diff --git a/src/js/background.js b/src/js/background.js
index 4905fccfe..d81ba18fa 100644
--- a/src/js/background.js
+++ b/src/js/background.js
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ const µBlock = (( ) => { // jshint ignore:line
         popupFontSize: 'unset',
         popupPanelDisabledSections: 0,
         popupPanelLockedSections: 0,
-        popupPanelGodMode: false,
         popupPanelHeightMode: 0,
         requestJournalProcessPeriod: 1000,
         selfieAfter: 3,
diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index c3a7c94cd..56dceea6e 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ const popupDataFromTabId = function(tabId, tabTitle) {
         globalAllowedRequestCount: µb.localSettings.allowedRequestCount,
         globalBlockedRequestCount: µb.localSettings.blockedRequestCount,
         fontSize: µbhs.popupFontSize,
-        godMode: µbhs.filterAuthorMode || µbhs.popupPanelGodMode,
+        godMode: µbhs.filterAuthorMode,
         netFilteringSwitch: false,
         rawURL: tabContext.rawURL,
         pageURL: tabContext.normalURL,