diff --git a/src/pkg/backup/details/details.go b/src/pkg/backup/details/details.go
index add52d809..4d224f475 100644
--- a/src/pkg/backup/details/details.go
+++ b/src/pkg/backup/details/details.go
@@ -51,26 +51,6 @@ func (d *Details) add(
 			return entry, clues.New("item is not SharePoint or OneDrive type")
 		}
 
-		filename := ""
-		if info.OneDrive != nil {
-			filename = info.OneDrive.ItemName
-		} else if info.SharePoint != nil {
-			filename = info.SharePoint.ItemName
-		}
-
-		// Make the new path contain all display names and then the M365 item ID.
-		// This ensures the path will be unique, thus ensuring the ShortRef will be
-		// unique.
-		//
-		// If we appended the file's display name to the path then it's possible
-		// for a folder in the parent directory to have the same display name as the
-		// M365 ID of this file and also have a subfolder in the folder with a
-		// display name that matches the file's display name. That would result in
-		// duplicate ShortRefs, which we can't allow.
-		elements := repoRef.Elements()
-		elements = append(elements[:len(elements)-1], filename, repoRef.Item())
-		entry.ShortRef = path.Builder{}.Append(elements...).ShortRef()
-
 		// clean metadata suffixes from item refs
 		entry.ItemRef = withoutMetadataSuffix(entry.ItemRef)
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/backup/details/details_test.go b/src/pkg/backup/details/details_test.go
index 6c9434867..43883ed5a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/backup/details/details_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/backup/details/details_test.go
@@ -270,27 +270,18 @@ func (suite *DetailsUnitSuite) TestDetailsAdd_NoLocationFolders() {
 	table := []struct {
 		name  string
 		entry Entry
-		// shortRefEqual allows checking that OneDrive and SharePoint have their
-		// ShortRef updated in the returned entry.
-		//
-		// TODO(ashmrtn): Remove this when we don't need extra munging for
-		// OneDrive/SharePoint file name changes.
-		shortRefEqual assert.ComparisonAssertionFunc
 	}{
 		{
-			name:          "Exchange Email",
-			entry:         exchangeEntry(t, itemID, 42, ExchangeMail),
-			shortRefEqual: assert.Equal,
+			name:  "Exchange Email",
+			entry: exchangeEntry(t, itemID, 42, ExchangeMail),
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "OneDrive File",
-			entry:         oneDriveishEntry(t, itemID, 42, OneDriveItem),
-			shortRefEqual: assert.NotEqual,
+			name:  "OneDrive File",
+			entry: oneDriveishEntry(t, itemID, 42, OneDriveItem),
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "SharePoint File",
-			entry:         oneDriveishEntry(t, itemID, 42, SharePointLibrary),
-			shortRefEqual: assert.NotEqual,
+			name:  "SharePoint File",
+			entry: oneDriveishEntry(t, itemID, 42, SharePointLibrary),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Legacy SharePoint File",
@@ -300,7 +291,6 @@ func (suite *DetailsUnitSuite) TestDetailsAdd_NoLocationFolders() {
 
 				return res
 			}(),
-			shortRefEqual: assert.NotEqual,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -334,7 +324,7 @@ func (suite *DetailsUnitSuite) TestDetailsAdd_NoLocationFolders() {
 			got.ShortRef = ""
 
 			assert.Equal(t, localItem, got, "DetailsEntry")
-			test.shortRefEqual(t, expectedShortRef, gotShortRef, "ShortRef")
+			assert.Equal(t, expectedShortRef, gotShortRef, "ShortRef")
 		})
 	}
 }