diff --git a/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter.js b/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter.js
index a7b7589795d..020725f4043 100644
--- a/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   parseSizesInput,
   parseUrl
 } from '../src/utils.js';
-import {config} from '../src/config.js';
 import {registerBidder} from '../src/adapters/bidderFactory.js';
 import {Renderer} from '../src/Renderer.js';
 import {BANNER, VIDEO} from '../src/mediaTypes.js';
@@ -305,16 +304,7 @@ function isBannerBidValid(bid) {
 }
 
 function getTopWindowLocation(bidderRequest) {
-  let url = bidderRequest && bidderRequest.refererInfo && bidderRequest.refererInfo.referer;
-  return parseUrl(config.getConfig('pageUrl') || url, { decodeSearchAsString: true });
-}
-
-function getTopWindowReferrer() {
-  try {
-    return window.top.document.referrer;
-  } catch (e) {
-    return '';
-  }
+  return parseUrl(bidderRequest?.refererInfo?.page, { decodeSearchAsString: true });
 }
 
 function getEids(bid) {
@@ -433,7 +423,7 @@ function createVideoRequestData(bid, bidderRequest) {
 
 function createBannerRequestData(bids, bidderRequest) {
   let topLocation = getTopWindowLocation(bidderRequest);
-  let topReferrer = getTopWindowReferrer();
+  let topReferrer = bidderRequest.refererInfo?.ref;
   let slots = bids.map(bid => {
     return {
       slot: bid.adUnitCode,
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/appierBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/appierBidAdapter_spec.js
index 5b6ccf14162..8b6ad5c2f6f 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/appierBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/appierBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -64,12 +64,16 @@ describe('AppierAdapter', function () {
         'auctionId': '1d1a030790a475',
       };
       const fakeBidRequests = [bid];
-      const fakeBidderRequest = {refererInfo: {
-        'referer': 'fakeReferer',
-        'reachedTop': true,
-        'numIframes': 1,
-        'stack': []
-      }};
+      const fakeBidderRequest = {
+        refererInfo: {
+          legacy: {
+            'referer': 'fakeReferer',
+            'reachedTop': true,
+            'numIframes': 1,
+            'stack': []
+          }
+        }
+      };
 
       const builtRequests = spec.buildRequests(fakeBidRequests, fakeBidderRequest);
       expect(builtRequests.length).to.equal(1);
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ describe('AppierAdapter', function () {
       expect(builtRequests[0].url).match(/v1\/prebid\/bid/);
       expect(builtRequests[0].data).deep.equal({
         'bids': fakeBidRequests,
-        'refererInfo': fakeBidderRequest.refererInfo,
+        'refererInfo': fakeBidderRequest.refererInfo.legacy,
         'version': ADAPTER_VERSION
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter_spec.js
index 3ead712b725..c4ee9c40b64 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/beachfrontBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe('BeachfrontAdapter', function () {
         const topLocation = parseUrl('http://www.example.com?foo=bar', { decodeSearchAsString: true });
         const bidderRequest = {
           refererInfo: {
-            referer: topLocation.href
+            page: topLocation.href
           }
         };
         const requests = spec.buildRequests([ bidRequest ], bidderRequest);
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ describe('BeachfrontAdapter', function () {
         const topLocation = parseUrl('http://www.example.com?foo=bar', { decodeSearchAsString: true });
         const bidderRequest = {
           refererInfo: {
-            referer: topLocation.href
+            page: topLocation.href
           }
         };
         const requests = spec.buildRequests([ bidRequest ], bidderRequest);
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ describe('BeachfrontAdapter', function () {
         bidRequest.mediaTypes = { video: {} };
         const bidderRequest = {
           refererInfo: {
-            referer: 'http://example.com/page.html'
+            page: 'http://example.com/page.html'
           },
           ortb2
         };
diff --git a/test/spec/refererDetection_spec.js b/test/spec/refererDetection_spec.js
index 8ebfa793f90..69534f0e822 100644
--- a/test/spec/refererDetection_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/refererDetection_spec.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
         const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page'], 'https://othersite.com/'),
           result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           reachedTop: true,
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
         const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page'], 'https://othersite.com/', 'https://example.com/canonical/page'),
           result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           reachedTop: true,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
         const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page', 'https://example.com/other/page', 'https://example.com/third/page'], 'https://othersite.com/'),
           result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           reachedTop: true,
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
         const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page', 'https://example.com/other/page', 'https://example.com/third/page'], 'https://othersite.com/', 'https://example.com/canonical/page'),
           result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           reachedTop: true,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
         const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page', 'https://example.com/other/page', 'https://example.com/third/page'], 'https://othersite.com/', 'https://example.com/canonical/page'),
           result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page',
           reachedTop: true,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
       const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page', 'https://safe.frame/ad'], 'https://othersite.com/', 'https://canonical.example.com/'),
         result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-      expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      sinon.assert.match(result, {
         location: 'https://example.com/some/page',
         topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page',
         reachedTop: true,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
       const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page', 'https://safe.frame/ad', 'https://safe.frame/ad'], 'https://othersite.com/', 'https://canonical.example.com/'),
         result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-      expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      sinon.assert.match(result, {
         topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page',
         location: 'https://example.com/some/page',
         reachedTop: true,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
       const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page', 'https://safe.frame/ad', 'https://otherfr.ame/ad'], 'https://othersite.com/', 'https://canonical.example.com/'),
         result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-      expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      sinon.assert.match(result, {
         topmostLocation: 'https://safe.frame/ad',
         location: null,
         reachedTop: false,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
       const testWindow = buildWindowTree(['https://example.com/some/page', 'https://safe.frame/ad', 'https://otherfr.ame/ad'], 'https://othersite.com/', 'https://canonical.example.com/', true),
         result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-      expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      sinon.assert.match(result, {
         topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/',
         location: 'https://example.com/',
         reachedTop: false,
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
 
       const result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-      expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      sinon.assert.match(result, {
         location: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
         topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
         reachedTop: true,
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
 
       const result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-      expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+      sinon.assert.match(result, {
         topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
         location: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
         reachedTop: true,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
 
         const result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
           reachedTop: false,
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
 
         const result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
           reachedTop: false,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ describe('Referer detection', () => {
 
         const result = detectReferer(testWindow)();
 
-        expect(result).to.deep.equal({
+        sinon.assert.match(result, {
           location: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
           topmostLocation: 'https://example.com/some/page/amp/',
           reachedTop: false,