--- a/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview_example/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview_example/GeckoViewActivity.java
@@ -138,17 +138,18 @@ public class GeckoViewActivity extends A
 
         mLocationView.setCommitListener(mCommitListener);
     }
 
     private GeckoSession createSession() {
         GeckoSession session = new GeckoSession();
         session.getSettings().setBoolean(GeckoSessionSettings.USE_MULTIPROCESS, mUseMultiprocess);
         session.getSettings().setBoolean(GeckoSessionSettings.USE_PRIVATE_MODE, mUsePrivateBrowsing);
-        session.getSettings().setBoolean(GeckoSessionSettings.USE_TRACKING_PROTECTION, true);
+        session.getSettings().setBoolean(
+            GeckoSessionSettings.USE_TRACKING_PROTECTION, mUseTrackingProtection);
 
         connectSession(session);
 
         return session;
     }
 
     private void connectSession(GeckoSession session) {
         session.setContentDelegate(new ExampleContentDelegate());
@@ -175,21 +176,18 @@ public class GeckoViewActivity extends A
 
         mGeckoSession = createSession();
         mGeckoSession.open(sGeckoRuntime);
         mGeckoView.setSession(mGeckoSession);
         mGeckoSession.loadUri(mCurrentUri != null ? mCurrentUri : DEFAULT_URL);
     }
 
     private void updateTrackingProtection(GeckoSession session) {
-        int categories = mUseTrackingProtection ?
-                TrackingProtectionDelegate.CATEGORY_ALL :
-                TrackingProtectionDelegate.CATEGORY_NONE;
-
-        sGeckoRuntime.getSettings().setTrackingProtectionCategories(categories);
+        session.getSettings().setBoolean(
+            GeckoSessionSettings.USE_TRACKING_PROTECTION, mUseTrackingProtection);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void onPause() {
         mGeckoSession.setActive(false);
         super.onPause();
     }