diff --git a/rules/java/lang/hardcoded_database_password.yml b/rules/java/lang/hardcoded_database_password.yml
index dd3f30bfb..188dc94a1 100644
--- a/rules/java/lang/hardcoded_database_password.yml
+++ b/rules/java/lang/hardcoded_database_password.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ patterns:
       $<SQL_DRIVER_MANAGER>.getConnection($<_>, $<_>, $<STRING_LITERAL>)
     filters:
       - variable: SQL_DRIVER_MANAGER
-        detection: java_lang_hardcoded_database_password_sql_driver_manager
+        regex: \A(java\.sql\.)?DriverManager\z
       - variable: STRING_LITERAL
         detection: string_literal
         scope: cursor
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ patterns:
 languages:
   - java
 severity: warning
-auxiliary:
-  - id: java_lang_hardcoded_database_password_sql_driver_manager
-    patterns:
-      - DriverManager
 metadata:
   description: "Hardcoded database password detected"
   remediation_message: |