diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9546db716..b18105e8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "base64-js": "^1.2.1",
-    "browser-core": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdncliqz/update/edge/ghostery/v7.36/7.36.2.712dbc7.tgz",
+    "browser-core": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdncliqz/update/edge/ghostery/v7.36/7.36.3.9f2e27e.tgz",
     "classnames": "^2.2.5",
     "d3": "^5.7.0",
     "foundation-sites": "^6.4.4-rc1",
diff --git a/src/background.js b/src/background.js
index a2994eeec..1cad93d52 100644
--- a/src/background.js
+++ b/src/background.js
@@ -1220,7 +1220,6 @@ function initialiseWebRequestPipeline() {
 				const result = events.onBeforeRequest(state);
 				if (result && (result.cancel === true || result.redirectUrl)) {
 					Object.assign(response, result);
-					return false;
 				}
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -1259,39 +1258,7 @@ function isWhitelisted(state) {
  */
 antitracking.on('enabled', () => {
 	antitracking.isReady().then(() => {
-		// remove Cliqz-side whitelisting steps and replace with ghostery ones.
-		const replacedSteps = ['onBeforeSendHeaders', 'onHeadersReceived'].map(stage =>
-			Promise.all([
-				antitracking.action('addPipelineStep', stage, {
-					name: 'checkGhosteryWhitelisted',
-					spec: 'break',
-					fn: (state) => {
-						if (isWhitelisted(state)) {
-							const step = stage === 'onHeadersReceived' ? 'set_cookie' : 'cookie';
-							state.incrementStat(`${step}_allow_whitelisted`);
-							return false;
-						}
-						return true;
-					},
-					before: ['cookieContext.checkCookieTrust'],
-				})
-			])
-		).concat([
-			antitracking.action('removePipelineStep', 'onBeforeRequest', 'checkSourceWhitelisted'),
-			antitracking.action('addPipelineStep', 'onBeforeRequest', {
-				name: 'checkGhosteryWhitelisted',
-				spec: 'break',
-				fn: (state) => {
-					if (isWhitelisted(state)) {
-						state.incrementStat('ghostery_whitelisted');
-						return false;
-					}
-					return true;
-				},
-				before: ['checkShouldBlock'],
-			}),
-		]);
-		return Promise.all(replacedSteps);
+		antitracking.action('setWhiteListCheck', isWhitelisted);
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2f3d587aa..f60c7e197 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1251,9 +1251,9 @@ brorand@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/brorand/-/brorand-1.1.0.tgz#12c25efe40a45e3c323eb8675a0a0ce57b22371f"
   integrity sha1-EsJe/kCkXjwyPrhnWgoM5XsiNx8=
 
-"browser-core@https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdncliqz/update/edge/ghostery/v7.36/7.36.2.712dbc7.tgz":
-  version "7.36.2"
-  resolved "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdncliqz/update/edge/ghostery/v7.36/7.36.2.712dbc7.tgz#8caba3e6b972808f4a650c1a0bd2ea9d42aba817"
+"browser-core@https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdncliqz/update/edge/ghostery/v7.36/7.36.3.9f2e27e.tgz":
+  version "7.36.3"
+  resolved "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdncliqz/update/edge/ghostery/v7.36/7.36.3.9f2e27e.tgz#57e439cb4e9364bc452d6ad0f811721d2973431f"
   dependencies:
     "@cliqz-oss/dexie" "^2.0.4"
     "@cliqz/adblocker" "^0.8.0"