diff --git a/src/components/tabs/tabs.js b/src/components/tabs/tabs.js
index d0bc733f40d..38e685e778a 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/tabs.js
+++ b/src/components/tabs/tabs.js
@@ -611,10 +611,8 @@ export const BTabs = /*#__PURE__*/ Vue.extend({
         props: {
           tab: tab,
           tabs: tabs,
-          id:
-            tab.controlledBy ||
-            (this.tab && this.tab.safeId ? this.tab.safeId(`_BV_tab_button_`) : null),
-          controls: this.tab && this.tab.safeId ? this.tab.safeId() : null,
+          id: tab.controlledBy || (tab.safeId ? tab.safeId(`_BV_tab_button_`) : null),
+          controls: tab.safeId ? tab.safeId() : null,
           tabIndex,
           setSize: tabs.length,
           posInSet: index + 1,