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 8913d9f230..ceaedf35fa 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
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ class Settings(private val appContext: Context) : PreferencesHolder {
 
     val shouldAutocompleteInAwesomebar by booleanPreference(
         appContext.getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_enable_autocomplete_urls),
-        default = true,
+        default = false,
     )
 
     var defaultTopSitesAdded by booleanPreference(
diff --git a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/res/xml/search_settings_preferences.xml b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/res/xml/search_settings_preferences.xml
index f7ca109331..f53d81e846 100644
--- a/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/res/xml/search_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/fenix/app/src/main/res/xml/search_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
             android:title="@string/preferences_show_voice_search" />
         <SwitchPreference
             app:iconSpaceReserved="false"
-            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:defaultValue="false"
             android:key="@string/pref_key_enable_autocomplete_urls"
             android:title="@string/preferences_enable_autocomplete_urls" />
     </PreferenceCategory>