diff --git a/rust/ql/src/change-notes/2026-02-18-database-quality.md b/rust/ql/src/change-notes/2026-02-18-database-quality.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef2f1b3139c2
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+++ b/rust/ql/src/change-notes/2026-02-18-database-quality.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* The macro resolution metric has been removed from `rust/diagnostic/database-quality`. This metric was found to be an unreliable indicator of database quality in many cases, leading to false alarms on the tool status page.
diff --git a/rust/ql/src/queries/telemetry/DatabaseQualityDiagnostics.ql b/rust/ql/src/queries/telemetry/DatabaseQualityDiagnostics.ql
index 02933b3bd5f6..9cd244c8c5d8 100644
--- a/rust/ql/src/queries/telemetry/DatabaseQualityDiagnostics.ql
+++ b/rust/ql/src/queries/telemetry/DatabaseQualityDiagnostics.ql
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import codeql.util.Unit
 private predicate diagnostic(string msg, float value, float threshold) {
   CallTargetStatsReport::percentageOfOk(msg, value) and threshold = 50
   or
-  MacroCallTargetStatsReport::percentageOfOk(msg, value) and threshold = 50
-  or
   ExprTypeStatsReport::percentageOfOk(msg, value) and threshold = 20
 }