diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/tabs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/tabs.rs
index 4c7d35a45..65557ed15 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/tabs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/tabs.rs
@@ -346,11 +346,9 @@ pub fn status_bar(app: &mut SheetApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                     }
                     if !d.calc.circular.is_empty() {
                         ui.add_space(12.0);
+                        // Only a loop on the active sheet is named, so the address needs no sheet.
                         let label = match d.calc.circular.iter().find(|(si, _)| *si == d.wb.active_sheet) {
-                            Some(&(si, c)) => {
-                                let name = d.wb.sheet(si).map(|s| gridcraft_engine::formula::quote_sheet(&s.name)).unwrap_or_default();
-                                format!("Circular References: {name}!{}", c.a1())
-                            }
+                            Some((_, c)) => format!("Circular References: {}", c.a1()),
                             None => "Circular References".to_owned(),
                         };
                         text(ui, egui::RichText::new(label).font(theme::ui_font(12.5)).color(t.danger));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/interaction.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/interaction.rs
index 1f4a1879a..431be6d72 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/interaction.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/it/interaction.rs
@@ -974,12 +974,12 @@ fn status_bar_shows_macro_badge() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn status_bar_quotes_the_sheet_name_of_a_circular_reference() {
+fn status_bar_names_a_circular_reference_by_its_address() {
     let mut s = blank();
     s.execute("home.insertSheet", json!({"name": "Bob's Q1"})).unwrap();
     s.execute("cell.set", json!({"cell": "B2", "input": "=B2+1"})).unwrap();
     let h = harness(s);
-    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: 'Bob''s Q1'!B2").is_some(), "the status bar names the cell as a reference");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: B2").is_some(), "the status bar names the cell on the active sheet without its sheet");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -990,10 +990,10 @@ fn status_bar_names_no_cell_when_every_circular_reference_is_on_another_sheet()
     s.execute("sheet.activate", json!({"sheet": "Sheet1"})).unwrap();
     let mut h = harness(s);
     assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References").is_some(), "the status bar still reports circular references");
-    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: Data!B2").is_none(), "no cell address from another sheet");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: B2").is_none(), "no cell address from another sheet");
     h.state_mut().session.execute("sheet.activate", json!({"sheet": "Data"})).unwrap();
     h.run_steps(2);
-    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: Data!B2").is_some(), "the active sheet's loop is named");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: B2").is_some(), "the active sheet's loop is named");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -1006,8 +1006,8 @@ fn status_bar_names_a_circular_reference_on_the_active_sheet() {
     let circular = s.active().unwrap().calc.circular.clone();
     assert_eq!(circular, vec![(0, CellRef::new(0, 0)), (1, CellRef::new(1, 1))], "Sheet1's loop is listed first");
     let h = harness(s);
-    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: Data!B2").is_some(), "the status bar names the loop on the active sheet");
-    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: Sheet1!A1").is_none(), "not the first loop listed");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: B2").is_some(), "the status bar names the loop on the active sheet");
+    assert!(h.query_by_label("Circular References: A1").is_none(), "not the first loop listed");
 }
 
 #[test]