diff --git a/grype/db/v5/search/cpe.go b/grype/db/v5/search/cpe.go
index ecad3e05cc5..f69c055a160 100644
--- a/grype/db/v5/search/cpe.go
+++ b/grype/db/v5/search/cpe.go
@@ -177,7 +177,33 @@ func addNewMatch(matchesByFingerprint map[match.Fingerprint]match.Match, vuln vu
 		candidateMatch = existingMatch
 	}
 
-	sortFixedVersions(candidateMatch, p)
+	// filter unrelated fixed versions in case fixed versions are larger than 1
+	if len(candidateMatch.Vulnerability.Fix.Versions) > 1 {
+		var filteredVersions []string
+		format := version.FormatFromPkg(p)
+		cons, err := version.GetConstraint(fmt.Sprintf("<=%s", candidateMatch.Package.Version), format)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithFields("package", p.Name).Trace("skipping filtering fixed versions")
+		}
+
+		for _, v := range candidateMatch.Vulnerability.Fix.Versions {
+			comparedVersion, err := version.NewVersion(v, format)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.WithFields("package", p.Name, "version", v).Trace("error while creating version in filtering fixed versions")
+			}
+			skip, err := cons.Satisfied(comparedVersion)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.WithFields("package", p.Name, "version", v).Trace("error while comparing version in filtering fixed versions")
+				continue
+			}
+			if skip {
+				continue
+			}
+			filteredVersions = append(filteredVersions, v)
+		}
+
+		candidateMatch.Vulnerability.Fix.Versions = filteredVersions
+	}
 
 	candidateMatch.Details = addMatchDetails(candidateMatch.Details,
 		match.Detail{
@@ -205,56 +231,6 @@ func addNewMatch(matchesByFingerprint map[match.Fingerprint]match.Match, vuln vu
 	matchesByFingerprint[candidateMatch.Fingerprint()] = candidateMatch
 }
 
-func sortFixedVersions(candidateMatch match.Match, p pkg.Package) {
-	if len(candidateMatch.Vulnerability.Fix.Versions) <= 1 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	format := version.FormatFromPkg(p)
-	parseConstraint := func(constStr string) (version.Constraint, error) {
-		constraint, err := version.GetConstraint(constStr, format)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields("package", p.Name).Trace("skipping sorting fixed versions")
-		}
-		return constraint, err
-	}
-
-	checkSatisfaction := func(constraint version.Constraint, v *version.Version) bool {
-		satisfied, err := constraint.Satisfied(v)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields("package", p.Name).Trace("error while checking version satisfaction for sorting")
-		}
-		return satisfied && err == nil
-	}
-
-	sort.SliceStable(candidateMatch.Vulnerability.Fix.Versions, func(i, j int) bool {
-		v1, err1 := version.NewVersion(candidateMatch.Vulnerability.Fix.Versions[i], format)
-		v2, err2 := version.NewVersion(candidateMatch.Vulnerability.Fix.Versions[j], format)
-		if err1 != nil || err2 != nil {
-			log.WithFields("package", p.Name).Trace("error while parsing version for sorting")
-			return false
-		}
-
-		packageConstraint, err := parseConstraint(fmt.Sprintf("<=%s", candidateMatch.Package.Version))
-		if err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		v1Satisfied := checkSatisfaction(packageConstraint, v1)
-		v2Satisfied := checkSatisfaction(packageConstraint, v2)
-
-		if v1Satisfied != v2Satisfied {
-			return !v1Satisfied
-		}
-
-		internalConstraint, err := parseConstraint(fmt.Sprintf("<=%s", v1.Raw))
-		if err != nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		return !checkSatisfaction(internalConstraint, v2)
-	})
-}
-
 func addMatchDetails(existingDetails []match.Detail, newDetails match.Detail) []match.Detail {
 	newFound, ok := newDetails.Found.(CPEResult)
 	if !ok {