Get rid of the google search bar??

I want net neutrality. Google must go. I loaded Firefox on windows-xp and the Google search bar still comes up within Firefox. How do I GET RID OF GOOGLE??
I have used Firefox on Linux also on the same machine.

webgrunt, this thread posted about a year ago.
The Search bar is a not a Google search bar but rather it just had Google selected as the search engine at time.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Search+bar
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Search_Bar
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/how-do-i-customize-toolbars

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