diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/geckoview/geckoview.js b/mobile/android/chrome/geckoview/geckoview.js
index ac39418a013b..88b2febb37ed 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/geckoview/geckoview.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/geckoview/geckoview.js
@@ -260,11 +260,6 @@ var ModuleManager = {
         module.impl.onSettingsUpdate();
       }
     });
-
-    this._browser.messageManager.sendAsyncMessage(
-      "GeckoView:UpdateSettings",
-      aSettings
-    );
   },
 
   onMessageFromActor(aActorName, aMessage) {
@@ -492,7 +487,7 @@ class ModuleInfo {
       }
     }
 
-    this._updateContentModuleState(/* includeSettings */ aEnabled);
+    this._updateContentModuleState();
   }
 
   receiveMessage(aMessage) {
@@ -504,20 +499,19 @@ class ModuleInfo {
   }
 
   onContentModuleLoaded() {
-    this._updateContentModuleState(/* includeSettings */ true);
+    this._updateContentModuleState();
 
     if (this._impl) {
       this._impl.onContentModuleLoaded();
     }
   }
 
-  _updateContentModuleState(aIncludeSettings) {
+  _updateContentModuleState() {
     this._manager.messageManager.sendAsyncMessage(
       "GeckoView:UpdateModuleState",
       {
         module: this._name,
         enabled: this.enabled,
-        settings: aIncludeSettings ? this._manager.settings : null,
       }
     );
   }
diff --git a/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewChildModule.jsm b/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewChildModule.jsm
index ea7387b955db..77b70a960cd3 100644
--- a/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewChildModule.jsm
+++ b/mobile/android/modules/geckoview/GeckoViewChildModule.jsm
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class GeckoViewChildModule {
     this.moduleName = aModuleName;
     this.messageManager = aGlobal;
     this.enabled = false;
-    this.settings = {};
 
     if (!aGlobal._gvEventDispatcher) {
       aGlobal._gvEventDispatcher = GeckoViewUtils.getDispatcherForWindow(
@@ -47,11 +46,6 @@ class GeckoViewChildModule {
     }
     this.eventDispatcher = aGlobal._gvEventDispatcher;
 
-    this.messageManager.addMessageListener("GeckoView:UpdateSettings", aMsg => {
-      Object.assign(this.settings, aMsg.data);
-      this.onSettingsUpdate();
-    });
-
     this.messageManager.addMessageListener(
       "GeckoView:UpdateModuleState",
       aMsg => {
@@ -59,11 +53,7 @@ class GeckoViewChildModule {
           return;
         }
 
-        const { enabled, settings } = aMsg.data;
-
-        if (settings) {
-          Object.assign(this.settings, settings);
-        }
+        const { enabled } = aMsg.data;
 
         if (enabled !== this.enabled) {
           if (!enabled) {
@@ -76,10 +66,6 @@ class GeckoViewChildModule {
             this.onEnable();
           }
         }
-
-        if (settings) {
-          this.onSettingsUpdate();
-        }
       }
     );
 
@@ -93,9 +79,6 @@ class GeckoViewChildModule {
   // Override to initialize module.
   onInit() {}
 
-  // Override to detect settings change. Access settings via this.settings.
-  onSettingsUpdate() {}
-
   // Override to enable module after setting a Java delegate.
   onEnable() {}