--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/internal/AddonRepository.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/internal/AddonRepository.jsm
@@ -863,43 +863,16 @@ this.AddonRepository = {
    *
    * @return Promise{null} Resolves when the metadata update is complete.
    */
   backgroundUpdateCheck() {
     return this._repopulateCacheInternal(true);
   },
 
   /**
-   * Begins a search for recommended add-ons in this repository. Results will
-   * be passed to the given callback.
-   *
-   * @param  aMaxResults
-   *         The maximum number of results to return
-   * @param  aCallback
-   *         The callback to pass results to
-   */
-  retrieveRecommendedAddons(aMaxResults, aCallback) {
-    let url = this._formatURLPref(PREF_GETADDONS_GETRECOMMENDED, {
-      API_VERSION,
-
-      // Get twice as many results to account for potential filtering
-      MAX_RESULTS: 2 * aMaxResults
-    });
-
-    let handleResults = (aElements, aTotalResults) => {
-      this._getLocalAddonIds(aLocalAddonIds => {
-        // aTotalResults irrelevant
-        this._parseAddons(aElements, -1, aLocalAddonIds);
-      });
-    }
-
-    this._beginSearch(url, aMaxResults, aCallback, handleResults);
-  },
-
-  /**
    * Begins a search for add-ons in this repository. Results will be passed to
    * the given callback.
    *
    * @param  aSearchTerms
    *         The terms to search for
    * @param  aMaxResults
    *         The maximum number of results to return
    * @param  aCallback

--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/xpcshell/test_AddonRepository.js
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/xpcshell/test_AddonRepository.js
@@ -518,71 +518,31 @@ function run_test_getAddonsByID_fails() 
 }
 
 // Tests success of AddonRepository.getAddonsByIDs()
 function run_test_getAddonsByID_succeeds() {
   var callback = {
     searchSucceeded(aAddonsList, aAddonCount, aTotalResults) {
       do_check_eq(aTotalResults, -1);
       check_results(aAddonsList, GET_RESULTS, aAddonCount, true);
-      run_test_retrieveRecommended_fails();
+      run_test_searchAddons_fails();
+      //run_test_retrieveRecommended_fails();
     },
 
     searchFailed() {
       do_throw("searchAddons should not have failed");
       end_test();
     }
   };
 
   complete_search(function complete_search_succeed_callback(aCallback) {
     AddonRepository.getAddonsByIDs(GET_TEST.successfulIDs, aCallback);
   }, callback);
 }
 
-// Tests failure of AddonRepository.retrieveRecommendedAddons()
-function run_test_retrieveRecommended_fails() {
-  Services.prefs.setCharPref(RECOMMENDED_TEST.preference,
-                             RECOMMENDED_TEST.preferenceValue);
-  var callback = {
-    searchSucceeded(aAddonsList, aAddonCount, aTotalResults) {
-      do_throw("retrieveRecommendedAddons should not have succeeded");
-      end_test();
-    },
-
-    searchFailed() {
-      do_check_false(AddonRepository.isSearching);
-      run_test_retrieveRecommended_succeed();
-    }
-  };
-
-  complete_search(function retrieveRecommended_failing_callback(aCallback) {
-    AddonRepository.retrieveRecommendedAddons(FAILED_MAX_RESULTS, aCallback);
-  }, callback);
-}
-
-// Tests success of AddonRepository.retrieveRecommendedAddons()
-function run_test_retrieveRecommended_succeed() {
-  var callback = {
-    searchSucceeded(aAddonsList, aAddonCount, aTotalResults) {
-      do_check_eq(aTotalResults, -1);
-      check_results(aAddonsList, SEARCH_RESULTS, aAddonCount);
-      run_test_searchAddons_fails();
-    },
-
-    searchFailed() {
-      do_throw("retrieveRecommendedAddons should not have failed");
-      end_test();
-    }
-  };
-
-  complete_search(function retrieveRecommended_succeed_callback(aCallback) {
-    AddonRepository.retrieveRecommendedAddons(MAX_RESULTS, aCallback);
-  }, callback);
-}
-
 // Tests failure of AddonRepository.searchAddons()
 function run_test_searchAddons_fails() {
   Services.prefs.setCharPref(SEARCH_TEST.preference, SEARCH_TEST.preferenceValue);
   var callback = {
     searchSucceeded(aAddonsList, aAddonCount, aTotalResults) {
       do_throw("searchAddons should not have succeeded");
       end_test();
     },
@@ -614,9 +574,8 @@ function run_test_searchAddons_succeeds(
     }
   };
 
   complete_search(function(aCallback) {
     var searchTerms = SEARCH_TEST.searchTerms;
     AddonRepository.searchAddons(searchTerms, MAX_RESULTS, aCallback);
   }, callback);
 }
-

deleted file mode 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/xpcshell/test_bug424262.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/addons/AddonRepository.jsm");
-
-const PREF_GETADDONS_GETRECOMMENDED = "extensions.getAddons.recommended.url";
-
-Components.utils.import("resource://testing-common/httpd.js");
-var server;
-var RESULTS = [
-  null,
-  null,
-  0,
-  2,
-  4,
-  5,
-  5,
-  5
-];
-
-var RecommendedCallback = {
-  searchSucceeded(addons, length, total) {
-    dump("loaded");
-    // Search is complete
-    do_check_eq(length, RESULTS.length);
-
-    for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-      if (addons[i].averageRating != RESULTS[i])
-        do_throw("Rating for " + addons[i].id + " was " + addons[i].averageRating + ", should have been " + RESULTS[i]);
-    }
-    server.stop(do_test_finished);
-  },
-
-  searchFailed() {
-    server.stop(do_test_finished);
-    do_throw("Recommended results failed");
-  }
-};
-
-function run_test() {
-  // EM needs to be running.
-  createAppInfo("xpcshell@tests.mozilla.org", "XPCShell", "1", "1.9");
-  startupManager();
-
-  server = new HttpServer();
-  server.start(-1);
-  gPort = server.identity.primaryPort;
-  mapFile("/data/test_bug424262.xml", server);
-
-  // Point the addons repository to the test server
-  Services.prefs.setCharPref(PREF_GETADDONS_GETRECOMMENDED, "http://localhost:" +
-                             gPort + "/data/test_bug424262.xml");
-
-  do_check_neq(AddonRepository, null);
-
-  do_test_pending();
-  // Pull some results.
-  AddonRepository.retrieveRecommendedAddons(RESULTS.length, RecommendedCallback);
-}
-

--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/xpcshell/xpcshell-shared.ini
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/test/xpcshell/xpcshell-shared.ini
@@ -74,19 +74,16 @@ skip-if = os == "android" || os == "mac"
 run-sequentially = Uses hardcoded ports in xpi files.
 [test_bug397778.js]
 # Bug 676992: test consistently hangs on Android
 skip-if = os == "android"
 [test_bug406118.js]
 # Bug 676992: test consistently hangs on Android
 skip-if = os == "android"
 tags = blocklist
-[test_bug424262.js]
-# Bug 676992: test consistently hangs on Android
-skip-if = os == "android"
 [test_bug425657.js]
 # Bug 676992: test consistently hangs on Android
 skip-if = os == "android"
 [test_bug430120.js]
 # Bug 676992: test consistently hangs on Android
 skip-if = os == "android"
 tags = blocklist
 [test_bug449027.js]
@@ -354,9 +351,8 @@ skip-if = os != "win"
 [test_switch_os.js]
 # Bug 1246231
 skip-if = os == "mac" && debug
 [test_softblocked.js]
 tags = blocklist
 [test_ext_management.js]
 skip-if = appname == "thunderbird"
 tags = webextensions
-