diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/BraveNewTabPageLayout.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/BraveNewTabPageLayout.java
index cd284068bb34..59ea6f340587 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/BraveNewTabPageLayout.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/BraveNewTabPageLayout.java
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ public void run() {
 
     private void setNtpRecyclerView(LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager) {
         mIsTopSitesEnabled = NtpUtil.shouldDisplayTopSites();
-        mIsBraveStatsEnabled = NtpUtil.shouldDisplayBraveStats();
+        // mIsBraveStatsEnabled = NtpUtil.shouldDisplayBraveStats();
+        mIsBraveStatsEnabled = false;
 
         if (mNtpAdapter == null) {
             if (mActivity != null && !mActivity.isDestroyed() && !mActivity.isFinishing()) {
@@ -883,7 +884,8 @@ private void initPreferenceObserver() {
                         mNtpAdapter.setTopSitesEnabled(mIsTopSitesEnabled);
                     } else if (TextUtils.equals(
                             key, BackgroundImagesPreferences.PREF_SHOW_BRAVE_STATS)) {
-                        mIsBraveStatsEnabled = NtpUtil.shouldDisplayBraveStats();
+                        // mIsBraveStatsEnabled = NtpUtil.shouldDisplayBraveStats();
+                        mIsBraveStatsEnabled = false;
                         mNtpAdapter.setBraveStatsEnabled(mIsBraveStatsEnabled);
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/NtpUtil.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/NtpUtil.java
index b5dc8b77db22..305d4733f0fb 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/NtpUtil.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/ntp/NtpUtil.java
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ public static void setDisplayTopSites(boolean shouldDisplayTopSites) {
     }
 
     public static boolean shouldDisplayBraveStats() {
-        return ChromeSharedPreferences.getInstance()
-                .readBoolean(BackgroundImagesPreferences.PREF_SHOW_BRAVE_STATS, true);
+        // return ChromeSharedPreferences.getInstance()
+        //         .readBoolean(BackgroundImagesPreferences.PREF_SHOW_BRAVE_STATS, true);
+        return false;
     }
 
     public static void setDisplayBraveStats(boolean shouldDisplayBraveStats) {