diff --git a/toolkit/content/aboutProfiles.js b/toolkit/content/aboutProfiles.js
index 53bb54ab9f35..758a8552071b 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/aboutProfiles.js
+++ b/toolkit/content/aboutProfiles.js
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ function removeProfile(profile) {
     }
   }
 
-  profile.remove(deleteFiles);
+  profile.removeInBackground(deleteFiles);
   ProfileService.flush();
   refreshUI();
 }