diff --git a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
index 725bbe5..2125c57 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
+++ b/sop-java/src/main/kotlin/sop/Profile.kt
@@ -20,22 +20,17 @@ import sop.util.UTF8Util
  *   in the IETF namespace that begins with the string `draft-` should have semantics that hew as
  *   closely as possible to the referenced Internet Draft.
  * @param description a free-form description of the profile.
- * @param aliases list of optional profile alias names
- * @see
- *   [SOP Spec - Profile](https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-dkg-openpgp-stateless-cli-05.html#name-profile)
+ * @see <a
+ *   href="https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-dkg-openpgp-stateless-cli-05.html#name-profile">
+ *   SOP Spec - Profile</a>
  */
-data class Profile(
-    val name: String,
-    val description: Optional<String>,
-    val aliases: List<String> = listOf()
-) {
+data class Profile(val name: String, val description: Optional<String>) {
 
     @JvmOverloads
     constructor(
         name: String,
-        description: String? = null,
-        aliases: List<String> = listOf()
-    ) : this(name, Optional.ofNullable(description?.trim()?.ifBlank { null }), aliases)
+        description: String? = null
+    ) : this(name, Optional.ofNullable(description?.trim()?.ifBlank { null }))
 
     init {
         require(name.trim().isNotBlank()) { "Name cannot be empty." }
@@ -55,18 +50,8 @@ data class Profile(
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    override fun toString(): String = buildString {
-        append(name)
-        if (!description.isEmpty || !aliases.isEmpty()) {
-            append(":")
-        }
-        if (!description.isEmpty) {
-            append(" ${description.get()}")
-        }
-        if (!aliases.isEmpty()) {
-            append(" (aliases: ${aliases.joinToString(separator = ", ")})")
-        }
-    }
+    override fun toString(): String =
+        if (description.isEmpty) name else "$name: ${description.get()}"
 
     companion object {
 
@@ -79,21 +64,9 @@ data class Profile(
         @JvmStatic
         fun parse(string: String): Profile {
             return if (string.contains(": ")) {
-                val name = string.substring(0, string.indexOf(": "))
-                var description = string.substring(string.indexOf(": ") + 2).trim()
-                if (description.contains("(aliases: ")) {
-                    val aliases =
-                        description.substring(
-                            description.indexOf("(aliases: ") + 10, description.indexOf(")"))
-                    description = description.substring(0, description.indexOf("(aliases: ")).trim()
-                    Profile(name, description, aliases.split(", ").toList())
-                } else {
-                    if (description.isNotBlank()) {
-                        Profile(name, description)
-                    } else {
-                        Profile(name)
-                    }
-                }
+                Profile(
+                    string.substring(0, string.indexOf(": ")),
+                    string.substring(string.indexOf(": ") + 2).trim())
             } else if (string.endsWith(":")) {
                 Profile(string.substring(0, string.length - 1))
             } else {
diff --git a/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java b/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
index 41b4a2f..564a6af 100644
--- a/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
+++ b/sop-java/src/test/java/sop/ProfileTest.java
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 package sop;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import sop.util.Optional;
-
-import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
@@ -22,23 +19,6 @@ public class ProfileTest {
         assertEquals("default: Use the implementers recommendations.", profile.toString());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void withAliasesToString() {
-        Profile profile = new Profile(
-                "Foo",
-                Optional.of("Something something"),
-                Arrays.asList("Bar", "Baz"));
-        assertEquals("Foo: Something something (aliases: Bar, Baz)", profile.toString());
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void parseWithAliases() {
-        Profile profile = Profile.parse("Foo: Something something (aliases: Bar, Baz)");
-        assertEquals("Foo", profile.getName());
-        assertEquals("Something something", profile.getDescription().get());
-        assertEquals(Arrays.asList("Bar", "Baz"), profile.getAliases());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void toStringNameOnly() {
         Profile profile = new Profile("default");