diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py b/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py
index 198f3606d..e0930a4a4 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ class Browser(QMainWindow):
     @no_arg_trigger
     @skip_if_selection_is_empty
     def _on_export_notes(self) -> None:
-        if self.mw.pm.new_import_export():
+        if not self.mw.pm.legacy_import_export():
             nids = self.selected_notes()
             ExportDialog(self.mw, nids=nids)
         else:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
index a8f140624..eb4a4bd35 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/preferences.ui
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@
         </widget>
        </item>
        <item>
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="new_import_export">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="legacy_import_export">
          <property name="text">
-          <string notr="true">New import/export handling (beta)</string>
+          <string notr="true">Legacy import/export handling</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@
   <tabstop>pastePNG</tabstop>
   <tabstop>paste_strips_formatting</tabstop>
   <tabstop>ignore_accents_in_search</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>new_import_export</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>legacy_import_export</tabstop>
   <tabstop>useCurrent</tabstop>
   <tabstop>default_search_text</tabstop>
   <tabstop>uiScale</tabstop>
diff --git a/qt/aqt/main.py b/qt/aqt/main.py
index 45d0a262f..4fe525f4b 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/main.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/main.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class MainWebView(AnkiWebView):
         paths = [url.toLocalFile() for url in mime.urls()]
         deck_paths = filter(lambda p: not p.endswith(".colpkg"), paths)
         for path in deck_paths:
-            if self.mw.pm.new_import_export():
+            if not self.mw.pm.legacy_import_export():
                 import_file(self.mw, path)
             else:
                 aqt.importing.importFile(self.mw, path)
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ title="{}" {}>{}</button>""".format(
             showInfo(tr.qt_misc_please_use_fileimport_to_import_this())
             return None
 
-        if self.pm.new_import_export():
+        if not self.pm.legacy_import_export():
             import_file(self, path)
         else:
             aqt.importing.importFile(self, path)
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ title="{}" {}>{}</button>""".format(
         "Importing triggered via File>Import."
         import aqt.importing
 
-        if self.pm.new_import_export():
+        if not self.pm.legacy_import_export():
             prompt_for_file_then_import(self)
         else:
             aqt.importing.onImport(self)
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ title="{}" {}>{}</button>""".format(
     def onExport(self, did: DeckId | None = None) -> None:
         import aqt.exporting
 
-        if self.pm.new_import_export():
+        if not self.pm.legacy_import_export():
             ExportDialog(self, did=did)
         else:
             aqt.exporting.ExportDialog(self, did=did)
diff --git a/qt/aqt/preferences.py b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
index a61530ce2..f3b1fee0f 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/preferences.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/preferences.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
         self.form.theme.addItems(themes)
         self.form.theme.setCurrentIndex(self.mw.pm.theme().value)
         qconnect(self.form.theme.currentIndexChanged, self.on_theme_changed)
-        self.form.new_import_export.setChecked(self.mw.pm.new_import_export())
+        self.form.legacy_import_export.setChecked(self.mw.pm.legacy_import_export())
 
         self.setup_language()
         self.setup_video_driver()
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class Preferences(QDialog):
             self.mw.pm.setUiScale(newScale)
             restart_required = True
 
-        self.mw.pm.set_new_import_export(self.form.new_import_export.isChecked())
+        self.mw.pm.set_legacy_import_export(self.form.legacy_import_export.isChecked())
 
         if restart_required:
             showInfo(tr.preferences_changes_will_take_effect_when_you())
diff --git a/qt/aqt/profiles.py b/qt/aqt/profiles.py
index 0aa5bb27c..486612da4 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/profiles.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/profiles.py
@@ -539,11 +539,11 @@ create table if not exists profiles
     def dark_mode_widgets(self) -> bool:
         return self.meta.get("dark_mode_widgets", False)
 
-    def new_import_export(self) -> bool:
-        return self.meta.get("new_import_export", False)
+    def legacy_import_export(self) -> bool:
+        return self.meta.get("legacy_import", False)
 
-    def set_new_import_export(self, enabled: bool) -> None:
-        self.meta["new_import_export"] = enabled
+    def set_legacy_import_export(self, enabled: bool) -> None:
+        self.meta["legacy_import"] = not enabled
 
     def last_loaded_profile_name(self) -> str | None:
         return self.meta.get("last_loaded_profile_name")