diff --git a/src/background/background.ts b/src/background/background.ts
index 7fe57c78..a2a6abb9 100644
--- a/src/background/background.ts
+++ b/src/background/background.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { MessageListener } from 'chrome-extension-toolkit';
 import { BACKGROUND_MESSAGES } from 'src/shared/messages';
 import { generateRandomId } from 'src/shared/util/random';
-import onHistoryStateUpdated from './events/onHistoryStateUpdated';
 import onInstall from './events/onInstall';
 import onNewChromeSession from './events/onNewChromeSession';
 import onServiceWorkerAlive from './events/onServiceWorkerAlive';
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(details => {
     }
 });
 
-// This event is fired when any tab's url changes.
-chrome.webNavigation.onHistoryStateUpdated.addListener(onHistoryStateUpdated);
-
 // initialize the message listener that will listen for messages from the content script
 const messageListener = new MessageListener<BACKGROUND_MESSAGES>({
     ...browserActionHandler,
diff --git a/src/background/events/onHistoryStateUpdated.ts b/src/background/events/onHistoryStateUpdated.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d6864230..00000000
--- a/src/background/events/onHistoryStateUpdated.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This event is fired when any tab's url changes.
- * This is useful for content scripts to know when SPA navigations occur.
- * @param details
- */
-export default function onHistoryStateUpdated(
-    details: chrome.webNavigation.WebNavigationTransitionCallbackDetails
-): void {
-    const { tabId, url } = details;
-    // TODO: send a message to tab with tabId to reanalyze the page
-}
diff --git a/webpack/manifest.config.ts b/webpack/manifest.config.ts
index 04cc25af..04a7ff2d 100644
--- a/webpack/manifest.config.ts
+++ b/webpack/manifest.config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ const HOST_PERMISSIONS: string[] = [
     '*://*.login.utexas.edu/login/*',
 ];
 
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+    HOST_PERMISSIONS.push('http://localhost:9090/*');
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates a chrome extension manifest from the given version, mode, and
  * @param mode the build mode (development or production)
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ export function getManifest(mode: Environment, version: string): chrome.runtime.
         web_accessible_resources: [
             {
                 resources: ['static/media/*', '*'],
-                matches: HOST_PERMISSIONS,
+                matches: ['<all_urls>'],
             },
         ],
         icons: {