--- a/browser/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
@@ -15,54 +15,16 @@ Components.utils.import("resource://gre/
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "LoginHelper",
   "resource://gre/modules/LoginHelper.jsm");
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "WebNavigationFrames",
   "resource://gre/modules/WebNavigationFrames.jsm");
 
 var gContextMenuContentData = null;
 
-function openContextMenu(aMessage) {
-  let data = aMessage.data;
-  let browser = aMessage.target;
-
-  let spellInfo = data.spellInfo;
-  if (spellInfo)
-    spellInfo.target = aMessage.target.messageManager;
-  let documentURIObject = makeURI(data.docLocation,
-                                  data.charSet,
-                                  makeURI(data.baseURI));
-  gContextMenuContentData = { isRemote: true,
-                              event: aMessage.objects.event,
-                              popupNode: aMessage.objects.popupNode,
-                              browser,
-                              editFlags: data.editFlags,
-                              spellInfo,
-                              principal: data.principal,
-                              customMenuItems: data.customMenuItems,
-                              addonInfo: data.addonInfo,
-                              documentURIObject,
-                              docLocation: data.docLocation,
-                              charSet: data.charSet,
-                              referrer: data.referrer,
-                              referrerPolicy: data.referrerPolicy,
-                              contentType: data.contentType,
-                              contentDisposition: data.contentDisposition,
-                              frameOuterWindowID: data.frameOuterWindowID,
-                              selectionInfo: data.selectionInfo,
-                              disableSetDesktopBackground: data.disableSetDesktopBg,
-                              loginFillInfo: data.loginFillInfo,
-                              parentAllowsMixedContent: data.parentAllowsMixedContent,
-                              userContextId: data.userContextId,
-                            };
-  let popup = browser.ownerDocument.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu");
-  let event = gContextMenuContentData.event;
-  popup.openPopupAtScreen(event.screenX, event.screenY, true);
-}
-
 function nsContextMenu(aXulMenu, aIsShift) {
   this.shouldDisplay = true;
   this.initMenu(aXulMenu, aIsShift);
 }
 
 // Prototype for nsContextMenu "class."
 nsContextMenu.prototype = {
   initMenu: function CM_initMenu(aXulMenu, aIsShift) {

--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -4950,17 +4950,48 @@
               if (tab) {
                 // Skip running PermitUnload since it already happened in
                 // the content process.
                 this.removeTab(tab, {skipPermitUnload: true});
               }
               break;
             }
             case "contextmenu": {
-              openContextMenu(aMessage);
+              let spellInfo = data.spellInfo;
+              if (spellInfo)
+                spellInfo.target = aMessage.target.messageManager;
+              let documentURIObject = makeURI(data.docLocation,
+                                              data.charSet,
+                                              makeURI(data.baseURI));
+              gContextMenuContentData = { isRemote: true,
+                                          event: aMessage.objects.event,
+                                          popupNode: aMessage.objects.popupNode,
+                                          browser,
+                                          editFlags: data.editFlags,
+                                          spellInfo,
+                                          principal: data.principal,
+                                          customMenuItems: data.customMenuItems,
+                                          addonInfo: data.addonInfo,
+                                          documentURIObject,
+                                          docLocation: data.docLocation,
+                                          charSet: data.charSet,
+                                          referrer: data.referrer,
+                                          referrerPolicy: data.referrerPolicy,
+                                          contentType: data.contentType,
+                                          contentDisposition: data.contentDisposition,
+                                          frameOuterWindowID: data.frameOuterWindowID,
+                                          selectionInfo: data.selectionInfo,
+                                          disableSetDesktopBackground: data.disableSetDesktopBg,
+                                          loginFillInfo: data.loginFillInfo,
+                                          parentAllowsMixedContent: data.parentAllowsMixedContent,
+                                          userContextId: data.userContextId,
+                                        };
+              let popup = browser.ownerDocument.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu");
+              let event = gContextMenuContentData.event;
+              popup.openPopupAtScreen(event.screenX, event.screenY, true);
               break;
             }
             case "DOMWindowFocus": {
               let tab = this.getTabForBrowser(browser);
               if (!tab)
                 return undefined;
               this.selectedTab = tab;
               window.focus();

--- a/browser/base/content/webext-panels.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/webext-panels.js
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 /* -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil; js-indent-level: 4 -*- */
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 // Via webext-panels.xul
-/* import-globals-from browser.js nsContextMenu.js */
+/* import-globals-from browser.js */
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "ExtensionParent",
                                   "resource://gre/modules/ExtensionParent.jsm");
 Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/ExtensionUtils.jsm");
 
 var {
   promiseEvent,
 } = ExtensionUtils;
 
 const XUL_NS = "http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul";
 
-
 function getBrowser(sidebar) {
   let browser = document.getElementById("webext-panels-browser");
   if (browser) {
     return Promise.resolve(browser);
   }
 
   browser = document.createElementNS(XUL_NS, "browser");
   browser.setAttribute("id", "webext-panels-browser");
@@ -35,21 +34,16 @@ function getBrowser(sidebar) {
 
   let readyPromise;
   if (sidebar.remote) {
     browser.setAttribute("remote", "true");
     browser.setAttribute("remoteType",
                          E10SUtils.getRemoteTypeForURI(sidebar.uri, true,
                                                        E10SUtils.EXTENSION_REMOTE_TYPE));
     readyPromise = promiseEvent(browser, "XULFrameLoaderCreated");
-
-    window.messageManager.addMessageListener("contextmenu", openContextMenu);
-    window.addEventListener("unload", () => {
-      window.messageManager.removeMessageListener("contextmenu", openContextMenu);
-    }, {once: true});
   } else {
     readyPromise = Promise.resolve();
   }
   document.documentElement.appendChild(browser);
 
   return readyPromise.then(() => {
     browser.messageManager.loadFrameScript("chrome://browser/content/content.js", false);
     ExtensionParent.apiManager.emit("extension-browser-inserted", browser);

--- a/browser/components/extensions/test/browser/browser_ext_sidebarAction.js
+++ b/browser/components/extensions/test/browser/browser_ext_sidebarAction.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 /* -*- Mode: indent-tabs-mode: nil; js-indent-level: 2 -*- */
 /* vim: set sts=2 sw=2 et tw=80: */
 "use strict";
 
 let extData = {
   manifest: {
-    "permissions": ["contextMenus"],
     "sidebar_action": {
       "default_panel": "sidebar.html",
     },
   },
   useAddonManager: "temporary",
 
   files: {
     "sidebar.html": `
@@ -26,22 +25,16 @@ let extData = {
     "sidebar.js": function() {
       window.onload = () => {
         browser.test.sendMessage("sidebar");
       };
     },
   },
 
   background: function() {
-    browser.contextMenus.create({
-      id: "clickme-page",
-      title: "Click me!",
-      contexts: ["all"],
-    });
-
     browser.test.onMessage.addListener(msg => {
       if (msg === "set-panel") {
         browser.sidebarAction.setPanel({panel: ""}).then(() => {
           browser.test.notifyFail("empty panel settable");
         }).catch(() => {
           browser.test.notifyPass("unable to set empty panel");
         });
       }
@@ -98,26 +91,12 @@ add_task(function* sidebar_empty_panel()
   // Test sidebar is opened on install
   yield extension.awaitMessage("sidebar");
   ok(!document.getElementById("sidebar-box").hidden, "sidebar box is visible in first window");
   extension.sendMessage("set-panel");
   yield extension.awaitFinish();
   yield extension.unload();
 });
 
-add_task(function* sidebar_contextmenu() {
-  let extension = ExtensionTestUtils.loadExtension(extData);
-  yield extension.startup();
-  // Test sidebar is opened on install
-  yield extension.awaitMessage("sidebar");
-
-  let contentAreaContextMenu = yield openContextMenuInSidebar();
-  let item = contentAreaContextMenu.getElementsByAttribute("label", "Click me!");
-  is(item.length, 1, "contextMenu item for page was found");
-  yield closeContextMenu(contentAreaContextMenu);
-
-  yield extension.unload();
-});
-
 add_task(function* cleanup() {
   // This is set on initial sidebar install.
   Services.prefs.clearUserPref("extensions.sidebar-button.shown");
 });

--- a/browser/components/extensions/test/browser/head.js
+++ b/browser/components/extensions/test/browser/head.js
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
 "use strict";
 
 /* exported CustomizableUI makeWidgetId focusWindow forceGC
  *          getBrowserActionWidget
  *          clickBrowserAction clickPageAction
  *          getBrowserActionPopup getPageActionPopup
  *          closeBrowserAction closePageAction
  *          promisePopupShown promisePopupHidden
- *          openContextMenu closeContextMenu openContextMenuInSidebar
+ *          openContextMenu closeContextMenu
  *          openExtensionContextMenu closeExtensionContextMenu
  *          openActionContextMenu openSubmenu closeActionContextMenu
  *          openTabContextMenu closeTabContextMenu
  *          imageBuffer imageBufferFromDataURI
  *          getListStyleImage getPanelForNode
  *          awaitExtensionPanel awaitPopupResize
  *          promiseContentDimensions alterContent
  *          promisePrefChangeObserved openContextMenuInFrame
@@ -227,26 +227,16 @@ function closeBrowserAction(extension, w
   let group = getBrowserActionWidget(extension);
 
   let node = win.document.getElementById(group.viewId);
   CustomizableUI.hidePanelForNode(node);
 
   return Promise.resolve();
 }
 
-async function openContextMenuInSidebar(selector = "body") {
-  let contentAreaContextMenu = SidebarUI.browser.contentDocument.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu");
-  let browser = SidebarUI.browser.contentDocument.getElementById("webext-panels-browser");
-  let popupShownPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(contentAreaContextMenu, "popupshown");
-  await BrowserTestUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(selector, {type: "mousedown", button: 2}, browser);
-  await BrowserTestUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(selector, {type: "contextmenu"}, browser);
-  await popupShownPromise;
-  return contentAreaContextMenu;
-}
-
 async function openContextMenuInFrame(frameId) {
   let contentAreaContextMenu = document.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu");
   let popupShownPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(contentAreaContextMenu, "popupshown");
   let doc = gBrowser.selectedBrowser.contentDocument;
   let frame = doc.getElementById(frameId);
   EventUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(frame.contentDocument.body, {type: "contextmenu"}, frame.contentWindow);
   await popupShownPromise;
   return contentAreaContextMenu;
@@ -256,18 +246,18 @@ async function openContextMenu(selector 
   let contentAreaContextMenu = document.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu");
   let popupShownPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(contentAreaContextMenu, "popupshown");
   await BrowserTestUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(selector, {type: "mousedown", button: 2}, gBrowser.selectedBrowser);
   await BrowserTestUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(selector, {type: "contextmenu"}, gBrowser.selectedBrowser);
   await popupShownPromise;
   return contentAreaContextMenu;
 }
 
-async function closeContextMenu(contextMenu) {
-  let contentAreaContextMenu = contextMenu || document.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu");
+async function closeContextMenu() {
+  let contentAreaContextMenu = document.getElementById("contentAreaContextMenu");
   let popupHiddenPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(contentAreaContextMenu, "popuphidden");
   contentAreaContextMenu.hidePopup();
   await popupHiddenPromise;
 }
 
 function* openExtensionContextMenu(selector = "#img1") {
   let contextMenu = yield openContextMenu(selector);
   let topLevelMenu = contextMenu.getElementsByAttribute("ext-type", "top-level-menu");