Can built in Google be removed from Safari?

[Brother Seamus]

Upgraded to Mavericks earlier in the week and have mostly got over the teething troubles, but am now running Safari 7.0.2, and there's one thing that is really annoying.
When I type in the first few letters of a website I go to frequently, I get an instant drop down menu of Google searches that start with the same few letter, and "Bookmarks and History" are down well below that.
Can this Google search be removed, or hidden?

If I want to search for something I just go to Google's page. I don't want it popping up everywhere.

 

[gc916]

Try Safari>Preferences>Privacy>Smart Search Field and check Prevent search engine from providing suggestions

 

[velocityg4]

I don't think it is possible for Safari. I'd switch to Firefox for this. There are many other tweaks and add-ons available for Firefox to customize it towards your browsing needs.

Disable search suggestion Firefox.

Disable search form history (necessary for search).

Disable autofill and suggestions in address bar Firefox.

Note: There is likely an about:config setting to only disable form history in the search bar. So that form history can be used to autofill in websites. Perhaps someone else knows that.

 

[Solomani]

Try Safari>Preferences>Privacy>Smart Search Field and check Prevent search engine from providing suggestions

Thanks. Good info. That seems to work.

 

[Brother Seamus]

Try Safari>Preferences>Privacy>Smart Search Field and check Prevent search engine from providing suggestions

Thanks.
While that doest eliminate it completely, it certainly minimises it.

 

[exegete77]

If you use Glims extension in Safari, then you can control which search engines you want to use.

 

[Fishrrman]

One other thing.

Before you type ANYTHING in the Safari entry bar, type a space character first.

THEN enter your URL or search string.

Any better?

 

[gsander]

Safari/Preferences/General/Default Search Engine - Choose who you want.