diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 176c7aea10e5..ed99f3341f7e 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ import {
   NotificationServicesPushController,
   NotificationServicesController,
 } from '@metamask/notification-services-controller';
+import { isProduction } from '../../shared/modules/environment';
 import { methodsRequiringNetworkSwitch } from '../../shared/constants/methods-tags';
 
 ///: BEGIN:ONLY_INCLUDE_IF(build-mmi)
@@ -1561,7 +1562,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
         },
       },
       env: {
-        isAccountSyncingEnabled: isManifestV3,
+        isAccountSyncingEnabled: !isProduction() && isManifestV3,
       },
       messenger: this.controllerMessenger.getRestricted({
         name: 'UserStorageController',