diff --git a/lib/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rb b/lib/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rb
index 2c89c6548b7..9de76899494 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@ class HttpTransport
       def initialize(agent_settings:, site:, api_key:, upload_timeout_seconds:)
         @upload_timeout_milliseconds = (upload_timeout_seconds * 1_000).to_i
 
-        validate_agent_settings(agent_settings)
-
         @exporter_configuration =
           if agentless?(site, api_key)
             [:agentless, site, api_key].freeze
           else
-            [:agent, base_url_from(agent_settings)].freeze
+            [:agent, agent_settings.url].freeze
           end
 
         status, result = validate_exporter(exporter_configuration)
@@ -75,29 +73,6 @@ def export(flush)
 
       private
 
-      def base_url_from(agent_settings)
-        case agent_settings.adapter
-        when Datadog::Core::Configuration::Ext::Agent::HTTP::ADAPTER
-          "#{agent_settings.ssl ? "https" : "http"}://#{agent_settings.hostname}:#{agent_settings.port}/"
-        when Datadog::Core::Configuration::Ext::Agent::UnixSocket::ADAPTER
-          "unix://#{agent_settings.uds_path}"
-        else
-          raise ArgumentError, "Unexpected adapter: #{agent_settings.adapter}"
-        end
-      end
-
-      def validate_agent_settings(agent_settings)
-        supported_adapters = [
-          Datadog::Core::Configuration::Ext::Agent::UnixSocket::ADAPTER,
-          Datadog::Core::Configuration::Ext::Agent::HTTP::ADAPTER
-        ]
-        unless supported_adapters.include?(agent_settings.adapter)
-          raise ArgumentError,
-            "Unsupported transport configuration for profiling: Adapter #{agent_settings.adapter} " \
-                        " is not supported"
-        end
-      end
-
       def agentless?(site, api_key)
         site && api_key && Core::Environment::VariableHelpers.env_to_bool(Profiling::Ext::ENV_AGENTLESS, false)
       end
diff --git a/sig/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rbs b/sig/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rbs
index 8c58ea8180e..af663a225b7 100644
--- a/sig/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rbs
+++ b/sig/datadog/profiling/http_transport.rbs
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ module Datadog
 
       private
 
-      def base_url_from: (Datadog::Core::Configuration::AgentSettingsResolver::AgentSettings agent_settings) -> ::String
-
-      def validate_agent_settings: (Datadog::Core::Configuration::AgentSettingsResolver::AgentSettings agent_settings) -> void
-
       def agentless?: (::String? site, ::String? api_key) -> bool
 
       def validate_exporter: (exporter_configuration_array exporter_configuration) -> [:ok | :error, ::String?]
diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/http_transport_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/http_transport_spec.rb
index 44423984fab..0cd98ba09e3 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/http_transport_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/http_transport_spec.rb
@@ -127,6 +127,19 @@
           http_transport
         end
       end
+
+      context "when hostname is an ipv6 address" do
+        let(:hostname) { "1234:1234::1" }
+
+        it "provides the correct ipv6 address-safe url to the exporter" do
+          expect(described_class)
+            .to receive(:_native_validate_exporter)
+            .with([:agent, "http://[1234:1234::1]:12345/"])
+            .and_return([:ok, nil])
+
+          http_transport
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "when additionally site and api_key are provided" do