diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e047cfc6..480cf67d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Playwright is a Java library to automate [Chromium](https://www.chromium.org/Hom
 
 |          | Linux | macOS | Windows |
 |   :---   | :---: | :---: | :---:   |
-| Chromium <!-- GEN:chromium-version -->124.0.6367.18<!-- GEN:stop --> | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
+| Chromium <!-- GEN:chromium-version -->124.0.6367.8<!-- GEN:stop --> | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 | WebKit <!-- GEN:webkit-version -->17.4<!-- GEN:stop --> | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
 | Firefox <!-- GEN:firefox-version -->124.0<!-- GEN:stop --> | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 
diff --git a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/BrowserContext.java b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/BrowserContext.java
index 4fb123ad..d43a2a86 100644
--- a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/BrowserContext.java
+++ b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/BrowserContext.java
@@ -44,23 +44,6 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
  */
 public interface BrowserContext extends AutoCloseable {
 
-  /**
-   * <strong>NOTE:</strong> Only works with Chromium browser's persistent context.
-   *
-   * <p> Emitted when new background page is created in the context.
-   * <pre>{@code
-   * Page backgroundPage = context.waitForBackgroundPage(() -> {
-   *   page.getByText("activate extension").click();
-   * });
-   * System.out.println(backgroundPage.evaluate("location.href"));
-   * }</pre>
-   */
-  void onBackgroundPage(Consumer<Page> handler);
-  /**
-   * Removes handler that was previously added with {@link #onBackgroundPage onBackgroundPage(handler)}.
-   */
-  void offBackgroundPage(Consumer<Page> handler);
-
   /**
    * Emitted when Browser context gets closed. This might happen because of one of the following:
    * <ul>
@@ -568,14 +551,6 @@ public interface BrowserContext extends AutoCloseable {
    * @since v1.8
    */
   void addInitScript(Path script);
-  /**
-   * <strong>NOTE:</strong> Background pages are only supported on Chromium-based browsers.
-   *
-   * <p> All existing background pages in the context.
-   *
-   * @since v1.11
-   */
-  List<Page> backgroundPages();
   /**
    * Returns the browser instance of the context. If it was launched as a persistent context null gets returned.
    *
diff --git a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/BrowserContextImpl.java b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/BrowserContextImpl.java
index df988e8c..6e71c835 100644
--- a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/BrowserContextImpl.java
+++ b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/BrowserContextImpl.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class BrowserContextImpl extends ChannelOwner implements BrowserContext {
   private final TracingImpl tracing;
   private final APIRequestContextImpl request;
   final List<PageImpl> pages = new ArrayList<>();
-  final List<PageImpl> backgroundPages = new ArrayList<>();
 
   final Router routes = new Router();
   private boolean closeWasCalled;
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ class BrowserContextImpl extends ChannelOwner implements BrowserContext {
   }
 
   enum EventType {
-    BACKGROUNDPAGE,
     CLOSE,
     CONSOLE,
     DIALOG,
@@ -131,16 +129,6 @@ class BrowserContextImpl extends ChannelOwner implements BrowserContext {
     return null;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void onBackgroundPage(Consumer<Page> handler) {
-    listeners.add(EventType.BACKGROUNDPAGE, handler);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void offBackgroundPage(Consumer<Page> handler) {
-    listeners.remove(EventType.BACKGROUNDPAGE, handler);
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void onClose(Consumer<BrowserContext> handler) {
     listeners.add(EventType.CLOSE, handler);
@@ -337,11 +325,6 @@ class BrowserContextImpl extends ChannelOwner implements BrowserContext {
     });
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public List<Page> backgroundPages() {
-    return new ArrayList<>(backgroundPages);
-  }
-
   private void addInitScriptImpl(String script) {
     JsonObject params = new JsonObject();
     params.addProperty("source", script);
@@ -730,10 +713,6 @@ class BrowserContextImpl extends ChannelOwner implements BrowserContext {
       if (page.opener() != null && !page.opener().isClosed()) {
         page.opener().notifyPopup(page);
       }
-    } else if ("backgroundPage".equals(event)) {
-      PageImpl page = connection.getExistingObject(params.getAsJsonObject("page").get("guid").getAsString());
-      backgroundPages.add(page);
-      listeners.notify(EventType.BACKGROUNDPAGE, page);
     } else if ("bindingCall".equals(event)) {
       BindingCall bindingCall = connection.getExistingObject(params.getAsJsonObject("binding").get("guid").getAsString());
       BindingCallback binding = bindings.get(bindingCall.name());
diff --git a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/PageImpl.java b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/PageImpl.java
index fbe2de39..d0206786 100644
--- a/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/PageImpl.java
+++ b/playwright/src/main/java/com/microsoft/playwright/impl/PageImpl.java
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ public class PageImpl extends ChannelOwner implements Page {
   void didClose() {
     isClosed = true;
     browserContext.pages.remove(this);
-    browserContext.backgroundPages.remove(this);
     listeners.notify(EventType.CLOSE, this);
   }
 
diff --git a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLaunch.java b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLaunch.java
index c0e60d63..326917c4 100644
--- a/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLaunch.java
+++ b/playwright/src/test/java/com/microsoft/playwright/TestLaunch.java
@@ -59,30 +59,4 @@ public class TestLaunch extends TestBase {
   public static boolean canRunExtensionTest() {
     return canRunHeaded() && isChromium();
   }
-
-  @Test
-  @EnabledIf(value="com.microsoft.playwright.TestLaunch#canRunExtensionTest", disabledReason="Only Chromium Headed")
-  void shouldReturnBackgroundPages(@TempDir Path tmpDir) throws IOException {
-    Path profileDir = tmpDir.resolve("profile");
-    Files.createDirectories(profileDir);
-    String extensionPath = Paths.get("src/test/resources/simple-extension").toAbsolutePath().toString();
-    initBrowserType();
-    BrowserContext context = browserType.launchPersistentContext(profileDir, new BrowserType.LaunchPersistentContextOptions()
-      .setHeadless(false)
-      .setArgs(asList(
-        "--disable-extensions-except=" + extensionPath,
-        "--load-extension=" + extensionPath
-      )));
-    List<Page> backgroundPages = context.backgroundPages();
-    context.onBackgroundPage(page1 -> backgroundPages.add(page1));
-    context.waitForCondition(() -> !backgroundPages.isEmpty(),
-      new BrowserContext.WaitForConditionOptions().setTimeout(10_000));
-    Page backgroundPage = backgroundPages.get(0);
-    assertNotNull(backgroundPage);
-    assertTrue(context.backgroundPages().contains(backgroundPage));
-    assertFalse(context.pages().contains(backgroundPage));
-    context.close();
-    assertEquals(0, context.pages().size());
-    assertEquals(0, context.backgroundPages().size());
-  }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/CLI_VERSION b/scripts/CLI_VERSION
index 78962f5e..6cbff5b9 100644
--- a/scripts/CLI_VERSION
+++ b/scripts/CLI_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.44.0-alpha-2024-04-02
+1.43.0-beta-1712173949000