diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
index 3c3124c4212..d243ddd6775 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.context.support.StandardServletEnvironment;
  * @author Madhura Bhave
  * @author Brian Clozel
  * @author Ethan Rubinson
- * @author Nguyen Bao Sach
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @see #run(Class, String[])
  * @see #run(Class[], String[])
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
index c916bf92a57..9b4700409f6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
@@ -605,17 +605,6 @@ class SpringApplicationTests {
 		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("bar", "spam", "foo");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void includeProfilesOrder() {
-		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(ExampleConfig.class);
-		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
-		ConfigurableEnvironment environment = new StandardEnvironment();
-		application.setEnvironment(environment);
-		this.context = application.run("--spring.profiles.active=bar,spam", "--spring.profiles.include=foo");
-		// Since Boot 2.4 included profiles should always be last
-		assertThat(environment.getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("bar", "spam", "foo");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void addProfilesOrderWithProperties() {
 		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(ExampleConfig.class);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
index 42cf6d53dee..dc6f56c182b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests {
 		verify(this.postProcessor).getConfigDataEnvironment(any(), this.resourceLoaderCaptor.capture(), any());
 		verify(this.configDataEnvironment).processAndApply();
 		assertThat(this.resourceLoaderCaptor.getValue()).isInstanceOf(DefaultResourceLoader.class);
-		assertThat(this.environment.getActiveProfiles()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ class ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests {
 		verify(this.postProcessor).getConfigDataEnvironment(any(), this.resourceLoaderCaptor.capture(), any());
 		verify(this.configDataEnvironment).processAndApply();
 		assertThat(this.resourceLoaderCaptor.getValue()).isSameAs(resourceLoader);
-		assertThat(this.environment.getActiveProfiles()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -106,6 +104,14 @@ class ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests {
 		verify(this.postProcessor).getConfigDataEnvironment(any(), any(), this.additionalProfilesCaptor.capture());
 		verify(this.configDataEnvironment).processAndApply();
 		assertThat(this.additionalProfilesCaptor.getValue()).containsExactly("dev");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void postProcessEnvironmentWhenNoActiveProfiles() {
+		willReturn(this.configDataEnvironment).given(this.postProcessor).getConfigDataEnvironment(any(), any(), any());
+		this.postProcessor.postProcessEnvironment(this.environment, this.application);
+		verify(this.postProcessor).getConfigDataEnvironment(any(), this.resourceLoaderCaptor.capture(), any());
+		verify(this.configDataEnvironment).processAndApply();
 		assertThat(this.environment.getActiveProfiles()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ class ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessorTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void postProcessEnvironmentWhenHasAdditionalProfilesViaProgrammaticallySettingAndUseLegacyProcessing() {
+	void postProcessEnvironmentWhenHasAdditionalProfilesAndUseLegacyProcessing() {
 		this.application.setAdditionalProfiles("dev");
 		ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor.LegacyConfigFileApplicationListener legacyListener = mock(
 				ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor.LegacyConfigFileApplicationListener.class);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerLegacyReproTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerLegacyReproTests.java
index a11173f2fe0..6c3b1cfa648 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerLegacyReproTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerLegacyReproTests.java
@@ -168,17 +168,6 @@ class ConfigFileApplicationListenerLegacyReproTests {
 		assertVersionProperty(this.context, "A", "C", "A");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void additionalProfilesViaProgrammaticallySetting() {
-		// gh-25704
-		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
-		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
-		application.setAdditionalProfiles("dev");
-		this.context = application.run();
-		assertThat(this.context.getEnvironment().acceptsProfiles(Profiles.of("dev"))).isTrue();
-		assertThat(this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property")).isEqualTo("fromdevpropertiesfile");
-	}
-
 	private void assertVersionProperty(ConfigurableApplicationContext context, String expectedVersion,
 			String... expectedActiveProfiles) {
 		assertThat(context.getEnvironment().getActiveProfiles()).isEqualTo(expectedActiveProfiles);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
index 7c420c126ae..44ad34345ed 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests.java
@@ -1153,17 +1153,6 @@ class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void additionalProfilesCanBeIncludedFromProgrammaticallySetting() {
-		// gh-25704
-		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
-		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
-		application.setAdditionalProfiles("dev");
-		this.context = application.run();
-		// Active profile should win over default
-		assertThat(this.context.getEnvironment().getProperty("my.property")).isEqualTo("fromdevpropertiesfile");
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void twoAdditionalProfilesCanBeIncludedFromProgrammaticallySetting() {
 		// gh-25704
 		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
 		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
@@ -1173,21 +1162,11 @@ class ConfigFileApplicationListenerTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	void includeProfilesOrder() {
-		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
-		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
-		this.context = application.run("--spring.profiles.active=bar,spam", "--spring.profiles.include=foo");
-		// Before Boot 2.4 included profiles should always be first
-		assertThat(this.context.getEnvironment().getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("foo", "bar", "spam");
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	void addProfilesOrder() {
+	void activeProfilesShouldTakePrecedenceOverAdditionalProfiles() {
 		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(Config.class);
 		application.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
 		application.setAdditionalProfiles("foo");
 		this.context = application.run("--spring.profiles.active=bar,spam");
-		// Before Boot 2.4 additional profiles should always be first
 		assertThat(this.context.getEnvironment().getActiveProfiles()).containsExactly("foo", "bar", "spam");
 	}