Firefox added a "search bar" as a tab. I don't want it. How do I get rid of it?

This was solved a long time ago. I previously flagged it as solved. I continue to get suggestions.. I don't need them. I've tried "unsubscribe" too, but I still get answers. NO FURTHER ANSWERS ARE NEEDED. Thank you.
recently Firefox installed a search bar in line with my tabs. I don't want it and can't find how to get rid of it.

It seems to part of the add-ons. I was able to remove it by going to the add-ons in the Firefox menu, and taking to following steps:
Add-ons menu, Extensions, Default tab, Click "remove"
(I tried just disabling it, but it didn't seem to work, so I removed it.)
It should then ask if it's ok to restart and when it opens up again, the search box should be gone. Hope this helps, it worked for me.

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*Do not click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved

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Edit:
Answer
1. Go to Firefox Profile Folder (go to about:support in Firefox then click Open folder/Show in Finder to get there)
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#newtab-search-container, #newtab-search-logo { display:none !important; }
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<img src="http://i.imgur.com/cZDH9vy.png" title="Hosted by imgur.com" /

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