--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/ActivityStreamPanel.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/ActivityStreamPanel.java
@@ -87,17 +87,19 @@ public class ActivityStreamPanel extends
 
     void setOnUrlOpenListeners(HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener onUrlOpenListener, HomePager.OnUrlOpenInBackgroundListener onUrlOpenInBackgroundListener) {
         adapter.setOnUrlOpenListeners(onUrlOpenListener, onUrlOpenInBackgroundListener);
     }
 
     public void load(LoaderManager lm) {
         lm.initLoader(LOADER_ID_TOPSITES, null, new TopSitesCallback());
         lm.initLoader(LOADER_ID_HIGHLIGHTS, null, new HighlightsCallbacks());
-        lm.initLoader(LOADER_ID_POCKET, null, new PocketStoriesCallbacks());
+        if (StreamRecyclerAdapter.POCKET_ENABLED) {
+            lm.initLoader(LOADER_ID_POCKET, null, new PocketStoriesCallbacks());
+        }
 
     }
 
     public void unload() {
         adapter.swapHighlights(Collections.<Highlight>emptyList());
 
         adapter.swapTopSitesCursor(null);
     }

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/HighlightsDividerItemDecoration.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/HighlightsDividerItemDecoration.java
@@ -34,16 +34,19 @@ import android.view.View;
     @Override
     public void onDraw(Canvas c, RecyclerView parent, RecyclerView.State state) {
         final int left = parent.getPaddingLeft();
         final int right = parent.getWidth() - parent.getPaddingRight();
 
         final int childCount = parent.getChildCount();
         for (int i = START_DRAWING_AT_POSITION; i < childCount; i++) {
             final View child = parent.getChildAt(i);
+            if (child.getVisibility() == View.GONE) {
+                continue;
+            }
             final RecyclerView.LayoutParams params = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) child
                     .getLayoutParams();
             final int top = child.getBottom() + params.bottomMargin;
             final int bottom = top + divider.getIntrinsicHeight();
             divider.setBounds(left, top, right, bottom);
             divider.draw(c);
         }
     }

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/StreamRecyclerAdapter.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/StreamRecyclerAdapter.java
@@ -46,16 +46,19 @@ public class StreamRecyclerAdapter exten
         RecyclerViewClickSupport.OnItemLongClickListener, StreamHighlightItemRowContextMenuListener {
 
     private static final String LOGTAG = StringUtils.safeSubstring("Gecko" + StreamRecyclerAdapter.class.getSimpleName(), 0, 23);
 
     private Cursor topSitesCursor;
     private List<RowModel> recyclerViewModel; // List of item types backing this RecyclerView.
     private List<TopStory> topStoriesQueue;
 
+    // TODO: Replace temporary pref placeholder with pref
+    public static final boolean POCKET_ENABLED = false;
+
     private final RowItemType[] FIXED_ROWS = {RowItemType.TOP_PANEL, RowItemType.WELCOME, RowItemType.TOP_STORIES_TITLE, RowItemType.HIGHLIGHTS_TITLE};
     private final int MAX_TOP_STORIES = 3;
 
     private HomePager.OnUrlOpenListener onUrlOpenListener;
     private HomePager.OnUrlOpenInBackgroundListener onUrlOpenInBackgroundListener;
 
     private int tiles;
     private int tilesSize;
@@ -119,25 +122,25 @@ public class StreamRecyclerAdapter exten
 
     @Override
     public StreamViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, final int type) {
         final LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext());
 
         if (type == RowItemType.TOP_PANEL.getViewType()) {
             return new TopPanelRow(inflater.inflate(TopPanelRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), onUrlOpenListener, onUrlOpenInBackgroundListener);
         } else if (type == RowItemType.TOP_STORIES_TITLE.getViewType()) {
-            return new StreamTitleRow(inflater.inflate(StreamTitleRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), R.string.activity_stream_topstories);
+            return new StreamTitleRow(inflater.inflate(StreamTitleRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), R.string.activity_stream_topstories, POCKET_ENABLED);
         } else if (type == RowItemType.TOP_STORIES_ITEM.getViewType()) {
             return new WebpageItemRow(inflater.inflate(WebpageItemRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), this);
         } else if (type == RowItemType.WELCOME.getViewType()) {
             return new WelcomePanelRow(inflater.inflate(WelcomePanelRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), this);
         } else if (type == RowItemType.HIGHLIGHT_ITEM.getViewType()) {
             return new WebpageItemRow(inflater.inflate(WebpageItemRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), this);
         } else if (type == RowItemType.HIGHLIGHTS_TITLE.getViewType()) {
-            return new StreamTitleRow(inflater.inflate(StreamTitleRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), R.string.activity_stream_highlights);
+            return new StreamTitleRow(inflater.inflate(StreamTitleRow.LAYOUT_ID, parent, false), R.string.activity_stream_highlights, true);
         } else {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Missing inflation for ViewType " + type);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the index of an item within highlights.
      * @param position position in adapter

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/stream/StreamTitleRow.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/activitystream/homepanel/stream/StreamTitleRow.java
@@ -2,23 +2,37 @@
  * 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/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.activitystream.homepanel.stream;
 
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.annotation.StringRes;
+import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 
 public class StreamTitleRow extends StreamViewHolder {
     public static final int LAYOUT_ID = R.layout.activity_stream_main_highlightstitle;
 
-    public StreamTitleRow(final View itemView, final @StringRes @NonNull int titleResId) {
+    public StreamTitleRow(final View itemView, final @StringRes @NonNull int titleResId, boolean isEnabled) {
         super(itemView);
         final TextView titleView = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(R.id.title_highlights);
         titleView.setText(titleResId);
+        if (!isEnabled) {
+            hideView(itemView);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void hideView(final View itemView) {
+        itemView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        // We also need to set the layout height, width, and margins to 0 for the RecyclerView child.
+        final RecyclerView.LayoutParams layoutParams = (RecyclerView.LayoutParams) itemView.getLayoutParams();
+        layoutParams.setMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+        layoutParams.height = 0;
+        layoutParams.width = 0;
+        itemView.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);
     }
 }