diff --git a/res/xml/debug_preferences.xml b/res/xml/debug_preferences.xml
index 50d4c14..5126b0d 100644
--- a/res/xml/debug_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/debug_preferences.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,51 @@
         android:entryValues="@array/pref_development_ua_values"
         android:defaultValue="0"/>
 
+    <!-- The javascript console is enabled by default when the user has
+         also enabled debug mode by navigating to about:debug. -->
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="enable_visual_indicator"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:title="@string/pref_development_visual_indicator" />
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="javascript_console"
+        android:defaultValue="true"
+        android:title="@string/pref_development_error_console" />
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="small_screen"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:title="@string/pref_development_single_column_rendering" />
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="wide_viewport"
+        android:defaultValue="true"
+        android:title="@string/pref_development_viewport" />
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="normal_layout"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:title="@string/pref_development_normal_rendering" />
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="enable_tracing"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:title="@string/pref_development_trace" />
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="enable_light_touch"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:title="Enable light touch" />
+
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:key="enable_nav_dump"
+        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:title="@string/pref_development_nav_dump" />
+
+    <EditTextPreference
+        android:key="js_engine_flags"
+        android:title="@string/js_engine_flags"
+        android:singleLine="true" />
+
 </PreferenceScreen>
diff --git a/res/xml/hidden_debug_preferences.xml b/res/xml/hidden_debug_preferences.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 661d9de..0000000
--- a/res/xml/hidden_debug_preferences.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
-
-     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-     You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-     limitations under the License.
--->
-
-<PreferenceScreen
-        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
-
-    <!-- The javascript console is enabled by default when the user has
-         also enabled debug mode by navigating to about:debug. -->
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="enable_visual_indicator"
-        android:defaultValue="false"
-        android:title="@string/pref_development_visual_indicator" />
-
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="javascript_console"
-        android:defaultValue="true"
-        android:title="@string/pref_development_error_console" />
-
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="small_screen"
-        android:defaultValue="false"
-        android:title="@string/pref_development_single_column_rendering" />
-
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="wide_viewport"
-        android:defaultValue="true"
-        android:title="@string/pref_development_viewport" />
-
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="normal_layout"
-        android:defaultValue="false"
-        android:title="@string/pref_development_normal_rendering" />
-
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="enable_tracing"
-        android:defaultValue="false"
-        android:title="@string/pref_development_trace" />
-
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="enable_light_touch"
-        android:defaultValue="false"
-        android:title="Enable light touch" />
-
-    <CheckBoxPreference
-        android:key="enable_nav_dump"
-        android:defaultValue="false"
-        android:title="@string/pref_development_nav_dump" />
-
-    <EditTextPreference
-        android:key="js_engine_flags"
-        android:title="@string/js_engine_flags"
-        android:singleLine="true" />
-
-</PreferenceScreen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java
index 8031005..8302011 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserPreferencesPage.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import android.app.ActionBar;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
-import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -48,8 +47,7 @@
     public void onBuildHeaders(List<Header> target) {
         loadHeadersFromResource(R.xml.preference_headers, target);
 
-        if (BrowserSettings.DEV_BUILD
-                || BrowserSettings.getInstance().isDebugEnabled()) {
+        if (BrowserSettings.getInstance().isDebugEnabled()) {
             Header debug = new Header();
             debug.title = getText(R.string.pref_development_title);
             debug.fragment = DebugPreferencesFragment.class.getName();
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
index 642fd18..5a022ef 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.provider.Browser;
@@ -75,8 +76,6 @@
             FROYO_USERAGENT
     };
 
-    public static boolean DEV_BUILD = true;
-
     private static BrowserSettings sInstance;
 
     private Context mContext;
@@ -100,6 +99,10 @@
     private BrowserSettings(Context context) {
         mContext = context;
         mPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(mContext);
+        if (Build.VERSION.CODENAME.equals("REL")) {
+            // This is a release build, always startup with debug disabled
+            setDebugEnabled(false);
+        }
         mAutofillHandler = new AutofillHandler(mContext);
         mManagedSettings = new LinkedList<WeakReference<WebSettings>>();
         mWebStorageSizeManager = new WebStorageSizeManager(mContext,
@@ -465,14 +468,14 @@
     // -----------------------------
 
     public boolean isHardwareAccelerated() {
-        if (!isDebugEnabled() && !DEV_BUILD) {
+        if (!isDebugEnabled()) {
             return true;
         }
         return mPrefs.getBoolean(PREF_ENABLE_HARDWARE_ACCEL, true);
     }
 
     public int getUserAgent() {
-        if (!isDebugEnabled() && !DEV_BUILD) {
+        if (!isDebugEnabled()) {
             return 0;
         }
         return Integer.parseInt(mPrefs.getString(PREF_USER_AGENT, "0"));
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/preferences/DebugPreferencesFragment.java b/src/com/android/browser/preferences/DebugPreferencesFragment.java
index 42b18cc..984c12a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/preferences/DebugPreferencesFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/preferences/DebugPreferencesFragment.java
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
         // Load the XML preferences file
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.debug_preferences);
 
-        if (BrowserSettings.getInstance().isDebugEnabled()) {
-            addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.hidden_debug_preferences);
-        }
-
         Preference e = findPreference(PreferenceKeys.PREF_ENABLE_HARDWARE_ACCEL);
         e.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(this);
     }