diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/Browser.java b/src/com/android/browser/Browser.java
index 34facf7..7bb5ebe 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/Browser.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/Browser.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
             Engine.initialize((Context) this);
             BrowserSettings.initialize((Context) this);
             Preloader.initialize((Context) this);
+            //Enable remote debugging by default
+            Engine.setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(true);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserWebViewFactory.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserWebViewFactory.java
index 48ad91c..82dd208 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserWebViewFactory.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserWebViewFactory.java
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@
         final BrowserSettings s = BrowserSettings.getInstance();
         s.startManagingSettings(w.getSettings());
 
-        //Enable remote debugging by default
-        WebView.setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(true);
     }
 
 }