diff --git a/doc/HACKING.asciidoc b/doc/HACKING.asciidoc
index 57f1d484d..cd822913c 100644
--- a/doc/HACKING.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/HACKING.asciidoc
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ There are currently these object registries, also called 'scopes':
 * The `tab` scope with objects which are per-tab (`hintmanager`, `webview`,
 etc.). Passing this scope to `objreg.get()` always selects the object in the
 currently focused tab.
-* The `meta` scope which is an object registry of all other object registries,
-mainly intended for debugging.
 
 A new object can be registered by using
 +objreg.register(_name_, _object_[, scope=_scope_])+. An object should not be
diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index cf0b74151..6ae3a630c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -287,20 +287,6 @@ class Application(QApplication):
             lines.append('    ' * depth + repr(kid))
             self._get_pyqt_objects(lines, kid, depth + 1)
 
-    def _get_registered_objects(self):
-        """Get all registered objects in all registries as a string."""
-        blocks = []
-        lines = []
-        for name, registry in objreg.meta_registry.items():
-            blocks.append((name, registry.dump_objects()))
-        for name, data in sorted(blocks, key=lambda e: e[0]):
-            lines.append("")
-            lines.append("{} object registry - {} objects:".format(
-                name, len(data)))
-            for line in data:
-                lines.append("    {}".format(line))
-        return lines
-
     def get_all_objects(self):
         """Get all children of an object recursively as a string."""
         output = ['']
@@ -316,7 +302,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
             len(pyqt_lines)))
         output += pyqt_lines
         output += ['']
-        output += self._get_registered_objects()
+        output += objreg.dump_objects()
         return '\n'.join(output)
 
     def _recover_pages(self, forgiving=False):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py b/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
index bc0bc4d62..205530e1f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/objreg.py
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ class ObjectRegistry(collections.UserDict):
 
 # The registry for global objects
 global_registry = ObjectRegistry()
-# The object registry of object registries.
-meta_registry = ObjectRegistry()
-meta_registry['global'] = global_registry
 # The window registry.
 window_registry = ObjectRegistry()
 
@@ -148,8 +145,6 @@ def _get_registry(scope, window):
         return _get_tab_registry()
     elif scope == 'window':
         return _get_window_registry(window)
-    elif scope == 'meta':
-        return meta_registry
     else:
         raise ValueError("Invalid scope '{}'!".format(scope))
 
@@ -197,3 +192,22 @@ def delete(name, scope='global', window=None):
     """Helper function to unregister an object."""
     reg = _get_registry(scope, window)
     del reg[name]
+
+
+def dump_objects():
+    """Get all registered objects in all registries as a string."""
+    blocks = []
+    lines = []
+    blocks.append(('global', global_registry.dump_objects()))
+    for win_id in window_registry:
+        registry = _get_registry('window', window=win_id)
+        blocks.append(('window-{}'.format(win_id), registry.dump_objects()))
+    # FIXME: Add tab registries
+    for name, data in sorted(blocks, key=lambda e: e[0]):
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append("{} object registry - {} objects:".format(
+            name, len(data)))
+        for line in data:
+            lines.append("    {}".format(line))
+    return lines
+
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
index c0e61f8d0..76f2e5529 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
         self._commandrunner = None
         self.win_id = win_id
         self.registry = objreg.ObjectRegistry()
-        objreg.register('window-{}'.format(win_id), self.registry,
-                        scope='meta')
         objreg.window_registry[win_id] = self
         objreg.register('main-window', self, scope='window', window=win_id)
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
index 98d06169c..e6d8a986f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ class WebView(QWebView):
         hintmanager.mouse_event.connect(self.on_mouse_event)
         hintmanager.set_open_target.connect(self.set_force_open_target)
         objreg.register('hintmanager', hintmanager, registry=self.registry)
-        objreg.register('tab-{}'.format(self.tab_id),
-                        self.registry, scope='meta')
         page.linkHovered.connect(self.linkHovered)
         page.mainFrame().loadStarted.connect(self.on_load_started)
         self.urlChanged.connect(self.on_url_changed)