How do I disable search suggestions in the Address Bar when I start to type?

As of the latest version, typing in the address bar suggests Google search terms in addition to suggestions from history. How can I change it to the previous mode of only suggesting from my history?
Additionally, this update seems to have removed the address bar autofilling the top suggestion as I type. How can I get this feature back as well?
Thanks in advance.

You can check the browser.urlbar.autoFill pref(s) on the about:config page.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config
See "Prevent Firefox from automatically completing URLs":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/search-your-bookmarks-history-and-tabs-awesome-bar
Did you check the setting for the location bar.
* Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > Location Bar: When using the location bar, suggest:

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