diff --git a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_PartnerLinkAttribution.js b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_PartnerLinkAttribution.js
index 1d9c1bb2fe6f..1f27bcba8b80 100644
--- a/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_PartnerLinkAttribution.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/browser/browser_PartnerLinkAttribution.js
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ function submitHandler(request, response) {
 }
 
 add_task(async function setup() {
-  // This ensures the infobar is not shown in this test.
-  const { sinon } = ChromeUtils.import("resource://testing-common/Sinon.jsm");
-  sinon.stub(BrowserSearch, "removalOfSearchEngineNotificationBox");
   // Ensure the initial init is complete.
   await Services.search.init();
 
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ add_task(async function setup() {
     await PlacesUtils.history.clear();
     gCUITestUtils.removeSearchBar();
     await settingsWritten;
-    sinon.restore();
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index d9f183a988aa..8896bd6c03c0 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -4109,6 +4109,7 @@ pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled", true);
 pref("browser.search.suggest.enabled.private", false);
 pref("browser.search.separatePrivateDefault", false);
 pref("browser.search.separatePrivateDefault.ui.enabled", false);
+pref("browser.search.removeEngineInfobar.enabled", true);
 
 // GMPInstallManager prefs
 
diff --git a/testing/profiles/common/user.js b/testing/profiles/common/user.js
index 06f8d0703f78..fa41766dd498 100644
--- a/testing/profiles/common/user.js
+++ b/testing/profiles/common/user.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ user_pref("browser.pagethumbnails.capturing_disabled", true);
 // Tell the search service we are running in the US.  This also has the desired
 // side-effect of preventing our geoip lookup.
 user_pref("browser.search.region", "US");
+// disable infobar for tests
+user_pref("browser.search.removeEngineInfobar.enabled", false);
 // Disable webapp updates.  Yes, it is supposed to be an integer.
 user_pref("browser.webapps.checkForUpdates", 0);
 // We do not wish to display datareporting policy notifications as it might
diff --git a/toolkit/components/search/SearchService.jsm b/toolkit/components/search/SearchService.jsm
index bba1087de8de..fd77b2ca3bbe 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/search/SearchService.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/components/search/SearchService.jsm
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ SearchService.prototype = {
       newCurrentEngine !== prevCurrentEngine &&
       prevMetaData &&
       settings.metaData &&
-      !this._hasUserMetaDataChanged(prevMetaData)
+      !this._hasUserMetaDataChanged(prevMetaData) &&
+      Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.search.removeEngineInfobar.enabled")
     ) {
       this._showRemovalOfSearchEngineNotificationBox(
         prevCurrentEngine,
@@ -837,7 +838,8 @@ SearchService.prototype = {
       if (
         prevMetaData &&
         settings.metaData &&
-        !this._hasUserMetaDataChanged(prevMetaData)
+        !this._hasUserMetaDataChanged(prevMetaData) &&
+        Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.search.removeEngineInfobar.enabled")
       ) {
         this._showRemovalOfSearchEngineNotificationBox(
           prevCurrentEngine.name,
diff --git a/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/test_selectedEngine.js b/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/test_selectedEngine.js
index 8f0382d6349c..8f7ac3eae225 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/test_selectedEngine.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/test_selectedEngine.js
@@ -4,17 +4,14 @@
 const kDefaultEngineName = "engine1";
 
 add_task(async function setup() {
-  // Stub removal of search engine notification box.
-  // This ensures that BrowserSearch.win is not accessed in this test.
-  sinon.stub(
-    await Services.search.wrappedJSObject,
-    "_showRemovalOfSearchEngineNotificationBox"
-  );
-
   useHttpServer();
   await AddonTestUtils.promiseStartupManager();
   await SearchTestUtils.useTestEngines("data1");
   Assert.ok(!Services.search.isInitialized);
+  Services.prefs.setBoolPref(
+    "browser.search.removeEngineInfobar.enabled",
+    false
+  );
 });
 
 // Check that the default engine matches the defaultenginename pref
diff --git a/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/xpcshell.ini b/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/xpcshell.ini
index 88256ac7a60e..c067057088de 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/xpcshell.ini
+++ b/toolkit/components/search/tests/xpcshell/xpcshell.ini
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ head = head_search.js
 dupe-manifest =
 tags=searchmain
 skip-if = toolkit == 'android'
+prefs =
+  browser.search.removeEngineInfobar.enabled=true
 
 support-files =
   data/engine.xml