diff --git a/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al b/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al
index 4bf094591..0b168dc7a 100644
--- a/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al
+++ b/infer/lib/linter_rules/linters.al
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ DEFINE-CHECKER REGISTERED_OBSERVER_BEING_DEALLOCATED = {
 
 DEFINE-CHECKER STRONG_DELEGATE_WARNING = {
 
-  LET name_contains_delegate = property_named(REGEXP("[dD]elegate"));
+  LET name_contains_delegate = declaration_has_name(REGEXP("[dD]elegate"));
   LET name_does_not_contain_delegates =
-					NOT property_named(REGEXP("[dD]elegates"));
+					NOT declaration_has_name(REGEXP("[dD]elegates"));
   LET name_does_not_contains_queue =
-					NOT property_named(REGEXP("[qQ]ueue"));
+					NOT declaration_has_name(REGEXP("[qQ]ueue"));
 
   SET report_when =
 	    WHEN
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
index af1772add..c6d5c0615 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.ml
@@ -141,15 +141,6 @@ let call_instance_method an cname mname =
       compare_str_with_alexp omei.omei_selector mname
   | _ -> false
 
-let property_named an name =
-  match an with
-  | Ctl_parser_types.Decl decl ->
-      (match Clang_ast_proj.get_named_decl_tuple decl with
-       | Some (_, n) ->
-           compare_str_with_alexp n.Clang_ast_t.ni_name name
-       | _ -> false)
-  | _ -> false
-
 let is_objc_extension lcxt =
   CGeneral_utils.is_objc_extension lcxt.CLintersContext.translation_unit_context
 
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
index be1c959d9..db2dfc629 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cPredicates.mli
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ val call_instance_method : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node  -> ALVar.alexp -> ALVar.al
 
 val is_objc_interface_named : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> ALVar.alexp -> bool
 
-val property_named : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> ALVar.alexp -> bool
-
 val is_objc_extension : CLintersContext.context -> bool
 
 val is_syntactically_global_var : Ctl_parser_types.ast_node -> bool
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
index 3ce5dac3e..39866572b 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTL.ml
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ let rec eval_Atomic _pred_name args an lcxt =
   | "is_strong_property", [], an -> CPredicates.is_strong_property an
   | "is_unop_with_kind", [kind], an -> CPredicates.is_unop_with_kind an kind
   | "method_return_type", [typ], an -> CPredicates.method_return_type an typ
-  | "property_named", [word], an -> CPredicates.property_named an word
   | "within_responds_to_selector_block", [], an ->
       CPredicates.within_responds_to_selector_block lcxt an
   | _ -> failwith