diff --git a/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.ml b/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.ml
index 4d5094036..9ac9c0f09 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.ml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ type t =
   ; ret_type: Typ.t  (** return type *) }
 [@@deriving compare]
 
-let default proc_name =
+let default translation_unit proc_name =
   { access= PredSymb.Default
   ; captured= []
   ; did_preanalysis= false
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ let default proc_name =
   ; is_variadic= false
   ; clang_method_kind= C_FUNCTION
   ; loc= Location.dummy
-  ; translation_unit= SourceFile.invalid __FILE__
+  ; translation_unit
   ; locals= []
   ; method_annotation= Annot.Method.empty
   ; objc_accessor= None
@@ -175,10 +175,12 @@ let pp f
      ; proc_flags
      ; proc_name
      ; ret_type }[@warning "+9"]) =
-  let default = default proc_name in
+  let default = default translation_unit proc_name in
   let pp_bool_default ~default title b f () =
     if not (Bool.equal default b) then F.fprintf f "; %s= %b@," title b
   in
+  F.fprintf f "@[<v>{ proc_name= %a@,; translation_unit= %a@," Typ.Procname.pp proc_name
+    SourceFile.pp translation_unit ;
   if not (PredSymb.equal_access default.access access) then
     F.fprintf f "; access= %a@," (Pp.to_string ~f:PredSymb.string_of_access) access ;
   if not ([%compare.equal : (Mangled.t * Typ.t) list] default.captured captured) then
@@ -223,8 +225,6 @@ let pp f
       (Pp.to_string ~f:string_of_clang_method_kind)
       clang_method_kind ;
   if not (Location.equal default.loc loc) then F.fprintf f "; loc= %a@," Location.pp loc ;
-  if not ([%compare.equal : SourceFile.t] default.translation_unit translation_unit) then
-    F.fprintf f "; translation_unit= %a@," SourceFile.pp translation_unit ;
   if not ([%compare.equal : var_data list] default.locals locals) then
     F.fprintf f "; locals= [@[%a@]]@,"
       (Pp.semicolon_seq ~print_env:Pp.text_break pp_var_data)
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.mli b/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.mli
index 8d87fa7f7..4b7fb2250 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/ProcAttributes.mli
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type t =
   ; is_variadic: bool  (** the procedure is variadic, only supported for Clang procedures *)
   ; clang_method_kind: clang_method_kind  (** the kind of method the procedure is *)
   ; loc: Location.t  (** location of this procedure in the source code *)
-  ; translation_unit: SourceFile.t  (** translation unit to which the procedure belongs *)
+  ; translation_unit: SourceFile.t  (** source file where the procedure was captured *)
   ; mutable locals: var_data list  (** name, type and attributes of local variables *)
   ; method_annotation: Annot.Method.t  (** annotations for all methods *)
   ; objc_accessor: objc_accessor_type option  (** type of ObjC accessor, if any *)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type t =
   ; ret_type: Typ.t  (** return type *) }
 [@@deriving compare]
 
-val default : Typ.Procname.t -> t
+val default : SourceFile.t -> Typ.Procname.t -> t
 (** Create a proc_attributes with default values. *)
 
 val pp : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/Summary.ml b/infer/src/backend/Summary.ml
index c76dfd76c..a18a01995 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/Summary.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/Summary.ml
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ let init_summary proc_desc =
 
 
 let dummy =
-  let dummy_attributes = ProcAttributes.default Typ.Procname.empty_block in
+  let dummy_attributes =
+    ProcAttributes.default (SourceFile.invalid __FILE__) Typ.Procname.empty_block
+  in
   let dummy_proc_desc = Procdesc.from_proc_attributes dummy_attributes in
   init_summary dummy_proc_desc
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_decl.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_decl.ml
index 75b42dfed..8be6173eb 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_decl.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_decl.ml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module CFrontend_decl_funct (T : CModule_type.CTranslation) : CModule_type.CFron
     let recover () =
       Typ.Procname.Hash.remove cfg procname ;
       let method_kind = ms.CMethodSignature.method_kind in
-      CMethod_trans.create_external_procdesc cfg procname method_kind None
+      CMethod_trans.create_external_procdesc trans_unit_ctx cfg procname method_kind None
     in
     let pp_context fmt () =
       F.fprintf fmt "Aborting translation of method '%a' in file '%a'" Typ.Procname.pp procname
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml b/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml
index 5ca35dc65..1048a2f56 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ let create_local_procdesc ?(set_objc_accessor_attr= false) trans_unit_ctx cfg te
     let translation_unit = trans_unit_ctx.CFrontend_config.source_file in
     let procdesc =
       let proc_attributes =
-        { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name) with
+        { (ProcAttributes.default translation_unit proc_name) with
           ProcAttributes.captured= captured_mangled
         ; formals
         ; const_formals
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ let create_local_procdesc ?(set_objc_accessor_attr= false) trans_unit_ctx cfg te
         ; loc= loc_start
         ; clang_method_kind
         ; objc_accessor= objc_property_accessor
-        ; translation_unit
         ; method_annotation
         ; ret_type }
       in
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ let create_local_procdesc ?(set_objc_accessor_attr= false) trans_unit_ctx cfg te
 
 
 (** Create a procdesc for objc methods whose signature cannot be found. *)
-let create_external_procdesc cfg proc_name clang_method_kind type_opt =
+let create_external_procdesc trans_unit_ctx cfg proc_name clang_method_kind type_opt =
   if not (Typ.Procname.Hash.mem cfg proc_name) then
     let ret_type, formals =
       match type_opt with
@@ -312,7 +311,8 @@ let create_external_procdesc cfg proc_name clang_method_kind type_opt =
           (Typ.mk Typ.Tvoid, [])
     in
     let proc_attributes =
-      {(ProcAttributes.default proc_name) with ProcAttributes.formals; clang_method_kind; ret_type}
+      { (ProcAttributes.default trans_unit_ctx.CFrontend_config.source_file proc_name) with
+        ProcAttributes.formals; clang_method_kind; ret_type }
     in
     ignore (Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg proc_attributes)
 
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ let create_procdesc_with_pointer context pointer class_name_opt name =
             ( CType_decl.CProcname.NoAstDecl.c_function_of_string context.tenv name
             , ProcAttributes.C_FUNCTION )
       in
-      create_external_procdesc context.cfg callee_name method_kind None ;
+      create_external_procdesc context.translation_unit_context context.cfg callee_name method_kind
+        None ;
       callee_name
 
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.mli b/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.mli
index 20fe9f84c..731a88ea9 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.mli
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ val create_local_procdesc :
   -> CMethodSignature.t -> Clang_ast_t.stmt list -> (Pvar.t * Typ.t) list -> bool
 
 val create_external_procdesc :
-  Cfg.t -> Typ.Procname.t -> ProcAttributes.clang_method_kind -> (Typ.t * Typ.t list) option
-  -> unit
+  CFrontend_config.translation_unit_context -> Cfg.t -> Typ.Procname.t
+  -> ProcAttributes.clang_method_kind -> (Typ.t * Typ.t list) option -> unit
 
 val get_objc_method_data :
   Clang_ast_t.obj_c_message_expr_info -> string * Clang_ast_t.pointer option * method_call_type
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
index 4b2e6d22d..1bb2e9051 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ module CTrans_funct (F : CModule_type.CFrontend) : CModule_type.CTranslation = s
           (proc_name, CMethod_trans.MCNoVirtual)
         else (proc_name, mc_type)
     | _ ->
-        CMethod_trans.create_external_procdesc context.cfg proc_name method_kind None ;
+        CMethod_trans.create_external_procdesc context.translation_unit_context context.cfg
+          proc_name method_kind None ;
         (proc_name, mc_type)
 
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTrans_utils.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTrans_utils.ml
index 2ac72a414..de796c3a6 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTrans_utils.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTrans_utils.ml
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ let objc_new_trans trans_state ~alloc_builtin loc stmt_info cls_name function_ty
     CType_decl.CProcname.NoAstDecl.objc_method_of_string_kind cls_name CFrontend_config.init
       Typ.Procname.ObjC_Cpp.ObjCInstanceMethod
   in
-  CMethod_trans.create_external_procdesc trans_state.context.CContext.cfg pname method_kind None ;
+  CMethod_trans.create_external_procdesc trans_state.context.CContext.translation_unit_context
+    trans_state.context.CContext.cfg pname method_kind None ;
   let args = [(alloc_ret_exp, alloc_ret_type)] in
   let ret_id_typ = (init_ret_id, alloc_ret_type) in
   let init_stmt_call =
diff --git a/infer/src/eradicate/typeCheck.ml b/infer/src/eradicate/typeCheck.ml
index f08480e75..85f1f4ee4 100644
--- a/infer/src/eradicate/typeCheck.ml
+++ b/infer/src/eradicate/typeCheck.ml
@@ -552,7 +552,8 @@ let typecheck_instr tenv ext calls_this checks (node: Procdesc.Node.t) idenv get
             in
             let ret_type = Typ.Procname.Java.get_return_typ callee_pname_java in
             let proc_attributes =
-              {(ProcAttributes.default callee_pname) with ProcAttributes.formals; ret_type}
+              { (ProcAttributes.default (SourceFile.invalid __FILE__) callee_pname) with
+                ProcAttributes.formals; ret_type }
             in
             proc_attributes
       in
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml b/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml
index 59946cdd9..44a28b240 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml
@@ -301,8 +301,11 @@ let create_callee_attributes tenv program cn ms procname =
             , List.map ~f:JBasics.cn_name cm.Javalib.cm_exceptions
             , false )
       in
+      (* getting the correct path to the source is cumbersome to do here, and nothing uses this data
+         yet so ignore this issue *)
+      let translation_unit = SourceFile.invalid __FILE__ in
       Some
-        { (ProcAttributes.default procname) with
+        { (ProcAttributes.default translation_unit procname) with
           ProcAttributes.access; exceptions; method_annotation; formals; ret_type; is_abstract }
     with Caml.Not_found -> None
   in
@@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ let create_am_procdesc source_file program icfg am proc_name : Procdesc.t =
   let method_annotation = JAnnotation.translate_method am.Javalib.am_annotations in
   let procdesc =
     let proc_attributes =
-      { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name) with
+      { (ProcAttributes.default source_file proc_name) with
         ProcAttributes.access= trans_access am.Javalib.am_access
       ; exceptions= List.map ~f:JBasics.cn_name am.Javalib.am_exceptions
       ; formals
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ let create_native_procdesc source_file program icfg cm proc_name =
   let method_annotation = JAnnotation.translate_method cm.Javalib.cm_annotations in
   let procdesc =
     let proc_attributes =
-      { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name) with
+      { (ProcAttributes.default source_file proc_name) with
         ProcAttributes.access= trans_access cm.Javalib.cm_access
       ; exceptions= List.map ~f:JBasics.cn_name cm.Javalib.cm_exceptions
       ; formals
@@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ let create_empty_procdesc source_file program linereader icfg cm proc_name =
   let formals = formals_from_signature program tenv cn ms (JTransType.get_method_kind m) in
   let method_annotation = JAnnotation.translate_method cm.Javalib.cm_annotations in
   let proc_attributes =
-    { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name) with
+    { (ProcAttributes.default source_file proc_name) with
       ProcAttributes.access= trans_access cm.Javalib.cm_access
     ; exceptions= List.map ~f:JBasics.cn_name cm.Javalib.cm_exceptions
     ; formals
@@ -417,7 +420,7 @@ let create_cm_procdesc source_file program linereader icfg cm proc_name =
     in
     let method_annotation = JAnnotation.translate_method cm.Javalib.cm_annotations in
     let proc_attributes =
-      { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name) with
+      { (ProcAttributes.default source_file proc_name) with
         ProcAttributes.access= trans_access cm.Javalib.cm_access
       ; exceptions= List.map ~f:JBasics.cn_name cm.Javalib.cm_exceptions
       ; formals
diff --git a/infer/src/unit/analyzerTester.ml b/infer/src/unit/analyzerTester.ml
index 3ee2c3f44..a95c285c2 100644
--- a/infer/src/unit/analyzerTester.ml
+++ b/infer/src/unit/analyzerTester.ml
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ struct
 
   let structured_program_to_cfg program test_pname =
     let cfg = Cfg.create () in
-    let pdesc = Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg (ProcAttributes.default test_pname) in
+    let pdesc =
+      Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg (ProcAttributes.default (SourceFile.invalid __FILE__) test_pname)
+    in
     let pname = Procdesc.get_proc_name pdesc in
     let create_node kind cmds = Procdesc.create_node pdesc dummy_loc kind cmds in
     let set_succs cur_node succs ~exn_handlers =
diff --git a/infer/src/unit/procCfgTests.ml b/infer/src/unit/procCfgTests.ml
index 8576b953e..bc6219c7c 100644
--- a/infer/src/unit/procCfgTests.ml
+++ b/infer/src/unit/procCfgTests.ml
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ module BackwardInstrCfg = ProcCfg.Backward (InstrCfg)
 
 let tests =
   let cfg = Cfg.create () in
-  let test_pdesc = Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg (ProcAttributes.default Typ.Procname.empty_block) in
+  let test_pdesc =
+    Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg
+      (ProcAttributes.default (SourceFile.invalid __FILE__) Typ.Procname.empty_block)
+  in
   let dummy_instr1 = Sil.Remove_temps ([], Location.dummy) in
   let dummy_instr2 = Sil.Abstract Location.dummy in
   let dummy_instr3 = Sil.Remove_temps ([Ident.create_fresh Ident.knormal], Location.dummy) in