diff --git a/lib/ext.Cite.js b/lib/ext.Cite.js
index 2eaee362d..e9fa7ee04 100644
--- a/lib/ext.Cite.js
+++ b/lib/ext.Cite.js
@@ -484,7 +484,6 @@ References.prototype.insertReferencesIntoDOM = function(refsNode, refsInReferenc
 
 References.prototype.insertMissingReferencesIntoDOM = function (env, node) {
 	var doc = node.ownerDocument,
-		referencesId = env.newAboutId(),
 		self = this;
 
 	this.refGroups.forEach(function (refsData, refsGroup) {
@@ -493,7 +492,7 @@ References.prototype.insertMissingReferencesIntoDOM = function (env, node) {
 		DU.addAttributes(ol, {
 			'class': 'references',
 			typeof: 'mw:Extension/references',
-			about: referencesId
+			about: env.newAboutId()
 		});
 		// The new references come out of "nowhere", so to make selser work
 		// propertly, add a zero-sized DSR pointing to the end of the document.