diff --git a/lib/infrastructure/rpc/browser_extension_aws.web.dart b/lib/infrastructure/rpc/browser_extension_aws.web.dart
index 89abdc480..84d5b1a65 100644
--- a/lib/infrastructure/rpc/browser_extension_aws.web.dart
+++ b/lib/infrastructure/rpc/browser_extension_aws.web.dart
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ import 'package:stream_channel/stream_channel.dart';
 class BrowserExtensionAWS {
   BrowserExtensionAWS() {
     print('[AWCBrowserExtension] Init');
-    onMessage.addListener(
-      allowInterop((message, sender, sendResponse) {
-        if (message == 'isExtensionPopupReady') {
-          sendResponse(_isRunning);
-        }
-      }),
-    );
   }
   static const logName = 'Browser RPC Server';
 
@@ -51,7 +44,7 @@ class BrowserExtensionAWS {
 
           onConnectExternal.addListener(allowInterop(_connectionReceived));
           _isRunning = true;
-          sendMessage('extensionPopupReady');
+          // sendMessage('extensionPopupReady');
         },
         (error, stack) {
           print(
diff --git a/web_chrome_extension/src/background.ts b/web_chrome_extension/src/background.ts
index 05f3e0f68..2b9b155be 100644
--- a/web_chrome_extension/src/background.ts
+++ b/web_chrome_extension/src/background.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
-    if (message === 'waitForExtensionPopup') {
-        waitForExtensionPopup().then(() => {
-            sendResponse()
-        })
+chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener(async (message, sender, sendResponse) => {
+    if (message === 'ensureExtensionPopupOpened') {
+        await ensureExtensionPopupOpened()
+        sendResponse()
     }
 })
 
@@ -33,33 +32,13 @@ async function openExtensionPopup(): Promise<void> {
     })
 }
 
-async function extensionPopupExists(): Promise<boolean> {
+async function isExtensionPopupOpened(): Promise<boolean> {
     return (await findExtensionWindowId()) !== null
 }
 
-async function isExtensionPopupReady(): Promise<boolean> {
-    if (await extensionPopupExists()) {
-        return await chrome.runtime.sendMessage('isExtensionPopupReady');
+async function ensureExtensionPopupOpened() {
+    if (await isExtensionPopupOpened()) {
+        return
     }
-    return false
-}
-
-async function waitForExtensionPopup() {
-    return new Promise<void>(async (resolve) => {
-        if (await isExtensionPopupReady()) {
-            resolve()
-            return
-        }
-
-        const _extensionPopupReadyListener = (message: string) => {
-            if (message === 'extensionPopupReady') {
-                console.log('Extension popup ready')
-                chrome.runtime.onMessage.removeListener(_extensionPopupReadyListener)
-                resolve()
-            }
-        }
-
-        chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(_extensionPopupReadyListener)
-        openExtensionPopup()
-    })
+    await openExtensionPopup()
 }