diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 9ae15a5a6597..c34af3b6423d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -642,8 +642,9 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       await opts.openPopup();
     });
 
-    let additionalKeyrings = [];
-    if (!isManifestV3) {
+    let additionalKeyrings = [keyringBuilderFactory(QRHardwareKeyring)];
+
+    if (this.canUseHardwareWallets()) {
       const additionalKeyringTypes = [
         TrezorKeyring,
         LedgerBridgeKeyring,
@@ -661,6 +662,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       encryptor: opts.encryptor || undefined,
       cacheEncryptionKey: isManifestV3,
     });
+
     this.keyringController.memStore.subscribe((state) =>
       this._onKeyringControllerUpdate(state),
     );
@@ -1330,6 +1332,10 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  canUseHardwareWallets() {
+    return !isManifestV3 || process.env.CONF?.HARDWARE_WALLETS_MV3;
+  }
+
   resetStates(resetMethods) {
     resetMethods.forEach((resetMethod) => {
       try {
@@ -2588,6 +2594,12 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
 
   async getKeyringForDevice(deviceName, hdPath = null) {
     let keyringName = null;
+    if (
+      deviceName !== HardwareDeviceNames.QR &&
+      !this.canUseHardwareWallets()
+    ) {
+      throw new Error('Hardware wallets are not supported on this version.');
+    }
     switch (deviceName) {
       case HardwareDeviceNames.trezor:
         keyringName = TrezorKeyring.type;
@@ -4405,6 +4417,10 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
    * @param {string} transportType - The Ledger transport type.
    */
   async setLedgerTransportPreference(transportType) {
+    if (!this.canUseHardwareWallets()) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
     const currentValue =
       this.preferencesController.getLedgerTransportPreference();
     const newValue =
diff --git a/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/select-hardware.js b/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/select-hardware.js
index 1329ca90c8e1..59793028dd20 100644
--- a/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/select-hardware.js
+++ b/ui/pages/create-account/connect-hardware/select-hardware.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../shared/constants/hardware-wallets';
 import ZENDESK_URLS from '../../../helpers/constants/zendesk-url';
 import { EVENT } from '../../../../shared/constants/metametrics';
+import { isManifestV3 } from '../../../../shared/modules/mv3.utils';
 
 export default class SelectHardware extends Component {
   static contextTypes = {
@@ -32,6 +33,10 @@ export default class SelectHardware extends Component {
     selectedDevice: null,
   };
 
+  shouldShowConnectButton() {
+    return !isManifestV3 || process.env.CONF?.HARDWARE_WALLETS_MV3;
+  }
+
   connect = () => {
     if (this.state.selectedDevice) {
       this.props.connectToHardwareWallet(this.state.selectedDevice);
@@ -103,14 +108,15 @@ export default class SelectHardware extends Component {
     return (
       <>
         <div className="hw-connect__btn-wrapper">
-          {this.renderConnectToLedgerButton()}
-          {this.renderConnectToTrezorButton()}
+          {this.shouldShowConnectButton() && this.renderConnectToLedgerButton()}
+          {this.shouldShowConnectButton() && this.renderConnectToTrezorButton()}
         </div>
         <div
           className="hw-connect__btn-wrapper"
           style={{ margin: '10px 0 0 0' }}
         >
-          {this.renderConnectToLatticeButton()}
+          {this.shouldShowConnectButton() &&
+            this.renderConnectToLatticeButton()}
           {this.renderConnectToQRButton()}
         </div>
       </>