diff --git a/IPython/core/application.py b/IPython/core/application.py
index f2c0c22..cc1ff9d 100644
--- a/IPython/core/application.py
+++ b/IPython/core/application.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ from IPython.utils.traitlets import List, Unicode, Type, Bool, Dict, Set, Instan
 # aliases and flags
 
 base_aliases = {
+    'profile-dir' : 'ProfileDir.location',
     'profile' : 'BaseIPythonApplication.profile',
     'ipython-dir' : 'BaseIPythonApplication.ipython_dir',
     'log-level' : 'Application.log_level',
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py b/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py
index 2f2033a..62346cd 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel/apps/baseapp.py
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ class ParallelCrashHandler(CrashHandler):
 base_aliases = {}
 base_aliases.update(base_ip_aliases)
 base_aliases.update({
-    'profile-dir' : 'ProfileDir.location',
     'work-dir' : 'BaseParallelApplication.work_dir',
     'log-to-file' : 'BaseParallelApplication.log_to_file',
     'clean-logs' : 'BaseParallelApplication.clean_logs',