diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
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index 54ea40f9e..000000000
--- a/manifest.json
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-{
-    "manifest_version": 2,
-
-    "name": "Signal Private Messenger",
-    "short_name": "Signal",
-    "description": "__MSG_installTagline__",
-    "version": "0.43.4",
-    "offline_enabled": false,
-    "minimum_chrome_version": "37",
-    "default_locale": "en",
-
-    "permissions": [
-      "unlimitedStorage",
-      "notifications",
-      {"fileSystem": ["write", "directory"]},
-      "alarms",
-      "fullscreen",
-      "audioCapture"
-    ],
-
-    "icons": {
-      "16": "images/icon_16.png",
-      "32": "images/icon_32.png",
-      "48": "images/icon_48.png",
-      "128": "images/icon_128.png",
-      "256": "images/icon_256.png"
-    },
-
-    "app": {
-      "background": {
-          "page": "background.html"
-      }
-    },
-
-    "commands": {
-      "show_signal": {
-        "description": "Show the Signal inbox."
-      }
-    }
-
-}