diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb
index 486431dfff..53bad5a1ca 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.3.1.bb
@@ -46,7 +46,5 @@ do_install_ptest() {
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
 
-CVE_STATUS[CVE-2023-45853] = "not-applicable-config: we don't build minizip"
-
 # Adding 'CVE_PRODUCT' to avoid false detection of CVEs
 CVE_PRODUCT = "zlib:zlib gnu:zlib"