diff --git a/src/content.ts b/src/content.ts
index 32be9609..d7caa944 100644
--- a/src/content.ts
+++ b/src/content.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import { ContentContainer, Keybind } from "./types";
 import Utils from "./utils";
 const utils = new Utils();
 
-import runThePopup from "./popup";
-
 import PreviewBar, {PreviewBarSegment} from "./js-components/previewBar";
 import SkipNotice from "./render/SkipNotice";
 import SkipNoticeComponent from "./components/SkipNoticeComponent";
@@ -1725,9 +1723,6 @@ function openInfoMenu() {
     }
     
     parentNode.insertBefore(popup, parentNode.firstChild);
-    
-    //run the popup init script
-    runThePopup(messageListener);
 }
 
 function closeInfoMenu() {
diff --git a/src/popup.ts b/src/popup.ts
index ae4a40c8..e97559cc 100644
--- a/src/popup.ts
+++ b/src/popup.ts
@@ -831,9 +831,4 @@ async function runThePopup(messageListener?: MessageListener): Promise<void> {
     //end of function
 }
 
-if (chrome.tabs != undefined) {
-    //this means it is actually opened in the popup
-    runThePopup();
-}
-
-export default runThePopup;
+runThePopup();