diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
index 6a0a15f41..791afb7d9 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ var vAPI = self.vAPI = self.vAPI || {};
 var chrome = self.chrome;
 var manifest = chrome.runtime.getManifest();
 
-vAPI.isMainProcess = true;
 vAPI.chrome = true;
 
 var noopFunc = function(){};
diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js
index 77216462e..799136d5e 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js
@@ -54,30 +54,9 @@ vAPI.download = function(details) {
     }
 
     var a = document.createElement('a');
-
-    if ( 'download' in a ) {
-        a.href = details.url;
-        a.setAttribute('download', details.filename || '');
-        a.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var request = {
-        what: 'gotoURL',
-        details: {
-            url: details.url,
-            index: -1
-        }
-    };
-
-    if ( vAPI.isMainProcess ) {
-        vAPI.tabs.open(request.details);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var messager = vAPI.messaging.channel('_download');
-    messager.send(request);
-    messager.close();
+    a.href = details.url;
+    a.setAttribute('download', details.filename || '');
+    a.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js b/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js
index 1821f932c..30b8532bf 100644
--- a/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const {Services} = Cu.import('resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm', null);
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 var vAPI = self.vAPI = self.vAPI || {};
-vAPI.isMainProcess = true;
 vAPI.firefox = true;
 vAPI.fennec = Services.appinfo.ID === '{aa3c5121-dab2-40e2-81ca-7ea25febc110}';
 
@@ -1875,7 +1874,7 @@ vAPI.optionsObserver = {
     register: function () {
         var obs = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/observer-service;1'].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIObserverService);
         obs.addObserver(this, "addon-options-displayed", false);
-        
+
         cleanupTasks.push(this.unregister.bind(this));
     },
 
diff --git a/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js b/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js
index c935a638f..de8f92fe0 100644
--- a/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js
+++ b/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js
@@ -50,30 +50,9 @@ vAPI.download = function(details) {
     }
 
     var a = document.createElement('a');
-
-    if ( 'download' in a ) {
-        a.href = details.url;
-        a.setAttribute('download', details.filename || '');
-        a.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var request = {
-        what: 'gotoURL',
-        details: {
-            url: details.url,
-            index: -1
-        }
-    };
-
-    if ( vAPI.isMainProcess ) {
-        vAPI.tabs.open(request.details);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    var messager = vAPI.messaging.channel('_download');
-    messager.send(request);
-    messager.close();
+    a.href = details.url;
+    a.setAttribute('download', details.filename || '');
+    a.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/