diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
index 5bba2219d6..4b8d01fe84 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/cve-update-nvd2-native.bb
@@ -357,6 +357,10 @@ def update_db(conn, elt):
                 [cveId, cveDesc, cvssv2, cvssv3, date, accessVector, vectorString]).close()
 
     try:
+        # Remove any pre-existing CVE configuration. Even for partial database
+        # update, those will be repopulated. This ensures that old
+        # configuration is not kept for an updated CVE.
+        conn.execute("delete from PRODUCTS where ID = ?", [cveId]).close()
         for config in elt['cve']['configurations']:
             # This is suboptimal as it doesn't handle AND/OR and negate, but is better than nothing
             for node in config["nodes"]: