diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/search_engines/settings/BraveSearchEngineAdapter.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/search_engines/settings/BraveSearchEngineAdapter.java
index cd67de394a5..e39cda75226 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/search_engines/settings/BraveSearchEngineAdapter.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/search_engines/settings/BraveSearchEngineAdapter.java
@@ -23,17 +23,20 @@ public class BraveSearchEngineAdapter extends SearchEngineAdapter {
     private static final String TAG = "BraveSearchEngineAdapter";
 
     public static final String PRIVATE_DSE_SHORTNAME = "private_dse_shortname";
-    public static final String STANDARD_DSE_SHORTNAME = "standard_dse_shortname";
 
     private boolean mIsPrivate;
 
     static public void setDSEPrefs(TemplateUrl templateUrl, boolean isPrivate) {
-        SharedPreferences.Editor sharedPreferencesEditor =
-                ContextUtils.getAppSharedPreferences().edit();
-        sharedPreferencesEditor.putString(
-                isPrivate ? PRIVATE_DSE_SHORTNAME : STANDARD_DSE_SHORTNAME,
-                templateUrl.getShortName());
-        sharedPreferencesEditor.apply();
+        if (isPrivate) {
+            SharedPreferences.Editor sharedPreferencesEditor =
+                    ContextUtils.getAppSharedPreferences().edit();
+            sharedPreferencesEditor.putString(PRIVATE_DSE_SHORTNAME, templateUrl.getShortName());
+            sharedPreferencesEditor.apply();
+        } else {
+            // For the regular tab we save DSE in native code
+            String keyword = templateUrl.getKeyword();
+            TemplateUrlServiceFactory.get().setSearchEngine(keyword);
+        }
     }
 
     static public void updateActiveDSE(boolean isPrivate) {
@@ -72,8 +75,7 @@ public class BraveSearchEngineAdapter extends SearchEngineAdapter {
         }
 
         return ContextUtils.getAppSharedPreferences().getString(
-                isPrivate ? PRIVATE_DSE_SHORTNAME : STANDARD_DSE_SHORTNAME,
-                defaultSearchEngineName);
+                PRIVATE_DSE_SHORTNAME, defaultSearchEngineName);
     }
 
     static public TemplateUrl getTemplateUrlByShortName(String name) {
diff --git a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/settings/BraveSearchEngineUtils.java b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/settings/BraveSearchEngineUtils.java
index cd003dc7e23..c5398ea4545 100644
--- a/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/settings/BraveSearchEngineUtils.java
+++ b/android/java/org/chromium/chrome/browser/settings/BraveSearchEngineUtils.java
@@ -36,18 +36,17 @@ public class BraveSearchEngineUtils {
     }
 
     static private void initializeDSEPrefs() {
-        // At first run, we should set initial default prefs to each standard/private DSE prefs.
-        // Those pref values will be used until user change DES options explicitly.
+        // At first run, we should set initial default prefs to private DSE pref.
+        // Those pref values will be used until user change DSE options explicitly.
+        // DSE for normal tab will be managed by native code, TemplateUrlService.
         final String notInitialized = "notInitialized";
         if (notInitialized.equals(ContextUtils.getAppSharedPreferences().getString(
-                    BraveSearchEngineAdapter.STANDARD_DSE_SHORTNAME, notInitialized))) {
+                    BraveSearchEngineAdapter.PRIVATE_DSE_SHORTNAME, notInitialized))) {
             TemplateUrl templateUrl =
                     TemplateUrlServiceFactory.get().getDefaultSearchEngineTemplateUrl();
 
             SharedPreferences.Editor sharedPreferencesEditor =
                     ContextUtils.getAppSharedPreferences().edit();
-            sharedPreferencesEditor.putString(
-                    BraveSearchEngineAdapter.STANDARD_DSE_SHORTNAME, templateUrl.getShortName());
             sharedPreferencesEditor.putString(
                     BraveSearchEngineAdapter.PRIVATE_DSE_SHORTNAME, templateUrl.getShortName());
             sharedPreferencesEditor.apply();