diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/MergedContextConfiguration.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/MergedContextConfiguration.java
index 2eed29617c8b..d54188b076b3 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/MergedContextConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/MergedContextConfiguration.java
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ public MergedContextConfiguration(MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig) {
 	 * or {@code propertySourceProperties} an empty array will be stored instead.
 	 * If a {@code null} value is supplied for the
 	 * {@code contextInitializerClasses} an empty set will be stored instead.
-	 * Furthermore, active profiles will be sorted, and duplicate profiles
-	 * will be removed.
+	 * Furthermore, duplicate active profiles will be removed while preserving
+	 * registration order.
 	 * @param testClass the test class for which the configuration was merged
 	 * @param locations the merged context resource locations
 	 * @param classes the merged annotated classes
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ public MergedContextConfiguration(Class<?> testClass, String @Nullable [] locati
 	 * or {@code propertySourceProperties} an empty array will be stored instead.
 	 * If a {@code null} value is supplied for {@code contextInitializerClasses}
 	 * or {@code contextCustomizers}, an empty set will be stored instead.
-	 * Furthermore, active profiles will be sorted, and duplicate profiles
-	 * will be removed.
+	 * Furthermore, duplicate active profiles will be removed while preserving
+	 * registration order.
 	 * @param testClass the test class for which the configuration was merged
 	 * @param locations the merged context resource locations
 	 * @param classes the merged annotated classes
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ public MergedContextConfiguration(Class<?> testClass, String @Nullable [] locati
 	 * {@code activeProfiles}, or {@code propertySourceProperties} an empty array
 	 * will be stored instead. If a {@code null} value is supplied for
 	 * {@code contextInitializerClasses} or {@code contextCustomizers}, an empty
-	 * set will be stored instead. Furthermore, active profiles will be sorted,
-	 * and duplicate profiles will be removed.
+	 * set will be stored instead. Furthermore, duplicate active profiles
+	 * will be removed while preserving registration order.
 	 * @param testClass the test class for which the configuration was merged
 	 * @param locations the merged context resource locations
 	 * @param classes the merged annotated classes
diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java
index cd8df132e89f..187acb782110 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/context/web/WebMergedContextConfiguration.java
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ public WebMergedContextConfiguration(MergedContextConfiguration mergedConfig, St
 	 * If a {@code null} value is supplied for the
 	 * {@code contextInitializerClasses} an empty set will be stored instead.
 	 * If an <em>empty</em> value is supplied for the {@code resourceBasePath}
-	 * an empty string will be used. Furthermore, active profiles will be sorted,
-	 * and duplicate profiles will be removed.
+	 * an empty string will be used. Furthermore, duplicate active profiles
+	 * will be removed while preserving registration order.
 	 * @param testClass the test class for which the configuration was merged
 	 * @param locations the merged resource locations
 	 * @param classes the merged annotated classes
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ public WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class<?> testClass, String @Nullable [] loc
 	 * If a {@code null} value is supplied for {@code contextInitializerClasses}
 	 * or {@code contextCustomizers}, an empty set will be stored instead.
 	 * If an <em>empty</em> value is supplied for the {@code resourceBasePath}
-	 * an empty string will be used. Furthermore, active profiles will be sorted,
-	 * and duplicate profiles will be removed.
+	 * an empty string will be used. Furthermore, duplicate active profiles
+	 * will be removed while preserving registration order.
 	 * @param testClass the test class for which the configuration was merged
 	 * @param locations the merged context resource locations
 	 * @param classes the merged annotated classes
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ public WebMergedContextConfiguration(Class<?> testClass, String @Nullable [] loc
 	 * {@code activeProfiles}, or {@code propertySourceProperties} an empty array
 	 * will be stored instead. If a {@code null} value is supplied for
 	 * {@code contextInitializerClasses} or {@code contextCustomizers}, an empty
-	 * set will be stored instead. Furthermore, active profiles will be sorted,
-	 * and duplicate profiles will be removed.
+	 * set will be stored instead. Furthermore, duplicate active profiles
+	 * will be removed while preserving registration order.
 	 * @param testClass the test class for which the configuration was merged
 	 * @param locations the merged context resource locations
 	 * @param classes the merged annotated classes