diff --git a/src/client/dom/open.ts b/src/client/dom/open.ts
index 2644268..85bc2fc 100644
--- a/src/client/dom/open.ts
+++ b/src/client/dom/open.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ export default function (client: ScramjetClient) {
 		apply(ctx) {
 			if (ctx.args[0]) ctx.args[0] = rewriteUrl(ctx.args[0], client.meta);
 
-			if (["_parent", "_top", "_unfencedTop"].includes(ctx.args[1]))
-				ctx.args[1] = "_self";
-
 			const realwin = ctx.call();
 
 			if (!realwin) return ctx.return(realwin);
diff --git a/src/shared/rewriters/html.ts b/src/shared/rewriters/html.ts
index 3c49ea7..6f29700 100644
--- a/src/shared/rewriters/html.ts
+++ b/src/shared/rewriters/html.ts
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ export const htmlRules: {
 		fn: (value: string, meta: URLMeta) => rewriteCss(value, meta),
 		style: "*",
 	},
-	{
-		fn: (value: string) => {
-			if (["_parent", "_top", "_unfencedTop"].includes(value)) return "_self";
-		},
-		target: ["a", "base"],
-	},
 ];
 
 // i need to add the attributes in during rewriting