diff --git a/app/mattermost.js b/app/mattermost.js
index 1faf37a39..1eb47941c 100644
--- a/app/mattermost.js
+++ b/app/mattermost.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ const configureAnalytics = (config) => {
     const {
         initAnalytics,
     } = lazyLoadAnalytics();
-    if (config && config.DiagnosticsEnabled === 'true' && config.DiagnosticId && LocalConfig.SegmentApiKey) {
+    if (!__DEV__ && config && config.DiagnosticsEnabled === 'true' && config.DiagnosticId && LocalConfig.SegmentApiKey) {
         initAnalytics(config);
     } else {
         global.analytics = null;
diff --git a/assets/base/config.json b/assets/base/config.json
index afa39c044..0a34c1323 100644
--- a/assets/base/config.json
+++ b/assets/base/config.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "AboutEnterpriseURL": "http://about.mattermost.com/",
     "PlatformNoticeURL": "https://about.mattermost.com/platform-notice-txt/",
     "MobileNoticeURL": "https://about.mattermost.com/mobile-notice-txt/",
-    "SegmentApiKey": "oPPT2MA24VYZTBGDyXtUDa7u50lkPIE4",
+    "SegmentApiKey": "",
     "ExperimentalUsernamePressIsMention": false,
 
     "HideEmailLoginExperimental": false,