--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.js
@@ -1779,17 +1779,16 @@ window._gBrowser = {
   },
 
   _createBrowser({
     isPreloadBrowser,
     name,
     nextTabParentId,
     openerWindow,
     recordExecution,
-    remote,
     remoteType,
     replayExecution,
     sameProcessAsFrameLoader,
     uriIsAboutBlank,
     userContextId,
   } = {}) {
     let b = document.createElementNS(this._XUL_NS, "browser");
     b.permanentKey = {};
@@ -1797,21 +1796,16 @@ window._gBrowser = {
     for (let attribute in this._defaultBrowserAttributes) {
       b.setAttribute(attribute, this._defaultBrowserAttributes[attribute]);
     }
 
     if (userContextId) {
       b.setAttribute("usercontextid", userContextId);
     }
 
-    // remote parameter used by some addons, use default in this case.
-    if (remote && !remoteType) {
-      remoteType = E10SUtils.DEFAULT_REMOTE_TYPE;
-    }
-
     if (remoteType) {
       b.setAttribute("remoteType", remoteType);
       b.setAttribute("remote", "true");
     }
 
     if (recordExecution) {
       b.setAttribute("recordExecution", recordExecution);
     }