diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
index 86b63b1d3..2898410eb 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.ml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ exception Custom_error of string * Localise.error_desc
 exception Dummy_exception of Localise.error_desc
 
 exception
-  Dangling_pointer_dereference of PredSymb.dangling_kind option * Localise.error_desc * L.ocaml_pos
+  Dangling_pointer_dereference of bool (* is it user visible? *) * Localise.error_desc * L.ocaml_pos
 
 exception Deallocate_stack_variable of Localise.error_desc
 
@@ -256,14 +256,8 @@ let recognize_exception exn =
       ; visibility= Exn_developer
       ; severity= Some Info
       ; category= Checker }
-  | Dangling_pointer_dereference (dko, desc, ocaml_pos) ->
-      let visibility =
-        match dko with
-        | Some _ ->
-            Exn_user (* only show to the user if the category was identified *)
-        | None ->
-            Exn_developer
-      in
+  | Dangling_pointer_dereference (user_visible, desc, ocaml_pos) ->
+      let visibility = if user_visible then Exn_user else Exn_developer in
       { name= IssueType.dangling_pointer_dereference
       ; description= desc
       ; ocaml_pos= Some ocaml_pos
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
index 0d7172cbc..1c6d86b2a 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Exceptions.mli
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ exception Dummy_exception of Localise.error_desc
 
 exception
   Dangling_pointer_dereference of
-    PredSymb.dangling_kind option * Localise.error_desc * Logging.ocaml_pos
+    bool (* is it user visible? *) * Localise.error_desc * Logging.ocaml_pos
 
 exception Deallocate_stack_variable of Localise.error_desc
 
diff --git a/infer/src/biabduction/Rearrange.ml b/infer/src/biabduction/Rearrange.ml
index c25cd1bc9..d58e679c9 100644
--- a/infer/src/biabduction/Rearrange.ml
+++ b/infer/src/biabduction/Rearrange.ml
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ let mk_ptsto_exp_footprint pname tenv orig_prop (lexp, typ) max_stamp inst :
       let err_desc =
         Errdesc.explain_dereference pname tenv deref_str orig_prop (State.get_loc_exn ())
       in
-      raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (None, err_desc, __POS__)) ) ;
+      raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (false, err_desc, __POS__)) ) ;
   let off_foot, eqs = laundry_offset_for_footprint max_stamp off in
   let subtype =
     match !Language.curr_language with Clang -> Subtype.exact | Java -> Subtype.subtypes
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ let check_dereference_error tenv pdesc (prop : Prop.normal Prop.t) lexp loc =
   | Some (Apred (Adangling dk, _)) ->
       let deref_str = Localise.deref_str_dangling (Some dk) in
       let err_desc = Errdesc.explain_dereference pname tenv deref_str prop (State.get_loc_exn ()) in
-      raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (Some dk, err_desc, __POS__))
+      raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (true, err_desc, __POS__))
   | Some (Apred (Aundef _, _)) ->
       ()
   | Some (Apred (Aresource ({ra_kind= Rrelease} as ra), _)) ->
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ let check_dereference_error tenv pdesc (prop : Prop.normal Prop.t) lexp loc =
       if Prover.check_equal tenv Prop.prop_emp (Exp.root_of_lexp root) Exp.minus_one then
         let deref_str = Localise.deref_str_dangling None in
         let err_desc = Errdesc.explain_dereference pname tenv deref_str prop loc in
-        raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (None, err_desc, __POS__))
+        raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (false, err_desc, __POS__))
 
 
 (* Check that an expression representin an objc block can be null and raise a [B1] null exception.*)
diff --git a/infer/src/biabduction/Tabulation.ml b/infer/src/biabduction/Tabulation.ml
index 3bc82c4c1..db41fbb8a 100644
--- a/infer/src/biabduction/Tabulation.ml
+++ b/infer/src/biabduction/Tabulation.ml
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ let check_uninitialize_dangling_deref caller_pname tenv callee_pname actual_pre
     ~f:(fun (p, _) ->
       match check_dereferences caller_pname tenv callee_pname actual_pre sub p formal_params with
       | Some (Deref_undef_exp, desc) ->
-          raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (Some PredSymb.DAuninit, desc, __POS__))
+          raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (true, desc, __POS__))
       | _ ->
           () )
     props
@@ -1333,13 +1333,11 @@ let exe_call_postprocess tenv ret_id trace_call callee_pname callee_attrs loc re
             | Dereference_error (Deref_minusone, desc, path_opt) ->
                 trace_call CR_not_met ;
                 extend_path path_opt None ;
-                raise
-                  (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (Some PredSymb.DAminusone, desc, __POS__))
+                raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (true, desc, __POS__))
             | Dereference_error (Deref_undef_exp, desc, path_opt) ->
                 trace_call CR_not_met ;
                 extend_path path_opt None ;
-                raise
-                  (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (Some PredSymb.DAuninit, desc, __POS__))
+                raise (Exceptions.Dangling_pointer_dereference (true, desc, __POS__))
             | Dereference_error (Deref_null pos, desc, path_opt) ->
                 trace_call CR_not_met ;
                 extend_path path_opt (Some pos) ;