diff --git a/chromium_src/components/sync/base/features.cc b/chromium_src/components/sync/base/features.cc
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+/* Copyright (c) 2023 The Brave Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
+ * You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+#include "src/components/sync/base/features.cc"
+
+#include "base/feature_override.h"
+
+namespace syncer {
+
+OVERRIDE_FEATURE_DEFAULT_STATES({{
+    {kSyncEnableHistoryDataType, base::FEATURE_DISABLED_BY_DEFAULT},
+}});
+
+}  // namespace syncer