diff --git a/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.h b/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.h
index 96fe15a5c..9bcb2da60 100644
--- a/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.h
+++ b/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class AtomCefRenderProcessHandler : public CefRenderProcessHandler {
                                        CefRefPtr<CefProcessMessage> message) OVERRIDE;
 
   void Reload(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser);
-  void Shutdown(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser);
   bool CallMessageReceivedHandler(CefRefPtr<CefV8Context> context, CefRefPtr<CefProcessMessage> message);
   void InjectExtensionsIntoV8Context(CefRefPtr<CefV8Context> context);
 
diff --git a/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm b/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm
index 47af29dae..afd2f4177 100644
--- a/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm
+++ b/native/atom_cef_render_process_handler.mm
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ bool AtomCefRenderProcessHandler::OnProcessMessageReceived(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser>
     Reload(browser);
     return true;
   }
-  else if (name == "shutdown") {
-    Shutdown(browser);
-    return true;
-  }
   else {
     return CallMessageReceivedHandler(browser->GetMainFrame()->GetV8Context(), message);
   }
@@ -54,17 +50,6 @@ void AtomCefRenderProcessHandler::Reload(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser) {
   context->Exit();
 }
 
-void AtomCefRenderProcessHandler::Shutdown(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser) {
-  CefRefPtr<CefV8Context> context = browser->GetMainFrame()->GetV8Context();
-  CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> global = context->GetGlobal();
-
-  context->Enter();
-  CefV8ValueList arguments;
-  CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> shutdownFunction = global->GetValue("shutdown");
-  shutdownFunction->ExecuteFunction(global, arguments);
-  context->Exit();
-}
-
 bool AtomCefRenderProcessHandler::CallMessageReceivedHandler(CefRefPtr<CefV8Context> context, CefRefPtr<CefProcessMessage> message) {
   context->Enter();
 
diff --git a/native/atom_window_controller.mm b/native/atom_window_controller.mm
index 5650637ec..efb838b3e 100644
--- a/native/atom_window_controller.mm
+++ b/native/atom_window_controller.mm
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
 - (BOOL)windowShouldClose:(NSNotification *)notification {
   if (_cefClient && _cefClient->GetBrowser()) {
-    _cefClient->GetBrowser()->SendProcessMessage(PID_RENDERER, CefProcessMessage::Create("shutdown"));
+    _cefClient->GetBrowser()->GetHost()->CloseBrowser(false);
   }
 
   if (_pidToKillOnClose) kill([_pidToKillOnClose intValue], SIGQUIT);