diff --git a/docshell/base/nsAboutRedirector.cpp b/docshell/base/nsAboutRedirector.cpp
index 2803400e62f..e34764ab160 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsAboutRedirector.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsAboutRedirector.cpp
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ static RedirEntry kRedirMap[] = {
     "mozilla", "chrome://global/content/mozilla.xhtml",
     nsIAboutModule::URI_SAFE_FOR_UNTRUSTED_CONTENT
   },
-  {
-    "plugins", "chrome://global/content/plugins.html",
-    nsIAboutModule::URI_MUST_LOAD_IN_CHILD
-  },
+  { "plugins", "chrome://global/content/plugins.html", 0 },
   { "config", "chrome://global/content/config.xul", 0 },
 #ifdef MOZ_CRASHREPORTER
   { "crashes", "chrome://global/content/crashes.xhtml", 0 },
diff --git a/toolkit/content/plugins.html b/toolkit/content/plugins.html
index e9f1cedd84a..bfd84c79e6c 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/plugins.html
+++ b/toolkit/content/plugins.html
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 <script type="application/javascript">
   "use strict";
 
+  Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/AddonManager.jsm");
+
   var Ci = Components.interfaces;
   var strBundleService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"].getService(Ci.nsIStringBundleService);
   var pluginsbundle = strBundleService.createBundle("chrome://global/locale/plugins.properties");
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@
    */
   navigator.plugins.refresh(false);
 
-  addMessageListener("PluginList", function({ data: aPlugins }) {
+  AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes(["plugin"], function (aPlugins) {
     var fragment = document.createDocumentFragment();
 
     // "Installed plugins"
@@ -213,8 +215,6 @@
 
     document.getElementById("outside").appendChild(fragment);
   });
-
-  sendAsyncMessage("RequestPlugins");
 </script>
 </div>
 </body>
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/AddonManager.jsm b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/AddonManager.jsm
index 43d69f5e262..99f79005866 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/AddonManager.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/AddonManager.jsm
@@ -2988,25 +2988,3 @@ Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/TelemetryTimestamps.jsm", AddonManagerInternal
 Object.freeze(AddonManagerInternal);
 Object.freeze(AddonManagerPrivate);
 Object.freeze(AddonManager);
-
-// Functions to support about:plugins
-Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/RemotePageManager.jsm");
-
-// Lists all the properties that plugins.html needs
-const NEEDED_PROPS = ["name", "pluginLibraries", "pluginFullpath", "version",
-                      "isActive", "blocklistState", "description",
-                      "pluginMimeTypes"];
-function filterProperties(plugin) {
-  let filtered = {};
-  for (let prop of NEEDED_PROPS) {
-    filtered[prop] = plugin[prop];
-  }
-  return filtered;
-}
-
-let listener = new RemotePages("about:plugins");
-listener.addMessageListener("RequestPlugins", ({ target: port }) => {
-  AddonManager.getAddonsByTypes(["plugin"], function (aPlugins) {
-    port.sendAsyncMessage("PluginList", [filterProperties(p) for (p of aPlugins)]);
-  });
-});