diff --git a/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferenceNode.js b/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferenceNode.js
index 29628449b..5440fcc2a 100644
--- a/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferenceNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferenceNode.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ ve.dm.MWReferenceNode.static.toDomElements = function ( dataElement, doc, conver
 		if ( dataElement.attributes.refGroup !== '' ) {
 			ve.setProp( mwData, 'attrs', 'group', dataElement.attributes.refGroup );
 		} else if ( mwData.attrs ) {
-			delete mwData.attrs.refGroup;
+			delete mwData.attrs.group;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js b/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js
index b941fdace..2f440ae27 100644
--- a/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve-cite/ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.js
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ve.dm.MWReferencesListNode.static.toDomElements = function ( data, doc, converte
 	if ( attrs.refGroup ) {
 		ve.setProp( mwData, 'attrs', 'group', attrs.refGroup );
 	} else if ( mwData.attrs ) {
-		delete mwData.attrs.refGroup;
+		delete mwData.attrs.group;
 	}
 
 	const originalMw = attrs.originalMw;