diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
index e5f06c760..f99af7b9a 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
@@ -907,10 +907,20 @@ vAPI.messaging = {
         port.onMessage.addListener(
             (request, port) => this.onPortMessage(request, port)
         );
-        this.ports.set(port.name, {
-            port,
-            privileged: port.sender.url.startsWith(this.PRIVILEGED_URL)
-        });
+        const portDetails = { port };
+        const sender = port.sender;
+        if ( sender ) {
+            portDetails.frameId = sender.frameId;
+            const { tab, url } = sender;
+            if ( tab ) {
+                portDetails.tabId = tab.id;
+            }
+            portDetails.url = url;
+            portDetails.privileged = url.startsWith(this.PRIVILEGED_URL);
+        }
+        this.ports.set(port.name, portDetails);
+        // https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1652925#c24
+        port.sender = undefined;
     },
 
     setup: function(defaultHandler) {
@@ -957,10 +967,8 @@ vAPI.messaging = {
     },
 
     onFrameworkMessage: function(request, port, callback) {
-        const sender = port && port.sender;
-        if ( !sender ) { return; }
-        const fromDetails = this.ports.get(port.name) || {};
-        const tabId = sender.tab && sender.tab.id || undefined;
+        const portDetails = this.ports.get(port.name) || {};
+        const tabId = portDetails.tabId;
         const msg = request.msg;
         switch ( msg.what ) {
         case 'connectionAccepted':
@@ -1005,7 +1013,7 @@ vAPI.messaging = {
             });
             break;
         case 'localStorage': {
-            if ( fromDetails.privileged !== true ) { break; }
+            if ( portDetails.privileged !== true ) { break; }
             const args = msg.args || [];
             vAPI.localStorage[msg.fn](...args).then(result => {
                 callback(result);
@@ -1016,7 +1024,7 @@ vAPI.messaging = {
             if ( tabId === undefined ) { break; }
             const details = {
                 code: undefined,
-                frameId: sender.frameId,
+                frameId: portDetails.frameId,
                 matchAboutBlank: true
             };
             if ( msg.add ) {
@@ -1086,23 +1094,23 @@ vAPI.messaging = {
         }
 
         // Auxiliary process to main process: specific handler
-        const fromDetails = this.ports.get(port.name);
-        if ( fromDetails === undefined ) { return; }
+        const portDetails = this.ports.get(port.name);
+        if ( portDetails === undefined ) { return; }
 
         const listenerDetails = this.listeners.get(request.channel);
         let r = this.UNHANDLED;
         if (
             (listenerDetails !== undefined) &&
-            (listenerDetails.privileged === false || fromDetails.privileged)
+            (listenerDetails.privileged === false || portDetails.privileged)
             
         ) {
-            r = listenerDetails.fn(request.msg, port.sender, callback);
+            r = listenerDetails.fn(request.msg, portDetails, callback);
         }
         if ( r !== this.UNHANDLED ) { return; }
 
         // Auxiliary process to main process: default handler
-        if ( fromDetails.privileged ) {
-            r = this.defaultHandler(request.msg, port.sender, callback);
+        if ( portDetails.privileged ) {
+            r = this.defaultHandler(request.msg, portDetails, callback);
             if ( r !== this.UNHANDLED ) { return; }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index 61d3716e6..8c30c1f7a 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 const µb = µBlock;
 
 const clickToLoad = function(request, sender) {
-    const { tabId, frameId } = µb.getMessageSenderDetails(sender);
+    const { tabId, frameId } = sender;
     if ( tabId === undefined || frameId === undefined ) { return false; }
     const pageStore = µb.pageStoreFromTabId(tabId);
     if ( pageStore === null ) { return false; }
@@ -545,9 +545,9 @@ vAPI.messaging.listen({
 
 const µb = µBlock;
 
-const retrieveContentScriptParameters = function(senderDetails, request) {
+const retrieveContentScriptParameters = function(sender, request) {
     if ( µb.readyToFilter !== true ) { return; }
-    const { url: senderURL, tabId, frameId } = senderDetails;
+    const { url: senderURL, tabId, frameId } = sender;
     if (
         tabId === undefined ||
         frameId === undefined ||
@@ -649,8 +649,7 @@ const onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
         break;
     }
 
-    const senderDetails = µb.getMessageSenderDetails(sender);
-    const pageStore = µb.pageStoreFromTabId(senderDetails.tabId);
+    const pageStore = µb.pageStoreFromTabId(sender.tabId);
 
     // Sync
     let response;
@@ -676,29 +675,29 @@ const onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
         break;
 
     case 'maybeGoodPopup':
-        µb.maybeGoodPopup.tabId = senderDetails.tabId;
+        µb.maybeGoodPopup.tabId = sender.tabId;
         µb.maybeGoodPopup.url = request.url;
         break;
 
     case 'shouldRenderNoscriptTags':
         if ( pageStore === null ) { break; }
-        const fctxt = µb.filteringContext.fromTabId(senderDetails.tabId);
+        const fctxt = µb.filteringContext.fromTabId(sender.tabId);
         if ( pageStore.filterScripting(fctxt, undefined) ) {
-            vAPI.tabs.executeScript(senderDetails.tabId, {
+            vAPI.tabs.executeScript(sender.tabId, {
                 file: '/js/scriptlets/noscript-spoof.js',
-                frameId: senderDetails.frameId,
+                frameId: sender.frameId,
                 runAt: 'document_end',
             });
         }
         break;
 
     case 'retrieveContentScriptParameters':
-        response = retrieveContentScriptParameters(senderDetails, request);
+        response = retrieveContentScriptParameters(sender, request);
         break;
 
     case 'retrieveGenericCosmeticSelectors':
-        request.tabId = senderDetails.tabId;
-        request.frameId = senderDetails.frameId;
+        request.tabId = sender.tabId;
+        request.frameId = sender.frameId;
         response = {
             result: µb.cosmeticFilteringEngine.retrieveGenericSelectors(request),
         };
@@ -1462,7 +1461,7 @@ vAPI.messaging.listen({
 // >>>>> start of local scope
 
 const onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
-    const tabId = sender && sender.tab ? sender.tab.id : 0;
+    const tabId = sender.tabId || 0;
 
     // Async
     switch ( request.what ) {
@@ -1614,7 +1613,7 @@ logCSPViolations.policyDirectiveToTypeMap = new Map([
 ]);
 
 const onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
-    const tabId = sender && sender.tab ? sender.tab.id : 0;
+    const tabId = sender.tabId || 0;
     const pageStore = µb.pageStoreFromTabId(tabId);
 
     // Async
diff --git a/src/js/utils.js b/src/js/utils.js
index d8decf065..983b75120 100644
--- a/src/js/utils.js
+++ b/src/js/utils.js
@@ -683,18 +683,3 @@
         window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(name));
     }
 };
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
-µBlock.getMessageSenderDetails = function(sender) {
-    const r = {};
-    if ( sender instanceof Object ) {
-        r.url = sender.url;
-        r.frameId = sender.frameId;
-        const tab = sender.tab;
-        if ( tab instanceof Object ) {
-            r.tabId = tab.id;
-        }
-    }
-    return r;
-};