diff --git a/src/js/background.js b/src/js/background.js
index b9f847d43c..fc7a3db37c 100644
--- a/src/js/background.js
+++ b/src/js/background.js
@@ -849,7 +849,6 @@ Badger.prototype = {
       ignoredSiteBases: [],
       nextPbconfigUpdateTime: 0,
       showLearningPrompt: false,
-      shownBreakageNotes: [],
     };
     for (let key of Object.keys(privateDefaultSettings)) {
       if (!privateStore.hasItem(key)) {
@@ -882,6 +881,7 @@ Badger.prototype = {
         "legacyWebRtcProtectionUser",
         "nextDntHashesUpdateTime",
         "nextYellowlistUpdateTime",
+        "shownBreakageNotes",
         "showWebRtcDeprecation",
       ].forEach(item => {
         if (privateStore.hasItem(item)) { privateStore.deleteItem(item); }
diff --git a/src/js/popup.js b/src/js/popup.js
index 35d6aeaa16..69a0267a2d 100644
--- a/src/js/popup.js
+++ b/src/js/popup.js
@@ -539,12 +539,6 @@ function createBreakageNote(domain, i18n_message_key) {
     autoClose: false,
     content: chrome.i18n.getMessage(i18n_message_key),
     functionReady: function (tooltip) {
-      // record that this breakage note was shown
-      chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
-        type: "seenBreakageNote",
-        domain
-      });
-
       // close on tooltip click/tap
       $(tooltip.elementTooltip()).on('click', function (e) {
         e.preventDefault();
@@ -641,8 +635,7 @@ function refreshPopup() {
     (POPUP_DATA.settings.seenComic && !POPUP_DATA.showLearningPrompt && !POPUP_DATA.criticalError) &&
     Object.keys(BREAKAGE_NOTE_DOMAINS).some(d => (
       (POPUP_DATA.origins[d] == constants.BLOCK ||
-        POPUP_DATA.origins[d] == constants.COOKIEBLOCK) &&
-      !POPUP_DATA.shownBreakageNotes.includes(d)))
+        POPUP_DATA.origins[d] == constants.COOKIEBLOCK)))
   ) || (
     POPUP_DATA.cookieblocked && Object.keys(POPUP_DATA.cookieblocked).some(
       d => POPUP_DATA.origins[d] == constants.USER_BLOCK)
@@ -702,7 +695,6 @@ function refreshPopup() {
       let show_breakage_note = false;
       if (!show_breakage_warning) {
         show_breakage_note = (utils.hasOwn(BREAKAGE_NOTE_DOMAINS, fqdn) &&
-          !POPUP_DATA.shownBreakageNotes.includes(fqdn) &&
           (action == constants.BLOCK || action == constants.COOKIEBLOCK));
       }
       let slider_html = htmlUtils.getOriginHtml(fqdn, action,
@@ -793,9 +785,7 @@ function refreshPopup() {
     $printable.find('.tooltip:not(.tooltipstered)').tooltipster(DOMAIN_TOOLTIP_CONF);
     if ($printable.hasClass('breakage-note')) {
       let domain = $printable[0].dataset.origin;
-      if (!POPUP_DATA.shownBreakageNotes.includes(domain)) {
-        createBreakageNote(domain, BREAKAGE_NOTE_DOMAINS[domain]);
-      }
+      createBreakageNote(domain, BREAKAGE_NOTE_DOMAINS[domain]);
     }
 
     if (printable.length) {
diff --git a/src/js/webrequest.js b/src/js/webrequest.js
index 393a3b8543..47036f9057 100644
--- a/src/js/webrequest.js
+++ b/src/js/webrequest.js
@@ -1382,7 +1382,6 @@ function dispatcher(request, sender, sendResponse) {
       origins: trackers,
       settings: badger.getSettings().getItemClones(),
       showLearningPrompt: badger.getPrivateSettings().getItem("showLearningPrompt"),
-      shownBreakageNotes: badger.getPrivateSettings().getItem("shownBreakageNotes"),
       tabHost: tab_host,
       tabId: tab_id,
       tabUrl: request.tabUrl,
@@ -1546,19 +1545,6 @@ function dispatcher(request, sender, sendResponse) {
     break;
   }
 
-  case "seenBreakageNote": {
-    if (request.domain) {
-      let privateStore = badger.getPrivateSettings(),
-        shownBreakageNotes = privateStore.getItem("shownBreakageNotes");
-      if (!shownBreakageNotes.includes(request.domain)) {
-        shownBreakageNotes.push(request.domain);
-      }
-      badger.getPrivateSettings().setItem("shownBreakageNotes", shownBreakageNotes);
-    }
-    sendResponse();
-    break;
-  }
-
   case "reenableOnSiteFromPopup": {
     badger.reenableOnSite(request.tabHost);
     badger.updateIcon(request.tabId, request.tabUrl);