--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -5074,17 +5074,16 @@ nsBrowserAccess.prototype = {
     let tab = win.gBrowser.loadOneTab(aURI ? aURI.spec : "about:blank", {
                                       triggeringPrincipal: aTriggeringPrincipal,
                                       referrerURI: aReferrer,
                                       referrerPolicy: aReferrerPolicy,
                                       userContextId: aUserContextId,
                                       fromExternal: aIsExternal,
                                       inBackground: loadInBackground,
                                       forceNotRemote: aForceNotRemote,
-                                      forceBrowserInsertion: true,
                                       opener: aOpener,
                                       });
     let browser = win.gBrowser.getBrowserForTab(tab);
 
     if (needToFocusWin || (!loadInBackground && aIsExternal))
       win.focus();
 
     return browser;

--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -1509,17 +1509,17 @@
             var aSkipAnimation;
             var aForceNotRemote;
             var aPreferredRemoteType;
             var aNoReferrer;
             var aUserContextId;
             var aSameProcessAsFrameLoader;
             var aOriginPrincipal;
             var aOpener;
-            var aForceBrowserInsertion;
+            var aCreateLazyBrowser;
             if (arguments.length == 2 &&
                 typeof arguments[1] == "object" &&
                 !(arguments[1] instanceof Ci.nsIURI)) {
               let params = arguments[1];
               aTriggeringPrincipal      = params.triggeringPrincipal
               aReferrerURI              = params.referrerURI;
               aReferrerPolicy           = params.referrerPolicy;
               aCharset                  = params.charset;
@@ -1533,17 +1533,17 @@
               aForceNotRemote           = params.forceNotRemote;
               aPreferredRemoteType      = params.preferredRemoteType;
               aNoReferrer               = params.noReferrer;
               aUserContextId            = params.userContextId;
               aSameProcessAsFrameLoader = params.sameProcessAsFrameLoader;
               aOriginPrincipal          = params.originPrincipal;
               aOpener                   = params.opener;
               aIsPrerendered            = params.isPrerendered;
-              aForceBrowserInsertion    = params.forceBrowserInsertion;
+              aCreateLazyBrowser        = params.createLazyBrowser;
             }
 
             var bgLoad = (aLoadInBackground != null) ? aLoadInBackground :
                          Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.loadInBackground");
             var owner = bgLoad ? null : this.selectedTab;
 
             var tab = this.addTab(aURI, {
                                   triggeringPrincipal: aTriggeringPrincipal,
@@ -1553,17 +1553,17 @@
                                   postData: aPostData,
                                   ownerTab: owner,
                                   allowThirdPartyFixup: aAllowThirdPartyFixup,
                                   fromExternal: aFromExternal,
                                   relatedToCurrent: aRelatedToCurrent,
                                   skipAnimation: aSkipAnimation,
                                   allowMixedContent: aAllowMixedContent,
                                   forceNotRemote: aForceNotRemote,
-                                  forceBrowserInsertion: aForceBrowserInsertion,
+                                  createLazyBrowser: aCreateLazyBrowser,
                                   preferredRemoteType: aPreferredRemoteType,
                                   noReferrer: aNoReferrer,
                                   userContextId: aUserContextId,
                                   originPrincipal: aOriginPrincipal,
                                   sameProcessAsFrameLoader: aSameProcessAsFrameLoader,
                                   opener: aOpener,
                                   isPrerendered: aIsPrerendered });
             if (!bgLoad)
@@ -2192,17 +2192,17 @@
             var aPreferredRemoteType;
             var aNoReferrer;
             var aUserContextId;
             var aEventDetail;
             var aSameProcessAsFrameLoader;
             var aOriginPrincipal;
             var aDisallowInheritPrincipal;
             var aOpener;
-            var aForceBrowserInsertion;
+            var aCreateLazyBrowser;
             if (arguments.length == 2 &&
                 typeof arguments[1] == "object" &&
                 !(arguments[1] instanceof Ci.nsIURI)) {
               let params = arguments[1];
               aTriggeringPrincipal      = params.triggeringPrincipal;
               aReferrerURI              = params.referrerURI;
               aReferrerPolicy           = params.referrerPolicy;
               aCharset                  = params.charset;
@@ -2218,17 +2218,17 @@
               aNoReferrer               = params.noReferrer;
               aUserContextId            = params.userContextId;
               aEventDetail              = params.eventDetail;
               aSameProcessAsFrameLoader = params.sameProcessAsFrameLoader;
               aOriginPrincipal          = params.originPrincipal;
               aDisallowInheritPrincipal = params.disallowInheritPrincipal;
               aOpener                   = params.opener;
               aIsPrerendered            = params.isPrerendered;
-              aForceBrowserInsertion    = params.forceBrowserInsertion;
+              aCreateLazyBrowser        = params.createLazyBrowser;
             }
 
             // if we're adding tabs, we're past interrupt mode, ditch the owner
             if (this.mCurrentTab.owner)
               this.mCurrentTab.owner = null;
 
             var t = document.createElementNS(NS_XUL, "tab");
 
@@ -2332,19 +2332,18 @@
 
             t.linkedBrowser = b;
             this._tabForBrowser.set(b, t);
             t.permanentKey = b.permanentKey;
             t._browserParams = { uriIsAboutBlank,
                                  remoteType,
                                  usingPreloadedContent };
 
-            // If we're creating a blank tab, create a lazy browser.
-            // Otherwise insert the browser into the document now.
-            if (uriIsAboutBlank && !aForceBrowserInsertion) {
+            // If the caller opts in, create a lazy browser.
+            if (aCreateLazyBrowser) {
               this._createLazyBrowser(t);
             } else {
               this._insertBrowser(t);
             }
 
             // Dispatch a new tab notification.  We do this once we're
             // entirely done, so that things are in a consistent state
             // even if the event listener opens or closes tabs.