diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 75e20ecc4..717dda434 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4343,7 +4343,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "url",
  "urlencoding",
- "webbrowser",
  "zip",
 ]
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/backends/navigator.rs b/desktop/src/backends/navigator.rs
index 9c30cbc5a..cedfede4a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/backends/navigator.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/backends/navigator.rs
@@ -10,16 +10,22 @@ use url::Url;
 pub struct DesktopNavigatorInterface;
 
 impl NavigatorInterface for DesktopNavigatorInterface {
-    fn confirm_website_navigation(&self, url: &Url) -> bool {
-        let message = format!("The SWF file wants to open the website {}", url);
-        // TODO: Add a checkbox with a GUI toolkit
-        MessageDialog::new()
-            .set_title("Open website?")
-            .set_level(MessageLevel::Info)
-            .set_description(message)
-            .set_buttons(MessageButtons::OkCancel)
-            .show()
-            == MessageDialogResult::Ok
+    fn navigate_to_website(&self, url: Url, ask: bool) {
+        if ask {
+            let message = format!("The SWF file wants to open the website {}", url);
+            // TODO: Add a checkbox with a GUI toolkit
+            let result = MessageDialog::new()
+                .set_title("Open website?")
+                .set_level(MessageLevel::Info)
+                .set_description(message)
+                .set_buttons(MessageButtons::OkCancel)
+                .show();
+            if result != MessageDialogResult::Ok {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        crate::util::open_url(&url);
     }
 
     fn open_file(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<File> {
diff --git a/desktop/src/util.rs b/desktop/src/util.rs
index dc6e771bb..64838bcb7 100644
--- a/desktop/src/util.rs
+++ b/desktop/src/util.rs
@@ -283,3 +283,14 @@ pub fn plot_stats_in_tracy(instance: &wgpu::Instance) {
 
     tracy.frame_mark();
 }
+
+pub fn open_url(url: &Url) {
+    // TODO: This opens local files in the browser while flash opens them
+    // in the default program for the respective filetype.
+    // This especially includes mailto links. Ruffle opens the browser which opens
+    // the preferred program while flash opens the preferred program directly.
+    match webbrowser::open(url.as_str()) {
+        Ok(_output) => {}
+        Err(e) => tracing::error!("Could not open URL {}: {}", url.as_str(), e),
+    };
+}
diff --git a/frontend-utils/Cargo.toml b/frontend-utils/Cargo.toml
index b4c8d9ddb..10c2668ed 100644
--- a/frontend-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frontend-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ async-channel = { workspace = true }
 slotmap = { workspace = true }
 async-io = "2.3.4"
 futures-lite = "2.3.0"
-webbrowser = "1.0.1"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12.7", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls", "cookies", "charset", "http2", "macos-system-configuration"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["net"] }
 
diff --git a/frontend-utils/src/backends/navigator.rs b/frontend-utils/src/backends/navigator.rs
index 4796dd623..771b01508 100644
--- a/frontend-utils/src/backends/navigator.rs
+++ b/frontend-utils/src/backends/navigator.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use tracing::warn;
 use url::{ParseError, Url};
 
 pub trait NavigatorInterface: Clone + Send + 'static {
-    fn confirm_website_navigation(&self, url: &Url) -> bool;
+    fn navigate_to_website(&self, url: Url, ask: bool);
 
     fn open_file(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<File>;
 
@@ -182,26 +182,13 @@ impl<F: FutureSpawner + 'static, I: NavigatorInterface> NavigatorBackend
             return;
         }
 
-        if self.open_url_mode == OpenURLMode::Confirm {
-            if !self.interface.confirm_website_navigation(&modified_url) {
-                tracing::info!("SWF tried to open a website, but the user declined the request");
-                return;
-            }
-        } else if self.open_url_mode == OpenURLMode::Deny {
+        if self.open_url_mode == OpenURLMode::Deny {
             tracing::warn!("SWF tried to open a website, but opening a website is not allowed");
             return;
         }
 
-        // If the user confirmed or if in Allow mode, open the website
-
-        // TODO: This opens local files in the browser while flash opens them
-        // in the default program for the respective filetype.
-        // This especially includes mailto links. Ruffle opens the browser which opens
-        // the preferred program while flash opens the preferred program directly.
-        match webbrowser::open(modified_url.as_ref()) {
-            Ok(_output) => {}
-            Err(e) => tracing::error!("Could not open URL {}: {}", modified_url.as_str(), e),
-        };
+        let ask = self.open_url_mode == OpenURLMode::Confirm;
+        self.interface.navigate_to_website(modified_url, ask);
     }
 
     fn fetch(&self, request: Request) -> OwnedFuture<Box<dyn SuccessResponse>, ErrorResponse> {
@@ -499,9 +486,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     impl NavigatorInterface for () {
-        fn confirm_website_navigation(&self, _url: &Url) -> bool {
-            true
-        }
+        fn navigate_to_website(&self, _url: Url, _ask: bool) {}
 
         fn open_file(&self, path: &Path) -> io::Result<File> {
             File::open(path)