diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
index f6022c9f52f..2faab9d2968 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.d.ts
@@ -5657,7 +5657,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		/**
 		 * The tooltip text when you hover over this entry.
 		 */
-		tooltip: string | undefined;
+		tooltip: string | MarkdownString | undefined;
 
 		/**
 		 * The foreground color for this entry.
diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index 8505735cb9e..f010a36b8c5 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -2720,19 +2720,6 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 
 	//#endregion
 
-	//#region https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/126258 @aeschli
-
-	export interface StatusBarItem {
-
-		/**
-		 * Will be merged into StatusBarItem#tooltip
-		 */
-		tooltip2: string | MarkdownString | undefined;
-
-	}
-
-	//#endregion
-
 	//#region https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/126280 @mjbvz
 
 	export interface NotebookCellData {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostStatusBar.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostStatusBar.ts
index 50df9fab6e7..2ca131f9808 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostStatusBar.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostStatusBar.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ export class ExtHostStatusBarEntry implements vscode.StatusBarItem {
 	private _visible: boolean = false;
 
 	private _text: string = '';
-	private _tooltip?: string;
-	private _tooltip2?: vscode.MarkdownString | string;
+	private _tooltip?: string | vscode.MarkdownString;
 	private _name?: string;
 	private _color?: string | ThemeColor;
 	private _backgroundColor?: ThemeColor;
@@ -85,14 +84,6 @@ export class ExtHostStatusBarEntry implements vscode.StatusBarItem {
 		return this._name;
 	}
 
-	public get tooltip(): string | undefined {
-		return this._tooltip;
-	}
-
-	public get tooltip2(): string | vscode.MarkdownString | undefined {
-		return this._tooltip2;
-	}
-
 	public get color(): string | ThemeColor | undefined {
 		return this._color;
 	}
@@ -124,11 +115,6 @@ export class ExtHostStatusBarEntry implements vscode.StatusBarItem {
 		this.update();
 	}
 
-	public set tooltip2(tooltip: vscode.MarkdownString | string | undefined) {
-		this._tooltip2 = tooltip;
-		this.update();
-	}
-
 	public set color(color: string | ThemeColor | undefined) {
 		this._color = color;
 		this.update();
@@ -220,7 +206,7 @@ export class ExtHostStatusBarEntry implements vscode.StatusBarItem {
 				color = ExtHostStatusBarEntry.ALLOWED_BACKGROUND_COLORS.get(this._backgroundColor.id);
 			}
 
-			const tooltip = this._tooltip2 !== undefined ? MarkdownString.fromStrict(this._tooltip2) : this.tooltip;
+			const tooltip = this._tooltip ? MarkdownString.fromStrict(this._tooltip) : undefined;
 
 			// Set to status bar
 			this.#proxy.$setEntry(this._entryId, id, name, this._text, tooltip, this._command?.internal, color,