diff --git a/testing/marionette/client/marionette/geckoinstance.py b/testing/marionette/client/marionette/geckoinstance.py
index 3ae2e6bd6b3a..2518a838bb7b 100644
--- a/testing/marionette/client/marionette/geckoinstance.py
+++ b/testing/marionette/client/marionette/geckoinstance.py
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ class GeckoInstance(object):
                       "browser.tabs.remote.autostart.1": False,
                       "browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2": False}
 
-    def __init__(self, host, port, bin, profile_path=None, app_args=None, symbols_path=None,
-                  gecko_log=None, prefs=None, profile=None):
+    def __init__(self, host, port, bin, profile, app_args=None, symbols_path=None,
+                  gecko_log=None, prefs=None):
         self.marionette_host = host
         self.marionette_port = port
         self.bin = bin
-        self.profile_path = profile_path
-        self.profile = None
+        self.profile_path = profile
         self.prefs = prefs
         self.app_args = app_args or []
         self.runner = None
@@ -47,14 +46,12 @@ class GeckoInstance(object):
         profile_args = {"preferences": deepcopy(self.required_prefs)}
         if self.prefs:
             profile_args["preferences"].update(self.prefs)
-
-        if not self.profile:
-            if not self.profile_path:
-                profile_args["restore"] = False
-                self.profile = Profile(**profile_args)
-            else:
-                profile_args["path_from"] = self.profile_path
-                self.profile = Profile.clone(**profile_args)
+        if not self.profile_path:
+            profile_args["restore"] = False
+            profile = Profile(**profile_args)
+        else:
+            profile_args["path_from"] = self.profile_path
+            profile = Profile.clone(**profile_args)
 
         if self.gecko_log is None:
             self.gecko_log = 'gecko.log'
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ class GeckoInstance(object):
                      'MOZ_CRASHREPORTER_NO_REPORT': '1', })
         self.runner = Runner(
             binary=self.bin,
-            profile=self.profile,
+            profile=profile,
             cmdargs=['-no-remote', '-marionette'] + self.app_args,
             env=env,
             symbols_path=self.symbols_path,
@@ -108,11 +105,7 @@ class GeckoInstance(object):
             self.runner.stop()
             self.runner.cleanup()
 
-    def restart(self, prefs=None, clean=True):
-        if clean:
-            self.profile.cleanup()
-            self.profile = None
-
+    def restart(self, prefs=None):
         self.close()
         if prefs:
             self.prefs = prefs
diff --git a/testing/marionette/client/marionette/marionette.py b/testing/marionette/client/marionette/marionette.py
index ca102581318c..66458dd08ab6 100644
--- a/testing/marionette/client/marionette/marionette.py
+++ b/testing/marionette/client/marionette/marionette.py
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ class Marionette(object):
         self.host = host
         self.port = self.local_port = port
         self.bin = bin
-        self.profile = profile
         self.instance = None
         self.session = None
         self.session_id = None
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@ class Marionette(object):
                         KeyError):
                     instance_class = geckoinstance.GeckoInstance
             self.instance = instance_class(host=self.host, port=self.port,
-                                           bin=self.bin, profile=self.profile,
+                                           bin=self.bin, profile=profile,
                                            app_args=app_args, symbols_path=symbols_path,
                                            gecko_log=gecko_log)
             self.instance.start()
@@ -531,7 +530,7 @@ class Marionette(object):
                                             binary=emulator_binary,
                                             userdata=emulator_img,
                                             resolution=emulator_res,
-                                            profile=self.profile,
+                                            profile=profile,
                                             adb_path=adb_path,
                                             process_args=process_args)
             self.emulator = self.runner.device
@@ -791,20 +790,20 @@ class Marionette(object):
             self.start_session()
             self._reset_timeouts()
 
-    def restart(self, clean=False):
+    def restart_with_clean_profile(self):
         """
         This will terminate the currently running instance, and spawn a new instance
-        with the same profile and then reuse the session id when creating a session again.
+        with a clean profile.
 
         : param prefs: A dictionary whose keys are preference names.
         """
         if not self.instance:
-            raise errors.MarionetteException("restart can only be called " \
+            raise errors.MarionetteException("enforce_gecko_prefs can only be called " \
                                              "on gecko instances launched by Marionette")
         self.delete_session()
-        self.instance.restart(clean=clean)
+        self.instance.restart()
         assert(self.wait_for_port()), "Timed out waiting for port!"
-        self.start_session(session_id=self.session_id)
+        self.start_session()
         self._reset_timeouts()
 
     def absolute_url(self, relative_url):
diff --git a/testing/marionette/client/marionette/tests/unit/test_profile_management.py b/testing/marionette/client/marionette/tests/unit/test_profile_management.py
index 28b9477c2e97..b1cbd46b8bb8 100644
--- a/testing/marionette/client/marionette/tests/unit/test_profile_management.py
+++ b/testing/marionette/client/marionette/tests/unit/test_profile_management.py
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ class TestLog(MarionetteTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(bool_value)
 
     def test_clean_profile(self):
-        self.marionette.restart(clean=True)
+        self.marionette.restart_with_clean_profile()
         with self.assertRaisesRegexp(JavascriptException, "Error getting pref"):
             bool_value = self.marionette.execute_script("return SpecialPowers.getBoolPref('marionette.test.bool');")
-
-    def test_can_restart_the_browser(self):
-        self.marionette.enforce_gecko_prefs({"marionette.test.restart": True})
-        self.marionette.restart()
-        bool_value = self.marionette.execute_script("return SpecialPowers.getBoolPref('marionette.test.restart');")
-        self.assertTrue(bool_value)
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