diff --git a/browser/modules/BrowserUsageTelemetry.jsm b/browser/modules/BrowserUsageTelemetry.jsm
index 880489121b2d..9044ac5629de 100644
--- a/browser/modules/BrowserUsageTelemetry.jsm
+++ b/browser/modules/BrowserUsageTelemetry.jsm
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ let BrowserUsageTelemetry = {
    *        true if this event was generated by a one-off search.
    * @param {Boolean} [details.isSuggestion=false]
    *        true if this event was generated by a suggested search.
-   * @param {Boolean} [details.alias=null]
+   * @param {String} [details.alias=null]
    *        The search engine alias used in the search, if any.
    * @param {Object} [details.type=null]
    *        The object describing the event that triggered the search.
@@ -459,8 +459,7 @@ let BrowserUsageTelemetry = {
 
       if (details.alias &&
           engine.wrappedJSObject._internalAliases.includes(details.alias)) {
-        let aliasCountId =
-          [getSearchEngineId(engine), details.alias, source].join(".");
+        let aliasCountId = getSearchEngineId(engine) + ".alias";
         histogram.add(aliasCountId);
       }
     }
diff --git a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_urlbar.js b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_urlbar.js
index 8657ce180a6e..b8c9c35e5b3b 100644
--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_urlbar.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_UsageTelemetry_urlbar.js
@@ -181,9 +181,7 @@ add_task(async function test_simpleQuery() {
 
   // Make sure SEARCH_COUNTS contains identical values.
   checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.urlbar", 1);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.mozalias.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasfoo.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasbar.urlbar", undefined);
+  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.alias", undefined);
 
   // Also check events.
   let events = Services.telemetry.snapshotEvents(Ci.nsITelemetry.DATASET_RELEASE_CHANNEL_OPTIN, false);
@@ -238,9 +236,7 @@ add_task(async function test_searchAlias() {
 
   // Make sure SEARCH_COUNTS contains identical values.
   checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.urlbar", 1);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.mozalias.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasfoo.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasbar.urlbar", undefined);
+  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.alias", undefined);
 
   // Also check events.
   let events = Services.telemetry.snapshotEvents(Ci.nsITelemetry.DATASET_RELEASE_CHANNEL_OPTIN, false);
@@ -281,9 +277,7 @@ add_task(async function test_internalSearchAlias() {
   await p;
 
   checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.urlbar", 1);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.mozalias.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasfoo.urlbar", 1);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasbar.urlbar", undefined);
+  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.alias", 1);
 
   info("Search using the other internal search alias.");
   p = BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(tab.linkedBrowser);
@@ -292,9 +286,7 @@ add_task(async function test_internalSearchAlias() {
   await p;
 
   checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.urlbar", 2);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.mozalias.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasfoo.urlbar", 1);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasbar.urlbar", 1);
+  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.alias", 2);
 
   BrowserTestUtils.removeTab(tab);
 });
@@ -330,9 +322,7 @@ add_task(async function test_oneOff_enter() {
 
   // Make sure SEARCH_COUNTS contains identical values.
   checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.urlbar", 1);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.mozalias.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasfoo.urlbar", undefined);
-  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.@mozaliasbar.urlbar", undefined);
+  checkKeyedHistogram(search_hist, "other-MozSearch.alias", undefined);
 
   // Also check events.
   let events = Services.telemetry.snapshotEvents(Ci.nsITelemetry.DATASET_RELEASE_CHANNEL_OPTIN, false);
diff --git a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
index 0310a32628c5..e5693dc2441f 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
+++ b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
@@ -8032,7 +8032,7 @@
     "releaseChannelCollection": "opt-out",
     "alert_emails": ["adw@mozilla.com"],
     "bug_numbers": [1089670, 1482158, 1499193],
-    "description": "Records search counts for search access points and in content searches. For search access points in general and for the urlbar when an internal @engine shorcut is not used, the format is: <engine-name>.<search-access-point> For the urlbar when an internal @engine shortcut is used, the format is: <engine-name>.<@engine>.urlbar For in content searches, the format is <provider>.in-content:[sap|sap-follow-on|organic]:[code|none]"
+    "description": "Records search counts for search access points and in content searches. For search access points in general and for the urlbar when an internal @engine shorcut is not used, the format is: <engine-name>.<search-access-point> For the urlbar when an internal @engine shortcut is used, the format is: <engine-name>.alias For in content searches, the format is <provider>.in-content:[sap|sap-follow-on|organic]:[code|none]"
   },
   "SEARCH_RESET_RESULT": {
     "record_in_processes": ["main", "content"],