diff --git a/devtools/client/definitions.js b/devtools/client/definitions.js
index 9e663dad8e1e..c2f538cec886 100644
--- a/devtools/client/definitions.js
+++ b/devtools/client/definitions.js
@@ -568,14 +568,20 @@ exports.ToolboxButtons = [
   {
     id: "command-button-replay",
     description: l10n("toolbox.buttons.replay"),
-    isTargetSupported: target => !target.canRewind && target.isLocalTab,
+    isTargetSupported: target =>
+      Services.prefs.getBoolPref("devtools.recordreplay.enabled") &&
+      !target.canRewind &&
+      target.isLocalTab,
     onClick: () => reloadAndRecordTab(),
     isChecked: () => false,
   },
   {
     id: "command-button-stop-replay",
     description: l10n("toolbox.buttons.stopReplay"),
-    isTargetSupported: target => target.canRewind && target.isLocalTab,
+    isTargetSupported: target =>
+      Services.prefs.getBoolPref("devtools.recordreplay.enabled") &&
+      target.canRewind &&
+      target.isLocalTab,
     onClick: () => reloadAndStopRecordingTab(),
     isChecked: () => true,
   },
diff --git a/devtools/client/framework/devtools-browser.js b/devtools/client/framework/devtools-browser.js
index 2c0456aec3c4..331faa6a4622 100644
--- a/devtools/client/framework/devtools-browser.js
+++ b/devtools/client/framework/devtools-browser.js
@@ -151,14 +151,10 @@ var gDevToolsBrowser = (exports.gDevToolsBrowser = {
     );
 
     // Enable record/replay menu items?
-    try {
-      const recordReplayEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(
-        "devtools.recordreplay.enabled"
-      );
-      toggleMenuItem("menu_webreplay", recordReplayEnabled);
-    } catch (e) {
-      // devtools.recordreplay.enabled only exists on certain platforms.
-    }
+    const recordReplayEnabled = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(
+      "devtools.recordreplay.enabled"
+    );
+    toggleMenuItem("menu_webreplay", recordReplayEnabled);
 
     // The profiler's popup is experimental. The plan is to eventually turn it on
     // everywhere, but while it's under active development we don't want everyone
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index 563e8bd6e2f2..fd9ac943caf8 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -828,6 +828,8 @@ pref("toolkit.dump.emit", false);
 #if defined(XP_MACOSX) && defined(NIGHTLY_BUILD)
   pref("devtools.recordreplay.enabled", true);
   pref("devtools.recordreplay.enableRewinding", true);
+#else
+  pref("devtools.recordreplay.enabled", false);
 #endif
 
 pref("devtools.recordreplay.mvp.enabled", false);