--- a/devtools/client/preferences/devtools.js
+++ b/devtools/client/preferences/devtools.js
@@ -177,17 +177,17 @@ pref("devtools.netmonitor.har.enableAuto
 pref("devtools.scratchpad.recentFilesMax", 10);
 pref("devtools.scratchpad.lineNumbers", true);
 pref("devtools.scratchpad.wrapText", false);
 pref("devtools.scratchpad.showTrailingSpace", false);
 pref("devtools.scratchpad.editorFontSize", 12);
 pref("devtools.scratchpad.enableAutocompletion", true);
 
 // Enable the Storage Inspector
-pref("devtools.storage.enabled", false);
+pref("devtools.storage.enabled", true);
 
 // Enable the Style Editor.
 pref("devtools.styleeditor.enabled", true);
 pref("devtools.styleeditor.source-maps-enabled", true);
 pref("devtools.styleeditor.autocompletion-enabled", true);
 pref("devtools.styleeditor.showMediaSidebar", true);
 pref("devtools.styleeditor.mediaSidebarWidth", 238);
 pref("devtools.styleeditor.navSidebarWidth", 245);

--- a/devtools/client/shared/test/browser_telemetry_toolboxtabs_storage.js
+++ b/devtools/client/shared/test/browser_telemetry_toolboxtabs_storage.js
@@ -6,23 +6,17 @@
 const TEST_URI = "data:text/html;charset=utf-8," +
   "<p>browser_telemetry_toolboxtabs_storage.js</p>";
 
 // Because we need to gather stats for the period of time that a tool has been
 // opened we make use of setTimeout() to create tool active times.
 const TOOL_DELAY = 1000;
 
 add_task(function* () {
-  info("Activating the storage inspector");
-  Services.prefs.setBoolPref("devtools.storage.enabled", true);
-
   yield addTab(TEST_URI);
   let Telemetry = loadTelemetryAndRecordLogs();
 
   yield openAndCloseToolbox(2, TOOL_DELAY, "storage");
   checkTelemetryResults(Telemetry);
 
   stopRecordingTelemetryLogs(Telemetry);
   gBrowser.removeCurrentTab();
-
-  info("De-activating the storage inspector");
-  Services.prefs.clearUserPref("devtools.storage.enabled");
 });