diff --git a/core/includes/install.core.inc b/core/includes/install.core.inc
index 5defe93..a4e244e 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.core.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.core.inc
@@ -1141,7 +1141,20 @@ function install_settings_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 function install_select_profile(&$install_state) {
   if (empty($install_state['parameters']['profile'])) {
     // Try to find a profile.
-    $profile = _install_select_profile($install_state['profiles']);
+    $profiles = $install_state['profiles'];
+    foreach ($profiles as $key => $profile) {
+      $details = install_profile_info($profile->name);
+      // Remove hidden profiles (such as the testing profile, which only exists
+      // to speed up test runs) from the list. This prevents them from being
+      // displayed in the user interface, and also means that if there is only
+      // one non-hidden profile, _install_select_profile() will choose it
+      // automatically.
+      if (!empty($details['hidden'])) {
+        unset($profiles[$key]);
+      }
+    }
+    $profile = _install_select_profile($profiles);
+    $install_state['profiles'] = $profiles;
     if (empty($profile)) {
       // We still don't have a profile, so display a form for selecting one.
       // Only do this in the case of interactive installations, since this is
@@ -1190,11 +1203,6 @@ function install_select_profile_form($form, &$form_state, $install_state) {
 
   foreach ($install_state['profiles'] as $profile) {
     $details = install_profile_info($profile->name);
-    // Don't show hidden profiles. This is used by to hide the testing profile,
-    // which only exists to speed up test runs.
-    if ($details['hidden'] === TRUE) {
-      continue;
-    }
     $profiles[$profile->name] = $details;
 
     // Determine the name of the profile; default to file name if defined name
diff --git a/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.info b/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.info
index 545e85c..0ea1d6f 100644
--- a/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.info
+++ b/core/profiles/minimal/minimal.info
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name = Minimal
 description = Build a custom site without pre-configured functionality. Suitable for advanced users.
 version = VERSION
 core = 8.x
+hidden = TRUE
 dependencies[] = node
 dependencies[] = block
 dependencies[] = dblog