--- a/old-configure.in
+++ b/old-configure.in
@@ -5307,17 +5307,21 @@ fi
 dnl win32 options
 AC_SUBST(WIN32_REDIST_DIR)
 AC_SUBST(WIN_UCRT_REDIST_DIR)
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl ICU Support
 dnl ========================================================
 
-_INTL_API=yes
+if test "$MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT" != "android" -o -z "$RELEASE_OR_BETA"; then
+    _INTL_API=yes
+else
+    _INTL_API=no
+fi
 
 if test "$MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT" = "cocoa"; then
     USE_ICU=1
 fi
 
 MOZ_CONFIG_ICU()
 
 dnl Echo the CFLAGS to remove extra whitespace.