diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigInstaller.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigInstaller.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigInstaller.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Config/ConfigInstaller.php
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@
 
       $config_to_install = array_merge($config_to_install, $other_module_config);
     }
+    // Profiles can provide default configuration on behalf of other modules if
+    // the configuration already exists remove it as it was used when the
+    // extension that owns the configuration was installed.
+    if ($type == 'profile') {
+      $config_to_install = array_filter($config_to_install, function ($config_name) {
+        return !$this->activeStorage->exists($config_name);
+      });
+    }
     return $config_to_install;
   }
 
diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ModuleHandler.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ModuleHandler.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ModuleHandler.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Extension/ModuleHandler.php
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@
    */
   public function install(array $module_list, $enable_dependencies = TRUE) {
     $module_config = \Drupal::config('system.module');
+    $module_data = system_rebuild_module_data();
     if ($enable_dependencies) {
       // Get all module data so we can find dependencies and sort.
-      $module_data = system_rebuild_module_data();
       $module_list = $module_list ? array_combine($module_list, $module_list) : array();
       if (array_diff_key($module_list, $module_data)) {
         // One or more of the given modules doesn't exist.
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
         // Validate default configuration of this module. Bail if unable to
         // install. Should not continue installing more modules because those
         // may depend on this one.
-        if (!\Drupal::service('config.installer')->validatePreInstall('module', $module)) {
+        if (!\Drupal::service('config.installer')->validatePreInstall($module_data[$module]->getType(), $module)) {
           break;
         }
 
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
         }
 
         // Install default configuration of the module.
-        \Drupal::service('config.installer')->installDefaultConfig('module', $module);
+        \Drupal::service('config.installer')->installDefaultConfig($module_data[$module]->getType(), $module);
 
         // If the module has no current updates, but has some that were
         // previously removed, set the version to the value of
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Tests/FieldImportChangeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Tests/FieldImportChangeTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class FieldImportChangeTest extends FieldUnitTestBase {
   /**
    * Modules to enable.
    *
+   * The default configuration provided by field_test_config is imported by
+   * \Drupal\field\Tests\FieldUnitTestBase::setUp() when it installs field
+   * configuration.
+   *
    * @var array
    */
   public static $modules = array('field_test_config');
@@ -35,8 +39,6 @@ function testImportChange() {
     $instance_id = "entity_test.entity_test.$field_id";
     $instance_config_name = "field.instance.$instance_id";
 
-    // Import default config.
-    $this->installConfig(array('field_test_config'));
     $active = $this->container->get('config.storage');
     $staging = $this->container->get('config.storage.staging');
     $this->copyConfig($active, $staging);
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Tests/FieldImportDeleteTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/lib/Drupal/field/Tests/FieldImportDeleteTest.php
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class FieldImportDeleteTest extends FieldUnitTestBase {
   /**
    * Modules to enable.
    *
+   * The default configuration provided by field_test_config is imported by
+   * \Drupal\field\Tests\FieldUnitTestBase::setUp() when it installs field
+   * configuration.
+   *
    * @var array
    */
   public static $modules = array('field_test_config');
@@ -47,9 +51,6 @@ public function testImportDelete() {
     // Create a second bundle for the 'Entity test' entity type.
     entity_test_create_bundle('test_bundle_2');
 
-    // Import default config.
-    $this->installConfig(array('field_test_config'));
-
     // Get the uuid's for the fields.
     $field_uuid = entity_load('field_config', $field_id)->uuid();
     $field_uuid_2 = entity_load('field_config', $field_id_2)->uuid();