diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/manifest-v2.json b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/manifest-v2.json
index b3e2bc57c..8f705d197 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/manifest-v2.json
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/manifest-v2.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   ],
   "optional_permissions": [
     "webRequest",
-    "webRequestBlocking",
     "http://*/*",
     "https://*/*"
   ],
@@ -38,4 +37,4 @@
     "page": "static/background.html",
     "persistent": true
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/permissions.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/permissions.ts
index cc3c2d643..ea7142448 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/permissions.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 const perms = {
-  permissions: ["webRequest", "webRequestBlocking"],
+  permissions: ["webRequest"],
   origins: ["http://*/*", "https://*/*"],
 }
 export const getReadRequestPermissions = (): typeof perms => perms
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