diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ef64ffbd6..9f7639dc1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -209,47 +209,6 @@ const determineParentComponent = (options) => {
   return parentComponent;
 };
 
-/**
- * Method to create global external references
- *
- * @param pkg
- * @returns {Array}
- */
-function addGlobalReferences(src, filename, format = "xml") {
-  const externalReferences = [];
-  if (format === "json") {
-    externalReferences.push({
-      type: "other",
-      url: src,
-      comment: "Base path"
-    });
-  } else {
-    externalReferences.push({
-      reference: { "@type": "other", url: src, comment: "Base path" }
-    });
-  }
-  let packageFileMeta = filename;
-  if (!filename.includes(src)) {
-    packageFileMeta = join(src, filename);
-  }
-  if (format === "json") {
-    externalReferences.push({
-      type: "other",
-      url: packageFileMeta,
-      comment: "Package file"
-    });
-  } else {
-    externalReferences.push({
-      reference: {
-        "@type": "other",
-        url: packageFileMeta,
-        comment: "Package file"
-      }
-    });
-  }
-  return externalReferences;
-}
-
 /**
  * Function to create the services block
  */
@@ -926,11 +885,6 @@ const buildBomXml = (
   bom.ele("metadata").ele(metadata);
   if (components && components.length) {
     bom.ele("components").ele(components);
-    if (context && context.src && context.filename) {
-      bom
-        .ele("externalReferences")
-        .ele(addGlobalReferences(context.src, context.filename, "xml"));
-    }
     if (context) {
       if (context.services && context.services.length) {
         bom.ele("services").ele(addServices(context.services, "xml"));
@@ -994,13 +948,6 @@ const buildBomNSData = (options, pkgInfo, ptype, context) => {
       components: listComponents(options, allImports, pkgInfo, ptype, "json"),
       dependencies
     };
-    if (context && context.src && context.filename) {
-      jsonTpl.externalReferences = addGlobalReferences(
-        context.src,
-        context.filename,
-        "json"
-      );
-    }
     bomNSData.bomXml = bomString;
     bomNSData.bomJson = jsonTpl;
     bomNSData.nsMapping = nsMapping;