diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index de09ab8f93960edeccfb9a3bd86a7e54bea33e86..32f3bb2e8085aa4fd0d61b4081ca22147e83a308 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment'
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { IURLService } from 'vs/platform/url/common/url';
 import { URLHandlerChannelClient, URLHandlerRouter } from 'vs/platform/url/common/urlIpc';
-import { ITelemetryService, machineIdKey, trueMachineIdKey } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
+import { ITelemetryService, machineIdKey } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry';
 import { NullTelemetryService, combinedAppender, LogAppender } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryUtils';
 import { TelemetryAppenderClient } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/node/telemetryIpc';
 import { TelemetryService, ITelemetryServiceConfig } from 'vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService';
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 
 		// Resolve unique machine ID
 		this.logService.trace('Resolving machine identifier...');
-		const { machineId, trueMachineId } = await this.resolveMachineId();
-		this.logService.trace(`Resolved machine identifier: ${machineId} (trueMachineId: ${trueMachineId})`);
+		const machineId = await this.resolveMachineId();
+		this.logService.trace(`Resolved machine identifier: ${machineId}`);
 
 		// Spawn shared process after the first window has opened and 3s have passed
 		const sharedProcess = this.instantiationService.createInstance(SharedProcess, machineId, this.userEnv);
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 		});
 
 		// Services
-		const appInstantiationService = await this.createServices(machineId, trueMachineId, sharedProcess, sharedProcessReady);
+		const appInstantiationService = await this.createServices(machineId, sharedProcess, sharedProcessReady);
 
 		// Create driver
 		if (this.environmentService.driverHandle) {
@@ -412,32 +412,21 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private async resolveMachineId(): Promise<{ machineId: string, trueMachineId?: string }> {
+	private async resolveMachineId(): Promise<string> {
 
 		// We cache the machineId for faster lookups on startup
-		// and resolve it only once initially if not cached
+		// and resolve it only once initially if not cached or we need to replace the macOS iBridge device
 		let machineId = this.stateService.getItem<string>(machineIdKey);
-		if (!machineId) {
+		if (!machineId || (isMacintosh && machineId === '6c9d2bc8f91b89624add29c0abeae7fb42bf539fa1cdb2e3e57cd668fa9bcead')) {
 			machineId = await getMachineId();
 
 			this.stateService.setItem(machineIdKey, machineId);
 		}
 
-		// Check if machineId is hashed iBridge Device
-		let trueMachineId: string | undefined;
-		if (isMacintosh && machineId === '6c9d2bc8f91b89624add29c0abeae7fb42bf539fa1cdb2e3e57cd668fa9bcead') {
-			trueMachineId = this.stateService.getItem<string>(trueMachineIdKey);
-			if (!trueMachineId) {
-				trueMachineId = await getMachineId();
-
-				this.stateService.setItem(trueMachineIdKey, trueMachineId);
-			}
-		}
-
-		return { machineId, trueMachineId };
+		return machineId;
 	}
 
-	private async createServices(machineId: string, trueMachineId: string | undefined, sharedProcess: SharedProcess, sharedProcessReady: Promise<Client<string>>): Promise<IInstantiationService> {
+	private async createServices(machineId: string, sharedProcess: SharedProcess, sharedProcessReady: Promise<Client<string>>): Promise<IInstantiationService> {
 		const services = new ServiceCollection();
 
 		switch (process.platform) {
@@ -489,7 +478,7 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 			const appender = combinedAppender(new TelemetryAppenderClient(channel), new LogAppender(this.logService));
 			const commonProperties = resolveCommonProperties(product.commit, product.version, machineId, product.msftInternalDomains, this.environmentService.installSourcePath);
 			const piiPaths = this.environmentService.extensionsPath ? [this.environmentService.appRoot, this.environmentService.extensionsPath] : [this.environmentService.appRoot];
-			const config: ITelemetryServiceConfig = { appender, commonProperties, piiPaths, trueMachineId, sendErrorTelemetry: true };
+			const config: ITelemetryServiceConfig = { appender, commonProperties, piiPaths, sendErrorTelemetry: true };
 
 			services.set(ITelemetryService, new SyncDescriptor(TelemetryService, [config]));
 		} else {
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts
index 60a957fafcad59185025fa0d42924da346339c29..5b165a34e29d69d4576513a78bdc46e761ef55c5 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetry.ts
@@ -55,5 +55,4 @@ export const currentSessionDateStorageKey = 'telemetry.currentSessionDate';
 export const firstSessionDateStorageKey = 'telemetry.firstSessionDate';
 export const lastSessionDateStorageKey = 'telemetry.lastSessionDate';
 export const machineIdKey = 'telemetry.machineId';
-export const trueMachineIdKey = 'telemetry.trueMachineId';
 export const crashReporterIdStorageKey = 'crashReporter.guid';
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts
index 438abc1092b384391972ae61cb7b77ca1c8655c2..49c4d59d5d53ab20959a642191208a0f37e5d95c 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/telemetry/common/telemetryService.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export interface ITelemetryServiceConfig {
 	sendErrorTelemetry?: boolean;
 	commonProperties?: Promise<{ [name: string]: any }>;
 	piiPaths?: string[];
-	trueMachineId?: string;
 }
 
 export class TelemetryService implements ITelemetryService {
@@ -76,13 +75,6 @@ export class TelemetryService implements ITelemetryService {
 					usingFallbackGuid: { classification: 'SystemMetaData', purpose: 'BusinessInsight', isMeasurement: true };
 				};
 				this.publicLog2<{ usingFallbackGuid: boolean }, MachineIdFallbackClassification>('machineIdFallback', { usingFallbackGuid: !isHashedId });
-
-				if (config.trueMachineId) {
-					type MachineIdDisambiguationClassification = {
-						correctedMachineId: { endPoint: 'MacAddressHash', classification: 'EndUserPseudonymizedInformation', purpose: 'FeatureInsight' };
-					};
-					this.publicLog2<{ correctedMachineId: string }, MachineIdDisambiguationClassification>('machineIdDisambiguation', { correctedMachineId: config.trueMachineId });
-				}
 			});
 		}
 	}