diff --git a/res/values/all_search_engines.xml b/res/values/all_search_engines.xml
index da8d3b2..e472915 100644
--- a/res/values/all_search_engines.xml
+++ b/res/values/all_search_engines.xml
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@
   <string-array name="google" translatable="false">
     <item>Google</item>
     <item>google.com</item>
-    <item>http://www.google.com/favicon.ico</item>
-    <item>http://www.google.com/search?ie={inputEncoding}&amp;source=android-browser&amp;q={searchTerms}</item>
+    <item>https://www.google.com/favicon.ico</item>
+    <item>https://www.google.com/search?ie={inputEncoding}&amp;source=android-browser&amp;q={searchTerms}</item>
     <item>UTF-8</item>
-    <item>http://www.google.com/complete/search?client=android&amp;q={searchTerms}</item>
+    <item>https://www.google.com/complete/search?client=android&amp;q={searchTerms}</item>
   </string-array>
   <string-array name="bing_en_NZ" translatable="false">
     <item>Bing</item>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 2de5e58..06a582a 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -763,14 +763,9 @@
     <!-- Do not translate.  Testing only -->
     <string name="dump_nav" translatable="false">Dump navigation cache</string>
 
-    <!-- The default homepage. If it starts with "http://www.google" and the
-            user signs up the device with a Google sites account, the site's
-            domain will be appended. -->
+    <!-- The default homepage. -->
     <string name="homepage_base" translatable="false">
-        http://www.google.com/webhp?client={CID}&amp;source=android-home</string>
-    <!-- The default url for the instant_base_page. -->
-    <string name="instant_base" translatable="false">
-        http://www.google.com/webhp?client={CID}&amp;source=android-instant&amp;ion=1</string>
+        https://www.google.com/webhp?client={CID}&amp;source=android-home</string>
 
     <!-- Bookmarks -->
     <string-array name="bookmarks" translatable="false">