diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/product.ts b/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
index 93783e6b5164f..b8114824ee543 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/product.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export interface IConfigBasedExtensionTip {
 	configScheme?: string;
 	recommendations: IStringDictionary<{
 		name: string;
-		remotes?: string[];
+		contentPattern?: string;
 		important?: boolean;
 		isExtensionPack?: boolean;
 		whenNotInstalled?: string[];
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionTipsService.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionTipsService.ts
index 88134849a4686..2796900ab7bd4 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionTipsService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionTipsService.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { Disposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { IConfigBasedExtensionTip as IRawConfigBasedExtensionTip } from 'vs/base/common/product';
 import { joinPath } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
-import { getDomainsOfRemotes } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/configRemotes';
 import { IConfigBasedExtensionTip, IExecutableBasedExtensionTip, IExtensionManagementService, IExtensionTipsService, ILocalExtension } from 'vs/platform/extensionManagement/common/extensionManagement';
 import { IFileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
@@ -62,21 +61,15 @@ export class ExtensionTipsService extends Disposable implements IExtensionTipsSe
 				continue;
 			}
 			try {
-				const content = await this.fileService.readFile(joinPath(folder, configPath));
-				const recommendationByRemote: Map<string, IConfigBasedExtensionTip> = new Map<string, IConfigBasedExtensionTip>();
-				Object.entries(tip.recommendations).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-					if (isNonEmptyArray(value.remotes)) {
-						for (const remote of value.remotes) {
-							recommendationByRemote.set(remote, {
-								extensionId: key,
-								extensionName: value.name,
-								configName: tip.configName,
-								important: !!value.important,
-								isExtensionPack: !!value.isExtensionPack,
-								whenNotInstalled: value.whenNotInstalled
-							});
-						}
-					} else {
+				let content: string | undefined;
+				const getContent = async () => {
+					if (content === undefined) {
+						content = (await this.fileService.readFile(joinPath(folder, configPath))).value.toString();
+					}
+					return content;
+				};
+				for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(tip.recommendations)) {
+					if (!value.contentPattern || new RegExp(value.contentPattern, 'mig').test(await getContent())) {
 						result.push({
 							extensionId: key,
 							extensionName: value.name,
@@ -86,13 +79,6 @@ export class ExtensionTipsService extends Disposable implements IExtensionTipsSe
 							whenNotInstalled: value.whenNotInstalled
 						});
 					}
-				});
-				const domains = getDomainsOfRemotes(content.value.toString(), [...recommendationByRemote.keys()]);
-				for (const domain of domains) {
-					const remote = recommendationByRemote.get(domain);
-					if (remote) {
-						result.push(remote);
-					}
 				}
 			} catch (error) { /* Ignore */ }
 		}