diff --git a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt
index 772e572d3b77..869de9d084a8 100644
--- a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/SecretSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class SecretSettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
         }
 
         requirePreference<SwitchPreference>(R.string.pref_key_use_remote_search_configuration).apply {
-            isVisible = true
+            isVisible = false
             isChecked = context.settings().useRemoteSearchConfiguration
             onPreferenceChangeListener = object : SharedPreferenceUpdater() {
                 override fun onPreferenceChange(preference: Preference, newValue: Any?): Boolean {
diff --git a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
index 81d95a9666a1..4291af71e2f7 100644
--- a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/Settings.kt
@@ -2250,10 +2250,7 @@ class Settings(
     /**
      * Indicates whether or not to use remote server search configuration.
      */
-    var useRemoteSearchConfiguration by booleanPreference(
-        key = appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_use_remote_search_configuration),
-        default = { FxNimbus.features.remoteSearchConfiguration.value().enabled },
-    )
+    var useRemoteSearchConfiguration = false
 
     /**
      * Indicates if the menu CFR should be displayed to the user.