diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-3.1.xsd b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
index ec75e95e074..9e148d53025 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/resources/org/springframework/beans/factory/xml/spring-beans-3.1.xsd
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
 			ConfigurableEnvironment#setDefaultProfiles(String...)
 
 		Properties (typically through -D system properties, environment variables, or servlet context init params):
-			spring.profile.active=p1,p2
-			spring.profile.default=p1,p2
+			spring.profiles.active=p1,p2
+			spring.profiles.default=p1,p2
 					]]></xsd:documentation>
 				</xsd:annotation>
 			</xsd:attribute>
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java
index ae4626f3508..929cd6b3f9e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Profile.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
  *
  * <p>A <em>profile</em> is a named logical grouping that may be activated programatically via
  * {@link ConfigurableEnvironment#setActiveProfiles} or declaratively through setting the
- * {@link AbstractEnvironment#ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME spring.profile.active} property,
+ * {@link AbstractEnvironment#ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME spring.profiles.active} property,
  * usually through JVM system properties, as an environment variable, or for web applications
  * as a Servlet context parameter in {@code web.xml}.
  *
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java
index 9c893d68ef1..caf36d7f206 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/AbstractEnvironment.java
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractEnvironment implements ConfigurableEnvironment {
 	 * Name of property to set to specify active profiles: {@value}. May be comma delimited.
 	 * @see ConfigurableEnvironment#setActiveProfiles
 	 */
-	public static final String ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME = "spring.profile.active";
+	public static final String ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME = "spring.profiles.active";
 
 	/**
 	 * Name of property to set to specify default profiles: {@value}. May be comma delimited.
 	 * @see ConfigurableEnvironment#setDefaultProfiles
 	 */
-	public static final String DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME = "spring.profile.default";
+	public static final String DEFAULT_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME = "spring.profiles.default";
 
 	protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java
index 433aad68992..32cacfb2ed3 100644
--- a/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java
+++ b/org.springframework.core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/env/Environment.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public interface Environment extends PropertyResolver {
 	 * Return the set of profiles explicitly made active for this environment. Profiles are used for
 	 * creating logical groupings of bean definitions to be registered conditionally, often based on
 	 * deployment environment.  Profiles can be activated by setting {@linkplain
-	 * AbstractEnvironment#ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME "spring.profile.active"} as a system property
+	 * AbstractEnvironment#ACTIVE_PROFILES_PROPERTY_NAME "spring.profiles.active"} as a system property
 	 * or by calling {@link ConfigurableEnvironment#setActiveProfiles(String...)}.
 	 *
 	 * <p>If no profiles have explicitly been specified as active, then any 'default' profiles will implicitly