diff --git a/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c b/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c
index e8b5cf6a1..290b2248a 100644
--- a/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c
+++ b/browser-plugin/browser-plugin.c
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ NPP_New(NPMIMEType    mimetype,
   data = g_slice_new (PluginData);
   instance->pdata = data;
 
+  /* set windowless mode */
+  funcs.setvalue(instance, NPPVpluginWindowBool, NULL);
+
   data->proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
                                                G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
                                                NULL, /* interface info */
@@ -1048,10 +1051,6 @@ NPP_GetValue(NPP          instance,
     *(NPObject**)value = funcs.createobject (instance, &plugin_class);
     break;
 
-  case NPPVpluginNeedsXEmbed:
-    *(bool *)value = TRUE;
-    break;
-
   default:
     ;
   }