diff --git a/build/sw_plugin.js b/build/sw_plugin.js
index e008c60c9..ee952d229 100644
--- a/build/sw_plugin.js
+++ b/build/sw_plugin.js
@@ -16,22 +16,15 @@ const getSWMessagesAsText = async () => {
 }
 const projectRoot = dirname(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)))
 
-const swEnvName = 'virtual:pleroma-fe/service_worker_env'
-const swEnvNameResolved = '\0' + swEnvName
 const getDevSwEnv = () => `self.serviceWorkerOption = { assets: [] };`
 const getProdSwEnv = ({ assets }) =>
   `self.serviceWorkerOption = { assets: ${JSON.stringify(assets)} };`
 
-export const devSwPlugin = ({ swSrc, swDest, transformSW, alias }) => {
+export const devSwPlugin = ({ swSrc, swDest }) => {
   const swFullSrc = resolve(projectRoot, swSrc)
-  const esbuildAlias = {}
-  Object.entries(alias).forEach(([source, dest]) => {
-    esbuildAlias[source] = dest.startsWith('/') ? projectRoot + dest : dest
-  })
 
   return {
-    name: 'dev-sw-plugin',
-    apply: 'serve',
+    name: 'dev-sw-plugin', apply: 'serve',
     configResolved() {
       /* no-op */
     },
@@ -39,150 +32,15 @@ export const devSwPlugin = ({ swSrc, swDest, transformSW, alias }) => {
       const name = id.startsWith('/') ? id.slice(1) : id
       if (name === swDest) {
         return swFullSrc
-      } else if (name === swEnvName) {
-        return swEnvNameResolved
       }
       return null
     },
     async load(id) {
       if (id === swFullSrc) {
         return readFile(swFullSrc, 'utf-8')
-      } else if (id === swEnvNameResolved) {
-        return getDevSwEnv()
       }
       return null
     },
-    /**
-     * vite does not bundle the service worker
-     * during dev, and firefox does not support ESM as service worker
-     * https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360870
-     */
-    async transform(code, id) {
-      if (id === swFullSrc && transformSW) {
-        const res = await esbuild.build({
-          entryPoints: [swSrc],
-          bundle: true,
-          write: false,
-          outfile: 'sw-pleroma.js',
-          alias: esbuildAlias,
-          plugins: [
-            {
-              name: 'vite-like-root-resolve',
-              setup(b) {
-                b.onResolve({ filter: new RegExp(/^\//) }, (args) => ({
-                  path: resolve(projectRoot, args.path.slice(1)),
-                }))
-              },
-            },
-            {
-              name: 'sw-messages',
-              setup(b) {
-                b.onResolve(
-                  { filter: new RegExp('^' + swMessagesName + '$') },
-                  (args) => ({
-                    path: args.path,
-                    namespace: 'sw-messages',
-                  }),
-                )
-                b.onLoad(
-                  { filter: /.*/, namespace: 'sw-messages' },
-                  async () => ({
-                    contents: await getSWMessagesAsText(),
-                  }),
-                )
-              },
-            },
-            {
-              name: 'sw-env',
-              setup(b) {
-                b.onResolve(
-                  { filter: new RegExp('^' + swEnvName + '$') },
-                  (args) => ({
-                    path: args.path,
-                    namespace: 'sw-env',
-                  }),
-                )
-                b.onLoad({ filter: /.*/, namespace: 'sw-env' }, () => ({
-                  contents: getDevSwEnv(),
-                }))
-              },
-            },
-          ],
-        })
-        const text = res.outputFiles[0].text
-        return text
-      }
-    },
-  }
-}
-
-// Idea taken from
-// https://github.com/vite-pwa/vite-plugin-pwa/blob/main/src/plugins/build.ts
-// rollup does not support compiling to iife if we want to code-split;
-// however, we must compile the service worker to iife because of browser support.
-// Run another vite build just for the service worker targeting iife at
-// the end of the build.
-export const buildSwPlugin = ({ swSrc, swDest }) => {
-  let config
-  return {
-    name: 'build-sw-plugin',
-    enforce: 'post',
-    apply: 'build',
-    configResolved(resolvedConfig) {
-      config = {
-        define: resolvedConfig.define,
-        resolve: resolvedConfig.resolve,
-        plugins: [swMessagesPlugin()],
-        publicDir: false,
-        build: {
-          ...resolvedConfig.build,
-          lib: {
-            entry: swSrc,
-            formats: ['iife'],
-            name: 'sw_pleroma',
-          },
-          emptyOutDir: false,
-          rolldownOptions: {
-            output: {
-              entryFileNames: swDest,
-            },
-          },
-        },
-        configFile: false,
-      }
-    },
-    generateBundle: {
-      order: 'post',
-      sequential: true,
-      async handler(_, bundle) {
-        const assets = Object.keys(bundle)
-          .filter((name) => !/\.map$/.test(name))
-          .map((name) => '/' + name)
-        config.plugins.push({
-          name: 'build-sw-env-plugin',
-          resolveId(id) {
-            if (id === swEnvName) {
-              return swEnvNameResolved
-            }
-            return null
-          },
-          load(id) {
-            if (id === swEnvNameResolved) {
-              return getProdSwEnv({ assets })
-            }
-            return null
-          },
-        })
-      },
-    },
-    closeBundle: {
-      order: 'post',
-      sequential: true,
-      async handler() {
-        console.info('Building service worker for production')
-        await build(config)
-      },
-    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/sw/sw.js b/src/services/sw/sw.js
index 68922bafb..797f4c448 100644
--- a/src/services/sw/sw.js
+++ b/src/services/sw/sw.js
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ function isPushSupported() {
 function getOrCreateServiceWorker() {
   if (!isSWSupported()) return
   const swType = process.env.HAS_MODULE_SERVICE_WORKER ? 'module' : 'classic'
-  return navigator.serviceWorker
-                  .register(import.meta.env.MODE === 'production' ? '/sw-pleroma.js' : '/dev-sw.js?dev-sw', { type: swType })
+  return navigator
+    .serviceWorker
+    .register('/sw-pleroma.js', { type: swType })
     .catch((err) =>
       console.error('Unable to get or create a service worker.', err),
     )
diff --git a/src/sw-pleroma.js b/src/sw.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/sw-pleroma.js
rename to src/sw.js
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 967247215..f79f2327a 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { getCommitHash } from './build/commit_hash.js'
 import copyPlugin from './build/copy_plugin.js'
 import emojisPlugin from './build/emojis_plugin.js'
 import {
+  devSwPlugin,
   swMessagesPlugin,
 } from './build/sw_plugin.js'
 import { VitePWA } from 'vite-plugin-pwa'
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode, command }) => {
     },
   }
 
-  const swSrc = 'src/sw-pleroma.js'
+  const swSrc = 'src/sw.js'
   const swDest = 'sw-pleroma.js'
   const alias = {
     src: '/src',
@@ -160,23 +161,7 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode, command }) => {
         ),
       }),
       swMessagesPlugin(),
-      VitePWA({
-        strategies: 'injectManifest',
-        srcDir: 'src',
-        filename: 'sw-pleroma.js',
-        manifest: false,
-        injectRegister: null,
-        devOptions: {
-          enabled: true,
-          type: 'classic',
-        },
-        injectManifest: {
-          injectionPoint: undefined,
-          buildPlugins: {
-            vite: [swMessagesPlugin()],
-          },
-        }
-      }),
+      devSwPlugin({ swSrc, swDest }),
     ],
     optimizeDeps: {
       // For unknown reasons, during vitest, vite will re-optimize the following
@@ -221,6 +206,7 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode, command }) => {
         devtools: {}, // enable devtools mode
         input: {
           main: 'index.html',
+          sw: 'src/sw.js',
         },
         output: {
           entryFileNames(chunkInfo) {