diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4173e6c2..9142d682 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 - [Linux] Fixed CPU speed not appearing on PowerPC systems.
 - [NetBSD] Added support for CPU temperature. (NOTE: This only supports newer Intel processors)
 - Fixed inaccurate speed output in systems with CPU speed less than 1 GHz.
+- Deprecated `cpu_shorthand` in favor of `cpu_brand`.
 
 **Terminal**
 
diff --git a/config/config.conf b/config/config.conf
index 5c87b439..33b3cf82 100644
--- a/config/config.conf
+++ b/config/config.conf
@@ -149,19 +149,16 @@ speed_type="bios_limit"
 # off:   'i7-6500U (4) @ 3.100GHz'
 speed_shorthand="off"
 
-# Shorten the output of the CPU function
+# Enable/Disable CPU brand in output.
 #
-# Default: 'off'
-# Values:  'on', 'off', 'tiny', 'name', 'speed'
-# Flag:    --cpu_shorthand
+# Default: 'on'
+# Values:  'on', 'off'
+# Flag:    --cpu_brand
 #
 # Example:
-# on:    'i7-6500U (4) @ 3.1GHz'
-# off:   'Intel i7-6500U (4) @ 3.1GHz'
-# tiny:  'i7-6500U (4)'
-# name:  'Intel i7-6500U (4)'
-# speed: '3.1GHz'
-cpu_shorthand="off"
+# on:   'Intel i7-6500U'
+# off:  'i7-6500U (4)'
+cpu_brand="on"
 
 # CPU Speed
 # Hide/Show CPU speed.
diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index e0574c2c..bbf653b4 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -1036,6 +1036,14 @@ get_cpu() {
     # Trim spaces from core output
     cores="${cores//[[:space:]]}"
 
+    # Remove CPU brand from the output.
+    if [[ "$cpu_brand" == "off" ]]; then
+        cpu="${cpu/AMD }"
+        cpu="${cpu/Intel }"
+        cpu="${cpu/Core? Duo }"
+        cpu="${cpu/Qualcomm }"
+    fi
+
     # Add CPU cores to the output.
     [[ "$cpu_cores" != "off" && "$cores" ]] && \
         cpu="$cpu ($cores)"
@@ -1050,21 +1058,6 @@ get_cpu() {
             cpu="$cpu @ ${speed}GHz $temp"
         fi
     fi
-
-    # Make the output of CPU shorter.
-    case "$cpu_shorthand" in
-        "name")  cpu="${cpu/@*}" ;;
-        "speed") cpu="${cpu#*@ }" ;;
-
-        "on" | "tiny")
-            cpu="${cpu/AMD }"
-            cpu="${cpu/Intel }"
-            cpu="${cpu/Core? Duo }"
-            cpu="${cpu/Qualcomm }"
-
-            [[ "$cpu_shorthand" == "tiny" ]] && cpu="${cpu/@*}"
-        ;;
-    esac
 }
 
 get_cpu_usage() {
@@ -3799,6 +3792,9 @@ old_options() {
 
     # Scrot dir was removed in 3.1.0.
     [[ -n "$scrot_dir" ]] && scrot_dir=
+
+    # cpu_shorthand was deprecated in 3.3.0
+    [[ -n "$cpu_shorthand" ]] && { err "Config: \$cpu_shorthand is deprecated, use \$cpu_brand, \$cpu_cores, and \$cpu_speed instead."; }
 }
 
 cache_uname() {
@@ -3952,8 +3948,7 @@ INFO:
 
                                 NOTE: This flag is not supported in systems with CPU speed less than 1 GHz.
 
-    --cpu_shorthand type        Shorten the output of CPU
-                                Possible values: name, speed, tiny, on, off
+    --cpu_brand on/off          Enable/Disable CPU brand in output.
     --cpu_cores type            Whether or not to display the number of CPU cores
                                 Possible values: logical, physical, off
 
@@ -4168,7 +4163,7 @@ get_args() {
             "--distro_shorthand") distro_shorthand="$2" ;;
             "--kernel_shorthand") kernel_shorthand="$2" ;;
             "--uptime_shorthand") uptime_shorthand="$2" ;;
-            "--cpu_shorthand") cpu_shorthand="$2" ;;
+            "--cpu_brand") cpu_brand="$2" ;;
             "--gpu_brand") gpu_brand="$2" ;;
             "--gpu_type") gpu_type="$2" ;;
             "--refresh_rate") refresh_rate="$2" ;;
diff --git a/neofetch.1 b/neofetch.1
index 60557487..71c699b0 100644
--- a/neofetch.1
+++ b/neofetch.1
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ Whether or not to show decimals in CPU speed.
 .IP
 NOTE: This flag is not supported in systems with CPU speed less than 1 GHz.
 .TP
-\fB\-\-cpu_shorthand\fR type
-Shorten the output of CPU
-Possible values: name, speed, tiny, on, off
+\fB\-\-cpu_brand\fR on/off
+Enable/Disable CPU brand in output.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-cpu_cores\fR type
 Whether or not to display the number of CPU cores