diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts
index 493d2692402..e997435d9c1 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/node/commonProperties.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ export function resolveCommonProperties(commit: string, version: string, machine
 	result['version'] = version;
 	// __GDPR__COMMON__ "common.platformVersion" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
 	result['common.platformVersion'] = (os.release() || '').replace(/^(\d+)(\.\d+)?(\.\d+)?(.*)/, '$1$2$3');
-	// __GDPR__COMMON__ "common.osVersion" : { "classification": "EndUserPseudonymizedInformation", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
-	result['common.osVersion'] = result['common.platformVersion']; // TODO: Drop this after the move to Nova
 	// __GDPR__COMMON__ "common.platform" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "FeatureInsight" }
 	result['common.platform'] = Platform.Platform[Platform.platform];
 	// __GDPR__COMMON__ "common.nodePlatform" : { "classification": "SystemMetaData", "purpose": "PerformanceAndHealth" }
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/test/electron-browser/commonProperties.test.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/test/electron-browser/commonProperties.test.ts
index 2970c6b00bd..1c5e341b12b 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/test/electron-browser/commonProperties.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/test/electron-browser/commonProperties.test.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ suite('Telemetry - common properties', function () {
 
 				// assert.ok('common.version.shell' in first.data); // only when running on electron
 				// assert.ok('common.version.renderer' in first.data);
-				assert.ok('common.osVersion' in props, 'osVersion');
 				assert.ok('common.platformVersion' in props, 'platformVersion');
 				assert.ok('version' in props);
 				assert.equal(props['common.source'], 'my.install.source');