diff --git a/browsersupport/firefox-profile/cert9.db b/browsersupport/firefox-profile/cert9.db
deleted file mode 100644
index 7403649cf..000000000
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diff --git a/browsersupport/firefox-profile/chrome/userChrome.css b/browsersupport/firefox-profile/chrome/userChrome.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 213f40996..000000000
--- a/browsersupport/firefox-profile/chrome/userChrome.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */
-
-/* use this code to hide all messages */
-statuspanel { display:none!important; }
diff --git a/browsersupport/firefox-profile/key4.db b/browsersupport/firefox-profile/key4.db
deleted file mode 100644
index b98a99ac1..000000000
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diff --git a/lib/firefox/webdriver/builder.js b/lib/firefox/webdriver/builder.js
index e311369fa..831e388c5 100644
--- a/lib/firefox/webdriver/builder.js
+++ b/lib/firefox/webdriver/builder.js
@@ -55,15 +55,10 @@ export async function configureBuilder(builder, baseDir, options) {
 
   const ffOptions = new Options();
 
-  const profileTemplatePath = resolve(
-    moduleRootPath,
-    'browsersupport',
-    'firefox-profile'
-  );
-
-  ffOptions.setProfile(
-    get(firefoxConfig, 'profileTemplate') || profileTemplatePath
-  );
+  const profileTemplate = get(firefoxConfig, 'profileTemplate');
+  if (profileTemplate) {
+    ffOptions.setProfile(get(firefoxConfig, 'profileTemplate'));
+  }
 
   if (options.userAgent) {
     ffOptions.setPreference('general.useragent.override', options.userAgent);