diff --git a/cmake/SSGCommon.cmake b/cmake/SSGCommon.cmake
index a2b713cedbc..58fbca7046f 100644
--- a/cmake/SSGCommon.cmake
+++ b/cmake/SSGCommon.cmake
@@ -497,19 +497,6 @@ macro(ssg_build_sds PRODUCT)
         COMMAND env "PYTHONPATH=$ENV{PYTHONPATH}" "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" "${SSG_BUILD_SCRIPTS}/verify_references.py" --rules-with-invalid-checks --base-dir "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" --ovaldefs-unused "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml"
     )
     set_tests_properties("verify-references-ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml" PROPERTIES LABELS quick)
-    if("${PRODUCT}" MATCHES "rhel")
-        if("${PRODUCT}" MATCHES "rhel8")
-            set(REFERENCES_CHECK_PROFILE_LIST anssi_bp28_high cis hipaa pci-dss)
-        elseif("${PRODUCT}" MATCHES "rhel9")
-            set(REFERENCES_CHECK_PROFILE_LIST anssi_bp28_high ccn_advanced cis pci-dss stig)
-        endif()
-        add_test(
-                NAME "missing-references-ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml"
-                COMMAND env "PYTHONPATH=$ENV{PYTHONPATH}" "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/missing_refs.sh" "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml" ${REFERENCES_CHECK_PROFILE_LIST}
-        )
-        set_tests_properties("missing-references-ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml" PROPERTIES LABELS quick)
-
-    endif()
     if(("${PRODUCT}" MATCHES "ubuntu2" OR "${PRODUCT}" MATCHES "rhel8") AND SSG_SCE_ENABLED)
         add_test(
             NAME "ds-sce-${PRODUCT}"
diff --git a/tests/missing_refs.sh b/tests/missing_refs.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bff518b7c5d..00000000000
--- a/tests/missing_refs.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-PYTHON_EXECUTABLE="$1"
-DATASTREAM="$2"
-shift 2
-PROFILES=()
-while test $# -gt 0; do
-    PROFILES+=("$1")
-    shift
-done
-
-PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && cd .. && pwd)"
-RETURN_CODE=0
-
-function check_missing_references() {
-    profile="$1"
-    if [[ "$profile" == "stig" ]]; then
-        refs_argument="--missing-stigid-refs"
-    elif [[ "$profile" == "anssi"* ]]; then
-        refs_argument="--missing-anssi-refs"
-    elif [[ "$profile" == "ccn"* ]]; then
-        refs_argument="--missing-ccn-refs"
-    elif [[ "$profile" == "pci-dss" ]]; then
-        refs_argument="--missing-pcidss4-refs"
-    else
-        refs_argument="--missing-$profile-refs"
-    fi
-
-    full_profile_id="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_$profile"
-    profile_stats="$("$PYTHON_EXECUTABLE" "$PROJECT_ROOT/build-scripts/profile_tool.py" stats --benchmark "$DATASTREAM" --profile "$full_profile_id" "$refs_argument" --skip-stats)"
-
-    if [ ! -z "$profile_stats" ]; then
-        printf '%s\n' "$profile_stats" >&2
-        RETURN_CODE=1
-    fi
-}
-
-for PROFILE in ${PROFILES[@]}; do
-    check_missing_references "$PROFILE"
-done
-
-exit $RETURN_CODE