbp.getFirstNode().(AstCfgNode).getNode()), result)
+    idOf(toGeneratedInclSynth(jbp.getFirstNode().(AstCfgNode).getAstNode()), result)
     or
     idOf(toGeneratedInclSynth(jbp.(EntryBasicBlock).getScope()), result)
   }
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/CfgNodes.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/CfgNodes.qll
index 768e9c90a5910..1a8c6bcc60790 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/CfgNodes.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/CfgNodes.qll
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ExprCfgNode extends AstCfgNode {
 
   Expr e;
 
-  ExprCfgNode() { e = this.getNode() }
+  ExprCfgNode() { e = this.getAstNode() }
 
   /** Gets the underlying expression. */
   Expr getExpr() { result = e }
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ class ReturningCfgNode extends AstCfgNode {
 
   ReturningStmt s;
 
-  ReturningCfgNode() { s = this.getNode() }
+  ReturningCfgNode() { s = this.getAstNode() }
 
   /** Gets the node of the returned value, if any. */
   ExprCfgNode getReturnedValueNode() {
     result = this.getAPredecessor() and
-    result.getNode() = s.getValue()
+    result.getAstNode() = s.getValue()
   }
 }
 
@@ -74,17 +74,19 @@ class ReturningCfgNode extends AstCfgNode {
 class StringComponentCfgNode extends AstCfgNode {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "StringComponentCfgNode" }
 
-  StringComponentCfgNode() { this.getNode() instanceof StringComponent }
+  StringComponentCfgNode() { this.getAstNode() instanceof StringComponent }
 
   /** Gets the constant value of this string component. */
-  ConstantValue getConstantValue() { result = this.getNode().(StringComponent).getConstantValue() }
+  ConstantValue getConstantValue() {
+    result = this.getAstNode().(StringComponent).getConstantValue()
+  }
 }
 
 /** A control-flow node that wraps a `RegExpComponent` AST expression. */
 class RegExpComponentCfgNode extends StringComponentCfgNode {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "RegExpComponentCfgNode" }
 
-  RegExpComponentCfgNode() { this.getNode() instanceof RegExpComponent }
+  RegExpComponentCfgNode() { this.getAstNode() instanceof RegExpComponent }
 }
 
 private AstNode desugar(AstNode n) {
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ abstract private class ChildMapping extends AstNode {
   cached
   predicate hasCfgChild(AstNode child, CfgNode cfn, CfgNode cfnChild) {
     this.reachesBasicBlock(child, cfn, cfnChild.getBasicBlock()) and
-    cfnChild.getNode() = desugar(child)
+    cfnChild.getAstNode() = desugar(child)
   }
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ abstract private class ExprChildMapping extends Expr, ChildMapping {
     exists(BasicBlock mid |
       this.reachesBasicBlock(child, cfn, mid) and
       bb = mid.getAPredecessor() and
-      not mid.getANode().getNode() = child
+      not mid.getANode().getAstNode() = child
     )
   }
 }
@@ -148,13 +150,13 @@ abstract private class NonExprChildMapping extends ChildMapping {
   pragma[nomagic]
   override predicate reachesBasicBlock(AstNode child, CfgNode cfn, BasicBlock bb) {
     this.relevantChild(child) and
-    cfn.getNode() = this and
+    cfn.getAstNode() = this and
     bb.getANode() = cfn
     or
     exists(BasicBlock mid |
       this.reachesBasicBlock(child, cfn, mid) and
       bb = mid.getASuccessor() and
-      not mid.getANode().getNode() = child
+      not mid.getANode().getAstNode() = child
     )
   }
 }
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ module ExprNodes {
   class InClauseCfgNode extends AstCfgNode {
     private InClauseChildMapping e;
 
-    InClauseCfgNode() { e = this.getNode() }
+    InClauseCfgNode() { e = this.getAstNode() }
 
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "InClauseCfgNode" }
 
@@ -400,28 +402,28 @@ module ExprNodes {
     predicate patternReachesBasicBlock(int i, CfgNode cfnPattern, BasicBlock bb) {
       exists(Expr pattern |
         pattern = this.getPattern(i) and
-        cfnPattern.getNode() = pattern and
+        cfnPattern.getAstNode() = pattern and
         bb.getANode() = cfnPattern
       )
       or
       exists(BasicBlock mid |
         this.patternReachesBasicBlock(i, cfnPattern, mid) and
         bb = mid.getASuccessor() and
-        not mid.getANode().getNode() = this
+        not mid.getANode().getAstNode() = this
       )
     }
 
     predicate bodyReachesBasicBlock(CfgNode cfnBody, BasicBlock bb) {
       exists(Stmt body |
         body = this.getBody() and
-        cfnBody.getNode() = body and
+        cfnBody.getAstNode() = body and
         bb.getANode() = cfnBody
       )
       or
       exists(BasicBlock mid |
         this.bodyReachesBasicBlock(cfnBody, mid) and
         bb = mid.getAPredecessor() and
-        not mid.getANode().getNode() = this
+        not mid.getANode().getAstNode() = this
       )
     }
   }
@@ -430,19 +432,19 @@ module ExprNodes {
   class WhenClauseCfgNode extends AstCfgNode {
     private WhenClauseChildMapping e;
 
-    WhenClauseCfgNode() { e = this.getNode() }
+    WhenClauseCfgNode() { e = this.getAstNode() }
 
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "WhenClauseCfgNode" }
 
     /** Gets the body of this `when`-clause. */
     final ExprCfgNode getBody() {
-      result.getNode() = desugar(e.getBody()) and
+      result.getAstNode() = desugar(e.getBody()) and
       e.bodyReachesBasicBlock(result, this.getBasicBlock())
     }
 
     /** Gets the `i`th pattern this `when`-clause. */
     final ExprCfgNode getPattern(int i) {
-      result.getNode() = desugar(e.getPattern(i)) and
+      result.getAstNode() = desugar(e.getPattern(i)) and
       e.patternReachesBasicBlock(i, result, this.getBasicBlock())
     }
   }
@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ module ExprNodes {
   class CasePatternCfgNode extends AstCfgNode {
     CasePattern e;
 
-    CasePatternCfgNode() { e = this.getNode() }
+    CasePatternCfgNode() { e = this.getAstNode() }
 
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "CasePatternCfgNode" }
   }
@@ -815,7 +817,7 @@ module ExprNodes {
 
   /** A control-flow node that wraps an `InstanceVariableReadAccess` AST expression. */
   class InstanceVariableReadAccessCfgNode extends InstanceVariableAccessCfgNode {
-    InstanceVariableReadAccessCfgNode() { this.getNode() instanceof InstanceVariableReadAccess }
+    InstanceVariableReadAccessCfgNode() { this.getAstNode() instanceof InstanceVariableReadAccess }
 
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "InstanceVariableReadAccessCfgNode" }
 
@@ -824,7 +826,9 @@ module ExprNodes {
 
   /** A control-flow node that wraps an `InstanceVariableWriteAccess` AST expression. */
   class InstanceVariableWriteAccessCfgNode extends InstanceVariableAccessCfgNode {
-    InstanceVariableWriteAccessCfgNode() { this.getNode() instanceof InstanceVariableWriteAccess }
+    InstanceVariableWriteAccessCfgNode() {
+      this.getAstNode() instanceof InstanceVariableWriteAccess
+    }
 
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "InstanceVariableWriteAccessCfgNode" }
 
@@ -835,7 +839,9 @@ module ExprNodes {
   class StringInterpolationComponentCfgNode extends StringComponentCfgNode, StmtSequenceCfgNode {
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "StringInterpolationComponentCfgNode" }
 
-    StringInterpolationComponentCfgNode() { this.getNode() instanceof StringInterpolationComponent }
+    StringInterpolationComponentCfgNode() {
+      this.getAstNode() instanceof StringInterpolationComponent
+    }
 
     final override ConstantValue getConstantValue() {
       result = StmtSequenceCfgNode.super.getConstantValue()
@@ -846,7 +852,9 @@ module ExprNodes {
   class RegExpInterpolationComponentCfgNode extends RegExpComponentCfgNode, StmtSequenceCfgNode {
     override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "RegExpInterpolationComponentCfgNode" }
 
-    RegExpInterpolationComponentCfgNode() { this.getNode() instanceof RegExpInterpolationComponent }
+    RegExpInterpolationComponentCfgNode() {
+      this.getAstNode() instanceof RegExpInterpolationComponent
+    }
 
     final override ConstantValue getConstantValue() {
       result = StmtSequenceCfgNode.super.getConstantValue()
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/ControlFlowGraph.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/ControlFlowGraph.qll
index 39338b545e08f..9a386369e9198 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/ControlFlowGraph.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/controlflow/ControlFlowGraph.qll
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class CfgNode extends CfgImpl::Node {
   /** Gets the file of this control flow node. */
   final File getFile() { result = this.getLocation().getFile() }
 
+  /** DEPRECATED: Use `getAstNode` instead. */
+  deprecated AstNode getNode() { result = this.getAstNode() }
+
   /** Gets a successor node of a given type, if any. */
   final CfgNode getASuccessor(SuccessorType t) { result = super.getASuccessor(t) }
 
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
index 7408412aa9188..e020f17e8c727 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowDispatch.qll
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ private predicate selfInToplevel(SelfVariable self, Module m) {
 private predicate asModulePattern(SsaDefinitionExtNode def, Module m) {
   exists(AsPattern ap |
     m = resolveConstantReadAccess(ap.getPattern()) and
-    def.getDefinitionExt().(Ssa::WriteDefinition).getWriteAccess().getNode() =
+    def.getDefinitionExt().(Ssa::WriteDefinition).getWriteAccess().getAstNode() =
       ap.getVariableAccess()
   )
 }
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index f8469e99a23a4..6bf7058bec7fd 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ module LocalFlow {
   /** Gets the SSA definition node corresponding to parameter `p`. */
   SsaDefinitionExtNode getParameterDefNode(NamedParameter p) {
     exists(BasicBlock bb, int i |
-      bb.getNode(i).getNode() = p.getDefiningAccess() and
+      bb.getNode(i).getAstNode() = p.getDefiningAccess() and
       result.getDefinitionExt().definesAt(_, bb, i, _)
     )
   }
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ module LocalFlow {
     exists(CfgNodes::ExprCfgNode exprTo, ReturningStatementNode n |
       nodeFrom = n and
       exprTo = nodeTo.asExpr() and
-      n.getReturningNode().getNode() instanceof BreakStmt and
-      exprTo.getNode() instanceof Loop and
+      n.getReturningNode().getAstNode() instanceof BreakStmt and
+      exprTo.getAstNode() instanceof Loop and
       nodeTo.asExpr().getAPredecessor(any(SuccessorTypes::BreakSuccessor s)) = n.getReturningNode()
     )
     or
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ abstract class SourceReturnNode extends ReturnNode {
 private module ReturnNodes {
   private predicate isValid(CfgNodes::ReturningCfgNode node) {
     exists(ReturningStmt stmt, Callable scope |
-      stmt = node.getNode() and
+      stmt = node.getAstNode() and
       scope = node.getScope()
     |
       stmt instanceof ReturnStmt and
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ private module ReturnNodes {
     }
 
     override ReturnKind getKindSource() {
-      if n.getNode() instanceof BreakStmt
+      if n.getAstNode() instanceof BreakStmt
       then result instanceof BreakReturnKind
       else
         exists(CfgScope scope | scope = this.getCfgScope() |
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll
index ca31135fb460d..9502f04a7eb64 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/dataflow/internal/SsaImpl.qll
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ private module SsaInput implements SsaImplCommon::InputSig {
         i = 0
         or
         // ...or a class or module block.
-        bb.getNode(i).getNode() = scope.(ModuleBase).getAControlFlowEntryNode() and
+        bb.getNode(i).getAstNode() = scope.(ModuleBase).getAControlFlowEntryNode() and
         not scope instanceof Toplevel // handled by case above
       )
       or
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ private predicate namespaceSelfExitRead(Cfg::AnnotatedExitBasicBlock bb, int i,
     v.getDeclaringScope() = ns and
     last = ControlFlowGraphImpl::getAControlFlowExitNode(ns) and
     if last = ns
-    then bb.getNode(i).getAPredecessor().getNode() = last
-    else bb.getNode(i).getNode() = last
+    then bb.getNode(i).getAPredecessor().getAstNode() = last
+    else bb.getNode(i).getAstNode() = last
   )
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private predicate capturedCallRead(CallCfgNode call, Cfg::BasicBlock bb, int i,
 private predicate variableReadActual(Cfg::BasicBlock bb, int i, LocalVariable v) {
   exists(VariableReadAccess read |
     read.getVariable() = v and
-    read = bb.getNode(i).getNode()
+    read = bb.getNode(i).getAstNode()
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/ActiveRecord.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/ActiveRecord.qll
index fcca078f933f0..731572894058c 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/ActiveRecord.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/frameworks/ActiveRecord.qll
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class PotentiallyUnsafeSqlExecutingMethodCall extends ActiveRecordModelClassMeth
 class ActiveRecordSqlExecutionRange extends SqlExecution::Range {
   ActiveRecordSqlExecutionRange() {
     exists(PotentiallyUnsafeSqlExecutingMethodCall mc |
-      this.asExpr().getNode() = mc.getSqlFragmentSinkArgument()
+      this.asExpr().getAstNode() = mc.getSqlFragmentSinkArgument()
     )
     or
     this = activeRecordConnectionInstance().getAMethodCall("execute").getArgument(0) and
diff --git a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll
index d14c182d12731..256d15212d018 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll
+++ b/ruby/ql/lib/codeql/ruby/typetracking/TypeTrackerSpecific.qll
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ predicate returnStep(Node nodeFrom, Node nodeTo) {
     // deliberately do not include `getInitializeTarget`, since calls to `new` should not
     // get the return value from `initialize`. Any fields being set in the initializer
     // will reach all reads via `callStep` and `localFieldStep`.
-    nodeTo.asExpr().getNode() = call.getNode()
+    nodeTo.asExpr().getAstNode() = call.getAstNode()
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/experimental/performance/UseDetect.ql b/ruby/ql/src/experimental/performance/UseDetect.ql
index c58b544b97625..56ab99ae40563 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/experimental/performance/UseDetect.ql
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/experimental/performance/UseDetect.ql
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ class EndCall extends MethodCall {
 }
 
 Expr getUniqueRead(Expr e) {
-  forex(CfgNode eNode | eNode.getNode() = e |
+  forex(CfgNode eNode | eNode.getAstNode() = e |
     exists(Ssa::WriteDefinition def |
       def.assigns(eNode) and
       strictcount(def.getARead()) = 1 and
       not def = any(Ssa::PhiNode phi).getAnInput() and
-      def.getARead().getNode() = result
+      def.getARead().getAstNode() = result
     )
   )
 }
diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/queries/analysis/Definitions.ql b/ruby/ql/src/queries/analysis/Definitions.ql
index 5193111891235..a1a0d6b258b33 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/queries/analysis/Definitions.ql
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/queries/analysis/Definitions.ql
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ newtype DefLoc =
   /** A local variable. */
   LocalVariableLoc(VariableReadAccess read, VariableWriteAccess write) {
     exists(Ssa::WriteDefinition w |
-      write = w.getWriteAccess().getNode() and
+      write = w.getWriteAccess().getAstNode() and
       read = w.getARead().getExpr() and
       not read.isSynthesized()
     )
diff --git a/shared/controlflow/codeql/controlflow/Cfg.qll b/shared/controlflow/codeql/controlflow/Cfg.qll
index 6592db760fc49..592e4c9a4ec0c 100644
--- a/shared/controlflow/codeql/controlflow/Cfg.qll
+++ b/shared/controlflow/codeql/controlflow/Cfg.qll
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ module Make<LocationSig Location, InputSig<Location> Input> {
     abstract string toString();
 
     /** Gets the AST node that this node corresponds to, if any. */
-    abstract AstNode getNode();
+    abstract AstNode getAstNode();
 
     /** Gets the location of this control flow node. */
     abstract Location getLocation();
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ module Make<LocationSig Location, InputSig<Location> Input> {
 
     EntryNodeImpl() { this = TEntryNode(scope) }
 
-    final override AstNode getNode() { none() }
+    final override AstNode getAstNode() { none() }
 
     final override Location getLocation() { result = scope.getLocation() }
 
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ module Make<LocationSig Location, InputSig<Location> Input> {
     /** Holds if this node represent a normal exit. */
     final predicate isNormal() { normal = true }
 
-    final override AstNode getNode() { none() }
+    final override AstNode getAstNode() { none() }
 
     final override Location getLocation() { result = scope.getLocation() }
 
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ module Make<LocationSig Location, InputSig<Location> Input> {
 
     ExitNodeImpl() { this = TExitNode(scope) }
 
-    final override AstNode getNode() { none() }
+    final override AstNode getAstNode() { none() }
 
     final override Location getLocation() { result = scope.getLocation() }
 
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ module Make<LocationSig Location, InputSig<Location> Input> {
 
     AstCfgNodeImpl() { this = TAstNode(_, n, splits) }
 
-    final override AstNode getNode() { result = n }
+    final override AstNode getAstNode() { result = n }
 
     override Location getLocation() { result = n.getLocation() }