I found this support forum post but the solution provided doesn’t work.

Edit (thanks to @moreeni@lemm.ee for the Stack Exchange link):

Solution - Go to Settings -> Home -> Enable Shortcuts -> Go to a new tab -> Google will be pinned by default, hover over the Google icon -> Click on the 3 dots menu -> Unpin

    • StarOP
      15·
      6 months ago

      Yes, my default search engine is Ecosia.

      I haven’t changed it manually though, I installed their extension and it changed the default; if this matters in any way.

      • Lojcs@lemm.ee
        15·
        6 months ago

        You can add ecosia without the extension, just open the website, click the url bar and it’ll be among the search engines with a plus on top. Clicking it adds it

      • TurtlePower@lemm.ee
        1·
        6 months ago

        Go into Settings. Under Search, remove all search engines except the one you want to use. They can always be restored later.