diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e262db663..668d5d22d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Build-Depends:
  e2fsprogs,
  gir1.2-nm-1.0,
  libjs-bootstrap5,
+ # Older libjs-bootstrap5 does not have proper dependency on popper.js >= 2.0
+ node-popper2,
  pybuild-plugin-pyproject,
  python3-all:any,
  python3-apt,
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ Depends:
  lsof,
  netcat-openbsd,
  network-manager,
+ # Older libjs-bootstrap5 does not have proper dependency on popper.js >= 2.0
+ node-popper2,
  ppp,
  pppoe,
  python3-apt,
diff --git a/plinth/templates/base.html b/plinth/templates/base.html
index c32e8f0fd..876f86674 100644
--- a/plinth/templates/base.html
+++ b/plinth/templates/base.html
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
   {% endif %}
 
   <!-- Local link to system Bootstrap JS -->
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static '/javascript/popper.js/umd/popper.js' %}" defer></script>
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'theme/js/fix.js' %}" defer></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static '/javascript/popperjs2/popper.min.js' %}" defer></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static '/javascript/bootstrap5/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js' %}" defer></script>
 
   <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'theme/js/main.js' %}" defer></script>
diff --git a/static/themes/default/js/fix.js b/static/themes/default/js/fix.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 12e49dd23..000000000
--- a/static/themes/default/js/fix.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
-/*
-  This file is part of FreedomBox.
-
-  @licstart  The following is the entire license notice for the
-  JavaScript code in this page.
-
-  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-  (at your option) any later version.
-
-  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-  GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-
-  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-  @licend  The above is the entire license notice
-  for the JavaScript code in this page.
-*/
-
-// Workaround Debian bug #1087969. popper.js 2.x is needed for Bootstrap 5,
-// however, the current version on in Debian is 1.x.
-if (typeof(Popper.createPopper) === 'undefined') {
-    window.Popper.createPopper = function(reference, popper, options) {
-        if (options.modifiers.length == 1) {
-            // Navbar dropdown
-            options.modifiers = {
-                'applyStyle': {'enabled': false}
-            };
-        } else {
-            // Regular dropdown
-            options.modifiers = {
-                'flip': {'enabled': true},
-                'offset': {'offset': 0},
-                'preventOverflow': {'boundariesElement': 'scrollParent'}
-            };
-        }
-        return new Popper(reference, popper, options);
-    };
-}