diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataProfile/browser/userDataProfileImportExportService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataProfile/browser/userDataProfileImportExportService.ts
index 660096c756d..3aa322dc8cf 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataProfile/browser/userDataProfileImportExportService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataProfile/browser/userDataProfileImportExportService.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ import { KeyCode } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
 
 interface IUserDataProfileTemplate {
 	readonly name: string;
-	readonly shortName?: string;
 	readonly icon?: string;
 	readonly settings?: string;
 	readonly keybindings?: string;
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ function isUserDataProfileTemplate(thing: unknown): thing is IUserDataProfileTem
 
 	return !!(candidate && typeof candidate === 'object'
 		&& (candidate.name && typeof candidate.name === 'string')
-		&& (isUndefined(candidate.shortName) || typeof candidate.shortName === 'string')
 		&& (isUndefined(candidate.icon) || typeof candidate.icon === 'string')
 		&& (isUndefined(candidate.settings) || typeof candidate.settings === 'string')
 		&& (isUndefined(candidate.globalState) || typeof candidate.globalState === 'string')
@@ -567,7 +565,7 @@ export class UserDataProfileImportExportService extends Disposable implements IU
 	private async createFromProfile(profile: IUserDataProfile, name: string, options?: IUserDataProfileOptions): Promise<void> {
 		const userDataProfilesExportState = this.instantiationService.createInstance(UserDataProfileExportState, profile);
 		try {
-			const profileTemplate = await userDataProfilesExportState.getProfileTemplate(name, undefined);
+			const profileTemplate = await userDataProfilesExportState.getProfileTemplate(name, options?.icon);
 			await this.progressService.withProgress({
 				location: ProgressLocation.Notification,
 				delay: 500,
@@ -915,7 +913,7 @@ export class UserDataProfileImportExportService extends Disposable implements IU
 		const profile = this.userDataProfilesService.profiles.find(p => p.name === profileName);
 		if (profile) {
 			if (temp) {
-				return this.userDataProfilesService.createNamedProfile(`${profileName} ${this.getProfileNameIndex(profileName)}`, { ...options, shortName: profileTemplate.shortName, transient: temp });
+				return this.userDataProfilesService.createNamedProfile(`${profileName} ${this.getProfileNameIndex(profileName)}`, { ...options, transient: temp });
 			}
 
 			enum ImportProfileChoice {
@@ -966,7 +964,7 @@ export class UserDataProfileImportExportService extends Disposable implements IU
 			}
 			return this.userDataProfilesService.createNamedProfile(name);
 		} else {
-			return this.userDataProfilesService.createNamedProfile(profileName, { ...options, shortName: profileTemplate.shortName, transient: temp });
+			return this.userDataProfilesService.createNamedProfile(profileName, { ...options, transient: temp });
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1284,7 +1282,7 @@ abstract class UserDataProfileImportExportState extends Disposable implements IT
 		return this.roots.some(root => this.isSelected(root));
 	}
 
-	async getProfileTemplate(name: string, shortName: string | undefined): Promise<IUserDataProfileTemplate> {
+	async getProfileTemplate(name: string, icon: string | undefined): Promise<IUserDataProfileTemplate> {
 		const roots = await this.getRoots();
 		let settings: string | undefined;
 		let keybindings: string | undefined;
@@ -1313,7 +1311,7 @@ abstract class UserDataProfileImportExportState extends Disposable implements IT
 
 		return {
 			name,
-			shortName,
+			icon,
 			settings,
 			keybindings,
 			tasks,
@@ -1442,7 +1440,7 @@ class UserDataProfileExportState extends UserDataProfileImportExportState {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return super.getProfileTemplate(name, this.profile.shortName);
+		return super.getProfileTemplate(name, this.profile.icon);
 	}
 
 }
@@ -1530,7 +1528,7 @@ class UserDataProfileImportState extends UserDataProfileImportExportState {
 	}
 
 	async getProfileTemplateToImport(): Promise<IUserDataProfileTemplate> {
-		return this.getProfileTemplate(this.profile.name, this.profile.shortName);
+		return this.getProfileTemplate(this.profile.name, this.profile.icon);
 	}
 
 }