diff --git a/npm_and_yarn/helpers/lib/npm/vulnerability-auditor.js b/npm_and_yarn/helpers/lib/npm/vulnerability-auditor.js
index e2394e5717..d58aeffef2 100644
--- a/npm_and_yarn/helpers/lib/npm/vulnerability-auditor.js
+++ b/npm_and_yarn/helpers/lib/npm/vulnerability-auditor.js
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ async function findVulnerableDependencies(directory, advisories) {
 }
 
 function convertAdvisoriesToRegistryBulkFormat(advisories) {
-  // npm audit differentiates advisories by `id`. In order to prevent
-  // advisories from being clobbered, we maintain a counter so that each
-  // advisory gets a unique `id`.
-  let nextAdvisoryId = 1
-
   return advisories.reduce((formattedAdvisories, advisory) => {
     if (!formattedAdvisories[advisory.dependency_name]) {
       formattedAdvisories[advisory.dependency_name] = []
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@ function convertAdvisoriesToRegistryBulkFormat(advisories) {
     let formattedVersions =
       advisory.affected_versions.reduce((memo, version) => {
         memo.push({
-          id: nextAdvisoryId++,
+          id: Math.floor(Math.random() * Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER),
           vulnerable_versions: version
         })
         return memo