Do I need Foxit Reader Plugin for Mozilla?

I have no problems with Reader when using Firefox, except I was reminded to install an update today, which is not working. My plugin, which was last updated July 2013 is set to always activate, but since it's not up-to-date, it's not possibly activated.
Do I need plugin for updating? Do I need it at all if the application works?
Thank you.

Ralph,
The plugin version I have is 2.2.3.703.
Maybe at one point you needed the Mozilla plugin.
As far as I know, Foxit works great without it, so I will uninstall.
Since Foxit wouldn't send me a reminder to update my plugin, I will have to find which update I missed.
Thank you for answering so quickly.
Nice job!

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