diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
index 7be3345..88bd78a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserSettings.java
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@
             // enable smooth transition for better performance during panning or
             // zooming
             s.setEnableSmoothTransition(true);
+            // disable content url access
+            s.setAllowContentAccess(false);
 
             // HTML5 API flags
             s.setAppCacheEnabled(b.appCacheEnabled);
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java b/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java
index 06a9f6f..e4b3201 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/IntentHandler.java
@@ -202,13 +202,6 @@
             final String action = intent.getAction();
             if (Intent.ACTION_VIEW.equals(action)) {
                 url = UrlUtils.smartUrlFilter(intent.getData());
-                if (url != null && url.startsWith("content:")) {
-                    /* Append mimetype so webview knows how to display */
-                    String mimeType = intent.resolveType(mActivity.getContentResolver());
-                    if (mimeType != null) {
-                        url += "?" + mimeType;
-                    }
-                }
                 if (url != null && url.startsWith("http")) {
                     final Bundle pairs = intent
                             .getBundleExtra(Browser.EXTRA_HEADERS);
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/UrlUtils.java b/src/com/android/browser/UrlUtils.java
index 72ac37b..0a7e90c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/UrlUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/UrlUtils.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
             "(?i)" + // switch on case insensitive matching
             "(" +    // begin group for schema
             "(?:http|https|file):\\/\\/" +
-            "|(?:inline|data|about|content|javascript):" +
+            "|(?:inline|data|about|javascript):" +
             ")" +
             "(.*)" );