diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/apiCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/apiCommands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a41b0c30d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/apiCommands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import { CommandsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/commands/common/commands';
+import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
+import { isWeb } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
+
+if (isWeb) {
+	CommandsRegistry.registerCommand('_workbench.fetchJSON', async function (accessor: ServicesAccessor, url: string, method: string) {
+		const result = await fetch(url, { method, headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } });
+
+		if (result.ok) {
+			return result.json();
+		} else {
+			throw new Error(result.statusText);
+		}
+	});
+}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/extensionHost.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/extensionHost.contribution.ts
index ab6a318d06a..524697c3426 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/extensionHost.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/browser/extensionHost.contribution.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import './mainThreadTimeline';
 import './mainThreadTesting';
 import './mainThreadSecretState';
 import 'vs/workbench/api/common/apiCommands';
+import 'vs/workbench/api/browser/apiCommands';
 
 export class ExtensionPoints implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/apiCommands.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/apiCommands.ts
index 141c6bb03a4..da918ae31e8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/apiCommands.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/apiCommands.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { IWorkspacesService, IRecent } from 'vs/platform/workspaces/common/works
 import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
 import { IViewDescriptorService, IViewsService, ViewVisibilityState } from 'vs/workbench/common/views';
-import { isWeb } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------
 // The following commands are registered on both sides separately.
@@ -207,15 +206,3 @@ class DiffAPICommand {
 	}
 }
 CommandsRegistry.registerCommand(DiffAPICommand.ID, adjustHandler(DiffAPICommand.execute));
-
-if (isWeb) {
-	CommandsRegistry.registerCommand('_workbench.fetchJSON', async function (accessor: ServicesAccessor, url: string, method: string) {
-		const result = await fetch(url, { method, headers: { Accept: 'application/json' } });
-
-		if (result.ok) {
-			return result.json();
-		} else {
-			throw new Error(result.statusText);
-		}
-	});
-}