diff --git a/server/remark-includes.ts b/server/remark-includes.ts
index 35321a8605..346e5aab4b 100644
--- a/server/remark-includes.ts
+++ b/server/remark-includes.ts
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ export default function remarkIncludes({
       vfile,
       startIndex: lastErrorIndex,
       ruleId: "includes",
-      source: "remark-lint",
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/server/remark-variables.ts b/server/remark-variables.ts
index 1fee265f9c..c4ec3af2b0 100644
--- a/server/remark-variables.ts
+++ b/server/remark-variables.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ export default function remarkVariables({
       vfile,
       startIndex: lastErrorIndex,
       ruleId: "variables",
-      source: "remark-lint",
     });
   };
 }
diff --git a/server/update-vfile-messages.ts b/server/update-vfile-messages.ts
index 3f797b1b04..94287edebf 100644
--- a/server/update-vfile-messages.ts
+++ b/server/update-vfile-messages.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ interface UpdateMessagesOptions {
   vfile: VFile;
   startIndex: number;
   ruleId: string;
-  source: string;
 }
 
 export default function updateMessages({
   vfile,
   startIndex,
   ruleId,
-  source,
 }: UpdateMessagesOptions) {
   let index = startIndex;
 
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ export default function updateMessages({
     const message = vfile.messages[index];
 
     message.ruleId = ruleId;
-    message.source = source;
     message.fatal = true;
 
     index++;