diff --git a/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.profile b/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.profile
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f6570a21a4fc8fa91f03ae2e2d692d5583b66f5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.profile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file
- * Enables modules and site configuration for a minimal site installation.
- */
-
-use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter() for install_configure_form().
- *
- * Allows the profile to alter the site configuration form.
- */
-function minimal_form_install_configure_form_alter(&$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-  // Pre-populate the site name with the server name.
-  $form['site_information']['site_name']['#default_value'] = \Drupal::request()->server->get('SERVER_NAME');
-}
diff --git a/core/profiles/standard/standard.profile b/core/profiles/standard/standard.profile
index 030b92a075ae32bdf0b4e060d4969c639475537b..887a9845bd5cc3aeb3153b2f5ae6f3067edff38e 100644
--- a/core/profiles/standard/standard.profile
+++ b/core/profiles/standard/standard.profile
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
  * Allows the profile to alter the site configuration form.
  */
 function standard_form_install_configure_form_alter(&$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-  // Pre-populate the site name with the server name.
-  $form['site_information']['site_name']['#default_value'] = \Drupal::request()->server->get('SERVER_NAME');
+  // Add a placeholder as example that one can choose an arbitrary site name.
+  $form['site_information']['site_name']['#attributes']['placeholder'] = t('My site');
   $form['#submit'][] = 'standard_form_install_configure_submit';
 }