diff --git a/js/abp-filters.js b/js/abp-filters.js
index cf1999ed5..e0f47451e 100644
--- a/js/abp-filters.js
+++ b/js/abp-filters.js
@@ -1373,6 +1373,10 @@ FilterContainer.prototype.match3rdPartyHostname = function(requestHostname) {
 
 // Specialized handlers
 
+// https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/116
+// Some type of requests are exceptional, they need custom handling,
+// not the generic handling.
+
 FilterContainer.prototype.matchStringExactType = function(pageDetails, requestURL, requestType, requestHostname) {
     var url = requestURL.toLowerCase();
     var pageDomain = pageDetails.pageDomain || '';
@@ -1419,13 +1423,6 @@ FilterContainer.prototype.matchStringExactType = function(pageDetails, requestUR
 FilterContainer.prototype.matchString = function(pageDetails, requestURL, requestType, requestHostname) {
     // adbProfiler.countUrl();
 
-    // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/116
-    // Some type of requests are exceptional, they need custom handling,
-    // not the generic handling.
-    if ( requestType === 'popup' ) {
-        return this.matchStringExactType(pageDetails, requestURL, requestType, requestHostname);
-    }
-
     // https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/issues/239
     // Convert url to lower case:
     //     `match-case` option not supported, but then, I saw only one
diff --git a/js/traffic.js b/js/traffic.js
index 1da595296..af7131e8c 100644
--- a/js/traffic.js
+++ b/js/traffic.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ var onBeforeSendHeaders = function(details) {
     // in multiple tabs.
     var reason = false;
     if ( µb.getNetFilteringSwitch(pageStore.pageHostname) ) {
-        reason = µb.abpFilters.matchString(
+        reason = µb.abpFilters.matchStringExactType(
             pageDetails,
             requestURL,
             'popup',