diff --git a/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/FrameworkThreadInfo.cpp b/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/FrameworkThreadInfo.cpp
index 363b10df1a76..7386b439f4f7 100644
--- a/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/FrameworkThreadInfo.cpp
+++ b/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/FrameworkThreadInfo.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@ HANDLE FrameworkThreadInfo::GetOsThreadHandle() const
 std::string FrameworkThreadInfo::GetProfileThreadId()
 {
     std::stringstream buffer;
-    buffer << "<0> [#" << _osThreadId << "]";
+    buffer << _osThreadId;
     return buffer.str();
 }
 
 std::string FrameworkThreadInfo::GetProfileThreadName()
 {
-    std::stringstream buffer;
-    buffer << "Managed thread (name unknown) [#" << _osThreadId << "]";
-    return buffer.str();
+    return std::string("");
 }
diff --git a/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/ManagedThreadInfo.h b/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/ManagedThreadInfo.h
index 85feec619cc4..53db1c9a08ad 100644
--- a/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/ManagedThreadInfo.h
+++ b/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/ManagedThreadInfo.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ inline void ManagedThreadInfo::ReleaseLock()
 inline std::string ManagedThreadInfo::BuildProfileThreadId()
 {
     std::stringstream builder;
-    builder << "<" << std::dec << _profilerThreadInfoId << "> [#" << _osThreadId << "]";
+    builder << std::dec << _osThreadId;
 
     return builder.str();
 }
@@ -231,13 +231,10 @@ inline std::string ManagedThreadInfo::BuildProfileThreadName()
     auto threadName = _threadName;
     if (threadName.empty())
     {
-        nameBuilder << "Managed thread (name unknown)";
+        return "";
     }
-    else
-    {
-        nameBuilder << shared::ToString(std::move(threadName));
-    }
-    nameBuilder << " [#" << _osThreadId << "]";
+
+    nameBuilder << shared::ToString(std::move(threadName));
 
     return nameBuilder.str();
 }
diff --git a/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/RawSampleTransformer.cpp b/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/RawSampleTransformer.cpp
index 5c9d8dcaa367..3ca13675295b 100644
--- a/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/RawSampleTransformer.cpp
+++ b/profiler/src/ProfilerEngine/Datadog.Profiler.Native/RawSampleTransformer.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ void RawSampleTransformer::SetThreadDetails(const RawSample& rawSample, std::sha
             return;
         }
 
-        sample->SetThreadId("<0> [#0]");
-        sample->SetThreadName("Managed thread (name unknown) [#0]");
+        sample->SetThreadId("0");
+        sample->SetThreadName("");
 
         return;
     }
diff --git a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Bugs/NullOrEmptyThreadNameCheck.cs b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Bugs/NullOrEmptyThreadNameCheck.cs
index fb02df926042..a115f63d47b4 100644
--- a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Bugs/NullOrEmptyThreadNameCheck.cs
+++ b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Bugs/NullOrEmptyThreadNameCheck.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void ShouldNotCrashWhenNullOrEmptyThreadName(string appName, string frame
                         return (l.Name == "thread name");
                     }).Value;
 
-                    if (threadName.Contains("Managed thread (name unknown) ["))
+                    if (threadName == "")
                     {
                         var stackTrace = sample.StackTrace(profile);
                         if (stackTrace.FramesCount == 0)
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ public void ShouldNotCrashWhenNullOrEmptyThreadName(string appName, string frame
                             return;
                         }
                     }
-                    else if (threadName.Contains(".NET Long Running Task ["))
+                    else if (threadName.StartsWith(".NET "))
                     {
-                        // expected task that is waiting for nameless threads to join
+                        // .NET ThreadPool IO, .NET TP Worker, .NET Long Running Task, .NET Timer, .NET TP Wait, etc...
+                    }
+                    else if (threadName == "CLR thread (garbage collector)")
+                    {
+                        // hard coded name for GC threads
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Helpers/SamplesHelper.cs b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Helpers/SamplesHelper.cs
index c0160e6085ed..6dbb597e3366 100644
--- a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Helpers/SamplesHelper.cs
+++ b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.IntegrationTests/Helpers/SamplesHelper.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ public static int GetThreadCount(string directory)
         public static HashSet<int> GetThreadIds(string directory)
         {
             HashSet<int> ids = new();
-            var regex = new Regex(@"<[0-9]+> \[#(?<OsId>[0-9]+)\]", RegexOptions.Compiled);
             foreach (var profile in GetProfiles(directory))
             {
                 foreach (var sample in profile.Sample)
@@ -99,8 +98,7 @@ public static HashSet<int> GetThreadIds(string directory)
                     {
                         if (label.Name == "thread id")
                         {
-                            var match = regex.Match(label.Value);
-                            ids.Add(int.Parse(match.Groups["OsId"].Value));
+                            ids.Add(int.Parse(label.Value));
                             continue;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj
index 9e1cf1dfcc37..caf01e440c7a 100644
--- a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj
+++ b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="FrameStoreHelper.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="IMetricsSenderFactoryTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="LinkedListTest.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="ManagedThreadInfoTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="ProfileExporterTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="LinuxStackFramesCollectorTest.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="LogTest.cpp" />
@@ -220,4 +221,4 @@
     <Error Condition="!Exists('$(PackagesDir)\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.1.8.1.7\build\native\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.1.8.1.7\build\native\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\..\..\packages\gmock.1.11.0\build\native\gmock.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\..\..\packages\gmock.1.11.0\build\native\gmock.targets'))" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj.filters b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj.filters
index 73d316176b7f..68a72bc3d124 100644
--- a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests.vcxproj.filters
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="CpuSampleProviderTest.cpp">
       <Filter>Tests</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="ManagedThreadInfoTest.cpp">
+      <Filter>Tests</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\src\ProfilerEngine\Datadog.Profiler.Native\HResultConverter.h">
@@ -225,4 +228,4 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="Resources.rc" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/ManagedThreadInfoTest.cpp b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/ManagedThreadInfoTest.cpp
index 63367baa4c5f..d0e6b4eb4bde 100644
--- a/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/ManagedThreadInfoTest.cpp
+++ b/profiler/test/Datadog.Profiler.Native.Tests/ManagedThreadInfoTest.cpp
@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@
 TEST(ManagedThreadInfoTest, CheckGetProfileThreadId)
 {
     auto threadInfo = ManagedThreadInfo::CreateForTest(1);
-    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadId(), "<1> [#1]");
+    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadId(), "1");
 }
 
 TEST(ManagedThreadInfoTest, CheckGetProfileThreadIdWithSetThreadName)
 {
     auto threadInfo = ManagedThreadInfo::CreateForTest(42);
     threadInfo->SetThreadName(WStr("Test Thread"));
-    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadId(), "<1> [#42]");
+    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadId(), "42");
 }
 
 TEST(ManagedThreadInfoTest, CheckGetProfileThreadName)
 {
     auto threadInfo = ManagedThreadInfo::CreateForTest(1);
-    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadName(), "Managed thread (name unknown) [#1]");
+    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadName(), "");
 }
 
 TEST(ManagedThreadInfoTest, CheckGetProfileThreadNameWithSetThreadName)
 {
     auto threadInfo = ManagedThreadInfo::CreateForTest(1);
     threadInfo->SetThreadName(WStr("Test Thread"));
-    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadName(), "Test Thread [#1]");
+    ASSERT_EQ(threadInfo->GetProfileThreadName(), "Test Thread");
 }
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