diff --git a/mobile/android/base/AppConstants.java.in b/mobile/android/base/AppConstants.java.in
index 5fe577c95648..197a6d850d1e 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/AppConstants.java.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/AppConstants.java.in
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public class AppConstants {
     public static final String ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME = "@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@";
     public static final String MANGLED_ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME = "@MANGLED_ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@";
 
-    public static final String MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE = "@MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE@";
     public static final String MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE = "@MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE@";
 
     /**
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in b/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
index 3b5d3a2cf3aa..cf304d7acf3c 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ endif
 DEFINES += \
   -DANDROID_VERSION_CODE=$(ANDROID_VERSION_CODE) \
   -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID)" \
-  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE)" \
   -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE)" \
   -DMOZ_BUILDID=$(MOZ_BUILDID) \
   $(NULL)
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/locales/Makefile.in b/mobile/android/base/locales/Makefile.in
index a1352e22c6fb..3b5fc03b673b 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/locales/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/locales/Makefile.in
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ strings-xml-preqs =\
   $(if $(IS_LANGUAGE_REPACK),FORCE) \
   $(NULL)
 
-$(if $(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE),,$(error Missing MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE))
 $(if $(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE),,$(error Missing MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE))
 
 $(dir-strings-xml)/strings.xml: $(strings-xml-preqs)
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ $(dir-strings-xml)/strings.xml: $(strings-xml-preqs)
       $(ACDEFINES) \
 	  -DANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME=$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME) \
 	  -DBRANDPATH='$(BRANDPATH)' \
-	  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE=$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE) \
 	  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE=$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE) \
 	  -DMOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME='@MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME@' \
 	  -DSTRINGSPATH='$(STRINGSPATH)' \
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in b/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
index 32272efa6db4..07e7732e0e3a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/strings.xml.in
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   <string name="content_authority_db_passwords">@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@.db.passwords</string>
   <string name="content_authority_db_tabs">@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@.db.tabs</string>
   <string name="content_authority_db_readinglist">@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@.db.readinglist</string>
-  <string name="moz_android_shared_account_type">@MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE@</string>
   <string name="moz_android_shared_fxaccount_type">@MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE@</string>
   <string name="android_package_name_for_ui">@ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME@</string>
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/bouncer/Makefile.in b/mobile/android/bouncer/Makefile.in
index 058d70c25c5a..fd3915dcbc4c 100644
--- a/mobile/android/bouncer/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/bouncer/Makefile.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ manifest_TARGET := export
 # Special 'cuz they are set in mobile/android/defs.mk.
 manifest_FLAGS += \
   -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID)" \
-  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE)" \
   -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE="$(MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE)" \
   $(NULL)
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/defs.mk b/mobile/android/defs.mk
index 6c9e94921bde..f8aa20627cdc 100644
--- a/mobile/android/defs.mk
+++ b/mobile/android/defs.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID = $(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME).sharedID
-# Android Sync Account types are not per-package: release and beta
-# share an Account type, and aurora and nightly share an Account type.
-MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE = $(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME)_sync
 # Firefox Accounts Account types are per-package.
 MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE = $(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME)_fxaccount
 
@@ -9,14 +6,10 @@ MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_FXACCOUNT_TYPE = $(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME)_fxaccount
 # keep them consistent.
 ifeq (org.mozilla.firefox,$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME))
 MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID = org.mozilla.firefox.sharedID
-MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE = org.mozilla.firefox_sync
 else ifeq (org.mozilla.firefox_beta,$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME))
 MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID = org.mozilla.firefox.sharedID
-MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE = org.mozilla.firefox_sync
 else ifeq (org.mozilla.fennec_aurora,$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME))
 MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID = org.mozilla.fennec.sharedID
-MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE = org.mozilla.fennec_sync
 else ifeq (org.mozilla.fennec,$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME))
 MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID = org.mozilla.fennec.sharedID
-MOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE = org.mozilla.fennec_sync
 endif
diff --git a/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/Makefile.in b/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/Makefile.in
index 7d35a01f6dc3..6cfd9d9176fe 100644
--- a/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/tests/background/junit3/Makefile.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ manifest_FLAGS    += \
   -DANDROID_BACKGROUND_TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME='$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME)' \
   -DANDROID_BACKGROUND_APP_DISPLAYNAME='$(MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME) Background Tests' \
   -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID='$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME).sharedID' \
-  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE='$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME)_sync' \
   $(NULL)
 ANDROID_MANIFEST_FILE := $(CURDIR)/AndroidManifest.xml
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/Makefile.in b/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/Makefile.in
index 5f520768781b..17c5dae28f8e 100644
--- a/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/tests/browser/robocop/Makefile.in
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ manifest := $(srcdir)/AndroidManifest.xml.in
 manifest_TARGET := export
 manifest_FLAGS += \
   -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ID='$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME).sharedID' \
-  -DMOZ_ANDROID_SHARED_ACCOUNT_TYPE='$(ANDROID_PACKAGE_NAME)_sync' \
   $(NULL)
 
 ANDROID_MANIFEST_FILE := $(CURDIR)/AndroidManifest.xml