diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/css/settings.css b/platform/mv3/extension/css/settings.css
index 37606a1cb..4b5a1dd2e 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/css/settings.css
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/css/settings.css
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ h3[data-i18n="filteringMode0Name"]::first-letter {
     text-transform: capitalize;
     }
 
+body[data-platform="safari"] [data-platform-exclude="safari"] {
+    display: none;
+    }
+
 body:not(.committing) #commit-spinner {
     display: none;
     }
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/dashboard.html b/platform/mv3/extension/dashboard.html
index a2b13dfb1..a8f437d52 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/dashboard.html
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/dashboard.html
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                     <div data-i18n="completeFilteringModeDescription"></div>
                 </label>
             </div>
-            <p><label id="strictBlockMode" data-i18n="enableStrictBlockLabel"><span class="input checkbox"><input type="checkbox"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M1.73,12.91 8.1,19.28 22.79,4.59"/></svg></span>_</label><legend data-i18n="enableStrictBlockLegend"></legend>
+            <p data-platform-exclude="safari"><label id="strictBlockMode" data-i18n="enableStrictBlockLabel"><span class="input checkbox"><input type="checkbox"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M1.73,12.91 8.1,19.28 22.79,4.59"/></svg></span>_</label><legend data-i18n="enableStrictBlockLegend"></legend>
             <p id="developerMode"><label data-i18n="developerModeLabel"><span class="input checkbox"><input type="checkbox"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M1.73,12.91 8.1,19.28 22.79,4.59"/></svg></span>_</label><legend data-i18n="developerModeLegend"></legend>
         </div>
     </section>
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/background.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/background.js
index a9d517949..72960004b 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/background.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/background.js
@@ -109,18 +109,6 @@ function getCurrentVersion() {
     return runtime.getManifest().version;
 }
 
-// The goal is just to be able to find out whether a specific version is older
-// than another one.
-
-function intFromVersion(version) {
-    const match = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$/.exec(version);
-    if ( match === null ) { return 0; }
-    const year = parseInt(match[1], 10);
-    const monthday = parseInt(match[2], 10);
-    const min = parseInt(match[3], 10);
-    return (year - 2022) * (1232 * 2400) + monthday * 2400 + min;
-}
-
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 async function onPermissionsRemoved() {
@@ -566,13 +554,6 @@ async function startSession() {
     // obsolete ruleset to remove.
     if ( isNewVersion ) {
         ubolLog(`Version change: ${rulesetConfig.version} => ${currentVersion}`);
-        // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/428#issuecomment-3172663563
-        if ( webextFlavor === 'safari' && rulesetConfig.strictBlockMode ) {
-            const before = intFromVersion(rulesetConfig.version);
-            if ( before <= intFromVersion('2025.804.2359') ) {
-                rulesetConfig.strictBlockMode = false;
-            }
-        }
         rulesetConfig.version = currentVersion;
         await patchDefaultRulesets();
         saveRulesetConfig();
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/dashboard.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/dashboard.js
index 16a44c831..15f37b839 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/dashboard.js
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ import {
     localWrite,
     runtime,
     sendMessage,
+    webextFlavor,
 } from './ext.js';
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+dom.body.dataset.platform = webextFlavor;
+
 {
     const manifest = runtime.getManifest();
     dom.text('#aboutNameVer', `${manifest.name} ${manifest.version}`);
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/ruleset-manager.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/ruleset-manager.js
index 95567c1c7..22d48f385 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/ruleset-manager.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/ruleset-manager.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
     localRead, localRemove, localWrite,
     runtime,
     sessionRead, sessionRemove, sessionWrite,
+    webextFlavor,
 } from './ext.js';
 
 import {
@@ -237,6 +238,11 @@ async function updateStrictBlockRules(currentRules, addRules, removeRuleIds) {
 
     if ( rulesetConfig.strictBlockMode === false ) { return; }
 
+    // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/428#issuecomment-3172663563
+    // https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=298199
+    // https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/756214
+    if ( webextFlavor === 'safari' ) { return; }
+
     const [
         hasOmnipotence,
         rulesetDetails,
diff --git a/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js b/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js
index 935d61cfc..730325e1f 100644
--- a/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js
+++ b/platform/mv3/extension/js/utils.js
@@ -195,6 +195,20 @@ const strArrayEq = (a = [], b = [], sort = true) => {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+// The goal is just to be able to find out whether a specific version is older
+// than another one.
+
+export function intFromVersion(version) {
+    const match = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$/.exec(version);
+    if ( match === null ) { return 0; }
+    const year = parseInt(match[1], 10);
+    const monthday = parseInt(match[2], 10);
+    const min = parseInt(match[3], 10);
+    return (year - 2022) * (1232 * 2400) + monthday * 2400 + min;
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 export {
     broadcastMessage,
     parsedURLromOrigin,