Index: bp-activity/bp-activity-admin.php
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--- bp-activity/bp-activity-admin.php	(revision 6121)
+++ bp-activity/bp-activity-admin.php	(working copy)
@@ -1177,6 +1177,8 @@
 
 		// This was a mis-named activity type from before BP 1.6
 		unset( $actions['friends_register_activity_action'] );
+		// as profile updates are not recorded in activities, i suggest to not show this item in the select box activity_type
+		unset( $actions['updated_profile'] );
 
 		// Sort array by the human-readable value
 		natsort( $actions );