Some have criticized the viewpoint that the Settsu-Genji are the primary and eldest lineage of the Minamoto, arguing that 'While it may be tempting to list 'successive generations' as main lineage of the Settsu-Genji or main lineage of the Tada-Genji, no such conception of lineage for the Genji main line or the Settsu or Tada main lines really existed at that time.'
摂津源氏を源氏嫡流であるという見方に対して、「摂津源氏嫡流だの多田源氏嫡流だのの「歴代」を列挙する向きもあるが、源氏嫡流・摂津源氏嫡流・多田源氏嫡流などという概念は同時代には見られぬもの」とする批判がある。