diff --git a/extensions/git/package.json b/extensions/git/package.json
index e6e7d350c45..9bbce1ea371 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.json
@@ -609,10 +609,10 @@
           "description": "%config.ignoreLimitWarning%",
           "default": false
         },
-        "git.cloneDirectory": {
+        "git.defaultCloneDirectory": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": null,
-          "description": "%config.cloneDirectory%"
+          "description": "%config.defaultCloneDirectory%"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/extensions/git/package.nls.json b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
index 270283993d4..81188ab18a3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/package.nls.json
+++ b/extensions/git/package.nls.json
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 	"config.checkoutType": "Controls what type of branches are listed when running `Checkout to...`. `all` shows all refs, `local` shows only the local branchs, `tags` shows only tags and `remote` shows only remote branches.",
 	"config.ignoreLegacyWarning": "Ignores the legacy Git warning",
 	"config.ignoreLimitWarning": "Ignores the warning when there are too many changes in a repository",
-	"config.cloneDirectory": "When cloning a new repository, the default location will be set to this directory"
+	"config.defaultCloneDirectory": "The default location where to clone a git repository"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index a938cb31197..5f2ea323c1c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 		}
 
 		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
-		const cloneDirectory = config.get<string>('cloneDirectory') || os.homedir();
+		const value = config.get<string>('defaultCloneDirectory') || os.homedir();
 
 		const parentPath = await window.showInputBox({
 			prompt: localize('parent', "Parent Directory"),
-			value: cloneDirectory,
+			value,
 			ignoreFocusOut: true
 		});
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
index 0bdf195f96c..e35495db433 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
@@ -235,11 +235,6 @@ export function registerContributions(): void {
 				enum: ['all', 'local', 'tags', 'remote'],
 				default: 'all',
 				description: nls.localize('checkoutType', "Controls what type of branches are listed."),
-			},
-			'git.cloneDirectory': {
-				type: 'string',
-				default: null,
-				description: nls.localize('cloneDirectory', "When cloning a new repository, the default location will be set to this directory."),
 			}
 		}
 	});