diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index f64b67a..6362cfa 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -28,22 +28,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"/>
-
-    <!-- Allows an application to read the user Browser's history and bookmarks. -->
-    <permission android:name="com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"
-        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.PERSONAL_INFO"
-        android:label="@string/permlab_readHistoryBookmarks"
-        android:description="@string/permdesc_readHistoryBookmarks"
-        android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
-
-    <!-- Allows an application to write (but not read) the user Browser's history and bookmarks. -->
-    <permission android:name="com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"
-        android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.PERSONAL_INFO"
-        android:label="@string/permlab_writeHistoryBookmarks"
-        android:description="@string/permdesc_writeHistoryBookmarks"
-        android:protectionLevel="dangerous" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"/>
 
     <supports-density android:density="160" />
     <supports-density android:density="240" />
@@ -57,8 +43,8 @@
         <provider android:name="BrowserProvider"
                   android:authorities="browser"
                   android:multiprocess="true"
-                  android:readPermission="com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"
-                  android:writePermission="com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"/>
+                  android:readPermission="android.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"
+                  android:writePermission="android.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS"/>
         <activity android:name="BrowserActivity"
                   android:label="@string/application_name"
                   android:launchMode="singleTask"
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 253efc1..1e5429f 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -636,20 +636,18 @@
     <!-- The description of the suggestion that lets the user search the web for the query currently
          in the text field. -->
     <string name="search_the_web">Search the web</string>
-    
-    <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether 
-        they want to allow the application to do this. -->
-    <string name="permlab_readHistoryBookmarks">read Browser\'s history and bookmarks</string>
-    <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether
-        they want to allow the application to do this. -->
-    <string name="permdesc_readHistoryBookmarks">Allows the application to read all 
-        the URLs that the Browser has visited, and all of the Browser\'s bookmarks.</string>
 
-    <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether 
-        they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <!-- FIXME: the next four strings(read/write history permissions) should be removed.
+         At the moment actually removing them requires manually deleting all of the
+         existing translations. -->
+    <!-- Do not translate -->
+    <string name="permlab_readHistoryBookmarks">read Browser\'s history and bookmarks</string>
+    <!-- Do not translate -->
+    <string name="permdesc_readHistoryBookmarks">Allows the application to read all
+        the URLs that the Browser has visited, and all of the Browser\'s bookmarks.</string>
+    <!-- Do not translate -->
     <string name="permlab_writeHistoryBookmarks">write Browser\'s history and bookmarks</string>
-    <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether
-        they want to allow the application to do this. -->
+    <!-- Do not translate -->
     <string name="permdesc_writeHistoryBookmarks">Allows an application to modify the
         Browser\'s history or bookmarks stored on your phone. Malicious applications 
         can use this to erase or modify your Browser\'s data.</string>