diff --git a/browser/components/migration/MSMigrationUtils.jsm b/browser/components/migration/MSMigrationUtils.jsm
index 8c02f602065d..87b936d662ad 100644
--- a/browser/components/migration/MSMigrationUtils.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/migration/MSMigrationUtils.jsm
@@ -414,10 +414,11 @@ Bookmarks.prototype = {
   _histogramBookmarkRoots: 0,
   migrate: function B_migrate(aCallback) {
     return (async () => {
-      await this._migrateFolder(
-        this._favoritesFolder,
-        PlacesUtils.bookmarks.menuGuid
-      );
+      // Import to the bookmarks menu.
+      this._histogramBookmarkRoots |=
+        MigrationUtils.SOURCE_BOOKMARK_ROOTS_BOOKMARKS_MENU;
+      let folderGuid = PlacesUtils.bookmarks.menuGuid;
+      await this._migrateFolder(this._favoritesFolder, folderGuid);
       Services.telemetry
         .getKeyedHistogramById("FX_MIGRATION_BOOKMARKS_ROOTS")
         .add(
@@ -450,15 +451,6 @@ Bookmarks.prototype = {
         aDestFolderGuid
       );
     }
-
-    if (aDestFolderGuid == PlacesUtils.bookmarks.menuGuid) {
-      this._histogramBookmarkRoots |=
-        MigrationUtils.SOURCE_BOOKMARK_ROOTS_BOOKMARKS_MENU;
-    } else if (aDestFolderGuid == PlacesUtils.bookmarks.toolbarGuid) {
-      this._histogramBookmarkRoots |=
-        MigrationUtils.SOURCE_BOOKMARK_ROOTS_BOOKMARKS_TOOLBAR;
-    }
-
     await MigrationUtils.insertManyBookmarksWrapper(bookmarks, aDestFolderGuid);
   },
 
@@ -481,6 +473,9 @@ Bookmarks.prototype = {
             entry.leafName == this._toolbarFolderName &&
             entry.parent.equals(this._favoritesFolder);
           if (isBookmarksFolder && entry.isReadable()) {
+            // Import to the bookmarks toolbar.
+            this._histogramBookmarkRoots |=
+              MigrationUtils.SOURCE_BOOKMARK_ROOTS_BOOKMARKS_TOOLBAR;
             let folderGuid = PlacesUtils.bookmarks.toolbarGuid;
             await this._migrateFolder(entry, folderGuid);
             PlacesUIUtils.maybeToggleBookmarkToolbarVisibilityAfterMigration();
diff --git a/browser/components/migration/tests/unit/test_IE_bookmarks.js b/browser/components/migration/tests/unit/test_IE_bookmarks.js
index 1d199e314d87..57e508c6e524 100644
--- a/browser/components/migration/tests/unit/test_IE_bookmarks.js
+++ b/browser/components/migration/tests/unit/test_IE_bookmarks.js
@@ -13,18 +13,10 @@ add_task(async function() {
   // on the actual favorites stored on the local machine's IE favorites database.
   // As such, we can't assert that bookmarks were migrated to both the bookmarks
   // menu and the bookmarks toolbar.
-  let bookmarkRoots = 0;
   let itemCount = 0;
   let listener = events => {
     for (let event of events) {
       if (event.itemType == PlacesUtils.bookmarks.TYPE_BOOKMARK) {
-        if (event.parentGuid == PlacesUtils.bookmarks.toolbarGuid) {
-          bookmarkRoots |=
-            MigrationUtils.SOURCE_BOOKMARK_ROOTS_BOOKMARKS_TOOLBAR;
-        } else if (event.parentGuid == PlacesUtils.bookmarks.menuGuid) {
-          bookmarkRoots |= MigrationUtils.SOURCE_BOOKMARK_ROOTS_BOOKMARKS_MENU;
-        }
-        info("bookmark added: " + event.parentGuid);
         itemCount++;
       }
     }
@@ -53,19 +45,6 @@ add_task(async function() {
     itemCount,
     "Ensure telemetry matches actual number of imported items."
   );
-  await TestUtils.waitForCondition(() => {
-    let snapshot = Services.telemetry.getSnapshotForKeyedHistograms(
-      "main",
-      false
-    ).parent.FX_MIGRATION_BOOKMARKS_ROOTS;
-    if (!snapshot || !snapshot.ie) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    let sum = arr => Object.values(arr).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
-    let sumOfValues = sum(snapshot.ie.values);
-    info(`Expected ${bookmarkRoots}, got ${sumOfValues}`);
-    return sumOfValues == bookmarkRoots;
-  }, "Wait until telemetry is updated");
 
   // Check the bookmarks have been imported to all the expected parents.
   Assert.ok(observerNotified, "The observer should be notified upon migration");