diff --git a/tools/aconfig/src/dump.rs b/tools/aconfig/src/dump.rs
index e242db2..37368ee 100644
--- a/tools/aconfig/src/dump.rs
+++ b/tools/aconfig/src/dump.rs
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@
             // protobuf formats
             "protobuf" => Ok(Self::Protobuf),
             "textproto" => Ok(Self::Textproto),
-
-            // old formats now implemented as aliases to custom format
-            "text" => Ok(Self::Custom(
-                "{fully_qualified_name} [{container}]: {permission} + {state}".to_owned(),
-            )),
-
             // custom format
             _ => Ok(Self::Custom(value.to_owned())),
         }
@@ -265,12 +259,6 @@
             "{fully_qualified_name}={permission} + {state}",
             "com.android.aconfig.test.enabled_ro=READ_ONLY + ENABLED"
         );
-
-        // aliases
-        assert_dump_parsed_flags_custom_format_contains!(
-            "text",
-            "com.android.aconfig.test.enabled_ro [system]: READ_ONLY + ENABLED"
-        );
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/tools/aconfig/src/main.rs b/tools/aconfig/src/main.rs
index 59f3677..6c4e241 100644
--- a/tools/aconfig/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/aconfig/src/main.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@
                     Arg::new("format")
                         .long("format")
                         .value_parser(|s: &str| DumpFormat::try_from(s))
-                        .default_value("text"),
+                        .default_value(
+                            "{fully_qualified_name} [{container}]: {permission} + {state}",
+                        ),
                 )
                 .arg(
                     Arg::new("filter")