diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
index 2a96f71a3..c2f369525 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
@@ -78,6 +78,27 @@ vAPI.app = {
         return version;
     })(),
 
+    intFromVersion: function(s) {
+        const parts = s.match(/(?:^|\.|b|rc)\d+/g);
+        if ( parts === null ) { return 0; }
+        let vint = 0;
+        for ( let i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
+            const pstr = parts[i] || '';
+            let pint;
+            if ( pstr === '' ) {
+                pint = 0;
+            } else if ( pstr.startsWith('.') || pstr.startsWith('b') ) {
+                pint = parseInt(pstr.slice(1), 10);
+            } else if ( pstr.startsWith('rc') ) {
+                pint = parseInt(pstr.slice(2), 10) + 100;
+            } else {
+                pint = parseInt(pstr, 10);
+            }
+            vint = vint * 1000 + pint;
+        }
+        return vint;
+    },
+
     restart: function() {
         browser.runtime.reload();
     },
@@ -85,8 +106,10 @@ vAPI.app = {
 
 // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/717
 //   Prevent the extensions from being restarted mid-session.
-browser.runtime.onUpdateAvailable.addListener(( ) => {
-    void 0;
+browser.runtime.onUpdateAvailable.addListener(details => {
+    const toInt = vAPI.app.intFromVersion;
+    if ( toInt(details.version) > toInt(vAPI.app.version) ) { return; }
+    browser.runtime.reload();
 });
 
 /******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/js/start.js b/src/js/start.js
index 97b20db13..d5804ccc9 100644
--- a/src/js/start.js
+++ b/src/js/start.js
@@ -181,30 +181,7 @@ const onVersionReady = function(lastVersion) {
     // force a reload of all resources.
     µb.redirectEngine.invalidateResourcesSelfie();
 
-    // If unused, just comment out for when we need to compare versions in the
-    // future.
-    const intFromVersion = function(s) {
-        const parts = s.match(/(?:^|\.|b|rc)\d+/g);
-        if ( parts === null ) { return 0; }
-        let vint = 0;
-        for ( let i = 0; i < 4; i++ ) {
-            const pstr = parts[i] || '';
-            let pint;
-            if ( pstr === '' ) {
-                pint = 0;
-            } else if ( pstr.startsWith('.') || pstr.startsWith('b') ) {
-                pint = parseInt(pstr.slice(1), 10);
-            } else if ( pstr.startsWith('rc') ) {
-                pint = parseInt(pstr.slice(2), 10) + 100;
-            } else {
-                pint = parseInt(pstr, 10);
-            }
-            vint = vint * 1000 + pint;
-        }
-        return vint;
-    };
-
-    const lastVersionInt = intFromVersion(lastVersion);
+    const lastVersionInt = vAPI.app.intFromVersion(lastVersion);
 
     // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/494
     //   Remove useless per-site switches.
@@ -214,14 +191,6 @@ const onVersionReady = function(lastVersion) {
         µb.saveHostnameSwitches();
     }
 
-    // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/212#issuecomment-419741324
-    if ( lastVersionInt <= 1015024000 ) {
-        if ( µb.hiddenSettings.manualUpdateAssetFetchPeriod === 2000 ) {
-            µb.hiddenSettings.manualUpdateAssetFetchPeriod = 500;
-            µb.saveHiddenSettings();
-        }
-    }
-
     vAPI.storage.set({ version: vAPI.app.version });
 };