diff --git a/support/scripts/cve-check b/support/scripts/cve-check
index 0d0ad833a2..4d01fa5f23 100755
--- a/support/scripts/cve-check
+++ b/support/scripts/cve-check
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ def nvd_cve_to_cdx_vulnerability(nvd_cve):
     [1] https://cyclonedx.org/docs/1.6/json/#vulnerabilities
     """
     vulnerability = {
-        "bom-ref": nvd_cve["id"],
         "id": nvd_cve["id"],
         "description": cve_api_get_lang_from_list(nvd_cve.get("descriptions", [])) or "",
         "source": {