diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6dee908..2e6a3a9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Requirements
 
 - Python 3.4 or later
 - RethinkDB deployment
-- Chromium or Google Chrome browser
+- Chromium or Google Chrome >= version 64
 
 Worth noting is that the browser requires a graphical environment to run. You
 already have this on your laptop, but on a server it will probably require
diff --git a/brozzler/browser.py b/brozzler/browser.py
index 18959b3..e5f8afd 100644
--- a/brozzler/browser.py
+++ b/brozzler/browser.py
@@ -200,21 +200,6 @@ class WebsockReceiverThread(threading.Thread):
                     'uncaught exception in _handle_message message=%s',
                     message, exc_info=True)
 
-    def _debugger_paused(self, message):
-        # we hit the breakpoint set in start(), get rid of google analytics
-        self.logger.debug('debugger paused! message=%s', message)
-        scriptId = message['params']['callFrames'][0]['location']['scriptId']
-
-        # replace script
-        self.websock.send(
-                json.dumps(dict(
-                    id=0, method='Debugger.setScriptSource',
-                    params={'scriptId': scriptId,
-                        'scriptSource': 'console.log("google analytics is no more!");'})))
-
-        # resume execution
-        self.websock.send(json.dumps(dict(id=0, method='Debugger.resume')))
-
     def _network_response_received(self, message):
         if (message['params']['response']['status'] == 420
                 and 'Warcprox-Meta' in CaseInsensitiveDict(
@@ -255,8 +240,6 @@ class WebsockReceiverThread(threading.Thread):
             elif message['method'] == 'Network.requestWillBeSent':
                 if self.on_request:
                     self.on_request(message)
-            elif message['method'] == 'Debugger.paused':
-                self._debugger_paused(message)
             elif message['method'] == 'Page.interstitialShown':
                 # for AITFIVE-1529: handle http auth
                 # for now, we should consider killing the browser when we receive Page.interstitialShown and
@@ -358,16 +341,14 @@ class Browser:
             self.send_to_chrome(method='Network.enable')
             self.send_to_chrome(method='Page.enable')
             self.send_to_chrome(method='Console.enable')
-            self.send_to_chrome(method='Debugger.enable')
             self.send_to_chrome(method='Runtime.enable')
 
-            # disable google analytics, see _handle_message() where breakpoint
-            # is caught Debugger.paused
+            # disable google analytics
             self.send_to_chrome(
-                    method='Debugger.setBreakpointByUrl',
-                    params={
-                        'lineNumber': 1,
-                        'urlRegex': 'https?://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js'})
+                method='Network.setBlockedURLs',
+                params={'urls': ['*google-analytics.com/analytics.js',
+                                 '*google-analytics.com/ga.js']}
+                )
 
     def stop(self):
         '''
diff --git a/brozzler/chrome.py b/brozzler/chrome.py
index 3b44773..1d12b04 100644
--- a/brozzler/chrome.py
+++ b/brozzler/chrome.py
@@ -29,6 +29,35 @@ import signal
 import sqlite3
 import json
 import tempfile
+import sys
+
+def check_version(chrome_exe):
+    '''
+    Raises SystemExit if `chrome_exe` is not a supported browser version.
+
+    Must run in the main thread to have the desired effect.
+    '''
+    # mac$ /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --version
+    # Google Chrome 64.0.3282.140 
+    # mac$ /Applications/Google\ Chrome\ Canary.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome\ Canary --version
+    # Google Chrome 66.0.3341.0 canary
+    # linux$ chromium-browser --version
+    # Using PPAPI flash.
+    #  --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib/adobe-flashplugin/libpepflashplayer.so --ppapi-flash-version=
+    # Chromium 61.0.3163.100 Built on Ubuntu , running on Ubuntu 16.04
+    cmd = [chrome_exe, '--version']
+    out = subprocess.check_output(cmd, timeout=60)
+    m = re.search(br'(Chromium|Google Chrome) ([\d.]+)', out)
+    if not m:
+        sys.exit(
+                'unable to parse browser version from output of '
+                '%r: %r' % (subprocess.list2cmdline(cmd), out))
+    version_str = m.group(2).decode()
+    major_version = int(version_str.split('.')[0])
+    if major_version < 64:
+        sys.exit('brozzler requires chrome/chromium version 64 or '
+                 'later but %s reports version %s' % (
+                     chrome_exe, version_str))
 
 class Chrome:
     logger = logging.getLogger(__module__ + '.' + __qualname__)
diff --git a/brozzler/cli.py b/brozzler/cli.py
index c4b4ced..39314fc 100644
--- a/brozzler/cli.py
+++ b/brozzler/cli.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def brozzle_page(argv=None):
 
     args = arg_parser.parse_args(args=argv[1:])
     configure_logging(args)
+    brozzler.chrome.check_version(args.chrome_exe)
 
     behavior_parameters = {}
     if args.behavior_parameters:
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ def brozzler_worker(argv=None):
 
     args = arg_parser.parse_args(args=argv[1:])
     configure_logging(args)
+    brozzler.chrome.check_version(args.chrome_exe)
 
     def dump_state(signum, frame):
         signal.signal(signal.SIGQUIT, signal.SIG_IGN)
diff --git a/brozzler/easy.py b/brozzler/easy.py
index c9480a1..83cf1ba 100644
--- a/brozzler/easy.py
+++ b/brozzler/easy.py
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
     arg_parser = _build_arg_parser(argv)
     args = arg_parser.parse_args(args=argv[1:])
     brozzler.cli.configure_logging(args)
+    brozzler.chrome.check_version(args.chrome_exe)
 
     controller = BrozzlerEasyController(args)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda a,b: controller.stop.set())