diff --git a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
index 6eb845c7e4bae..7f0edc7167a42 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -429,24 +429,6 @@ define('cert', {
   flatten,
 })
 
-define('ci-name', {
-  default: ciInfo.name ? ciInfo.name.toLowerCase().split(' ').join('-') : null,
-  defaultDescription: `
-    The name of the current CI system, or \`null\` when not on a known CI
-    platform.
-  `,
-  type: [null, String],
-  deprecated: `
-    This config is deprecated and will not be changeable in future version of npm.
-  `,
-  description: `
-    The name of a continuous integration system.  If not set explicitly, npm
-    will detect the current CI environment using the
-    [\`ci-info\`](http://npm.im/ci-info) module.
-  `,
-  flatten,
-})
-
 define('cidr', {
   default: null,
   type: [null, String, Array],
@@ -2204,7 +2186,7 @@ define('user-agent', {
   `,
   flatten (key, obj, flatOptions) {
     const value = obj[key]
-    const ciName = obj['ci-name']
+    const ciName = ciInfo.name?.toLowerCase().split(' ').join('-') || null
     let inWorkspaces = false
     if (obj.workspaces || obj.workspace && obj.workspace.length) {
       inWorkspaces = true
diff --git a/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
index 4ef28584bf993..8c93f851f94b5 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/config/tap-snapshots/test/type-description.js.test.cjs
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ Object {
     null,
     Function String(),
   ],
-  "ci-name": Array [
-    null,
-    Function String(),
-  ],
   "cidr": Array [
     null,
     Function String(),
diff --git a/workspaces/config/test/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/test/definitions/definitions.js
index 2c608870b51f1..a832f7da0b6cb 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/test/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/test/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -730,45 +730,41 @@ YYYY\r
   t.end()
 })
 
-t.test('detect CI', t => {
-  const defnNoCI = mockDefs({
-    'ci-info': { isCI: false, name: null },
-  })
-  const defnCIFoo = mockDefs({
-    'ci-info': { isCI: false, name: 'foo' },
-  })
-  t.equal(defnNoCI['ci-name'].default, null, 'null when not in CI')
-  t.equal(defnCIFoo['ci-name'].default, 'foo', 'name of CI when in CI')
-  t.end()
-})
-
 t.test('user-agent', t => {
   const npmVersion = '1.2.3'
   const obj = {
     'npm-version': npmVersion,
-    'user-agent': mockDefs()['user-agent'].default,
+    'user-agent': mockDefs({
+      'ci-info': { isCi: false, name: null },
+    })['user-agent'].default,
   }
   const flat = {}
   const expectNoCI = `npm/${npmVersion} node/${process.version} ` +
     `${process.platform} ${process.arch} workspaces/false`
-  mockDefs()['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
+  mockDefs({
+    'ci-info': { isCi: false, name: null },
+  })['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
   t.equal(flat.userAgent, expectNoCI)
   t.equal(process.env.npm_config_user_agent, flat.userAgent, 'npm_user_config environment is set')
   t.not(obj['user-agent'], flat.userAgent, 'config user-agent template is not translated')
 
-  obj['ci-name'] = 'foo'
-  obj['user-agent'] = mockDefs()['user-agent'].default
+  obj['user-agent'] = mockDefs({
+    'ci-info': { isCi: true, name: 'foo' },
+  })['user-agent'].default
   const expectCI = `${expectNoCI} ci/foo`
-  mockDefs()['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
+  mockDefs({
+    'ci-info': { isCi: true, name: 'foo' },
+  })['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
   t.equal(flat.userAgent, expectCI)
   t.equal(process.env.npm_config_user_agent, flat.userAgent, 'npm_user_config environment is set')
   t.not(obj['user-agent'], flat.userAgent, 'config user-agent template is not translated')
 
-  delete obj['ci-name']
   obj.workspaces = true
   obj['user-agent'] = mockDefs()['user-agent'].default
   const expectWorkspaces = expectNoCI.replace('workspaces/false', 'workspaces/true')
-  mockDefs()['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
+  mockDefs({
+    'ci-info': { isCi: false, name: null },
+  })['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
   t.equal(flat.userAgent, expectWorkspaces)
   t.equal(process.env.npm_config_user_agent, flat.userAgent, 'npm_user_config environment is set')
   t.not(obj['user-agent'], flat.userAgent, 'config user-agent template is not translated')
@@ -776,7 +772,9 @@ t.test('user-agent', t => {
   delete obj.workspaces
   obj.workspace = ['foo']
   obj['user-agent'] = mockDefs()['user-agent'].default
-  mockDefs()['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
+  mockDefs({
+    'ci-info': { isCi: false, name: null },
+  })['user-agent'].flatten('user-agent', obj, flat)
   t.equal(flat.userAgent, expectWorkspaces)
   t.equal(process.env.npm_config_user_agent, flat.userAgent, 'npm_user_config environment is set')
   t.not(obj['user-agent'], flat.userAgent, 'config user-agent template is not translated')