diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
index 867b77786f519..f1fd37e0c740d 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_browser_window.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ BrowserWindow::~BrowserWindow() {
     api_web_contents_->RemoveObserver(this);
     // Destroy the WebContents.
     OnCloseContents();
-    api_web_contents_->Destroy();
   }
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +139,7 @@ void BrowserWindow::WebContentsDestroyed() {
 
 void BrowserWindow::OnCloseContents() {
   BaseWindow::ResetBrowserViews();
+  api_web_contents_->Destroy();
 }
 
 void BrowserWindow::OnRendererResponsive(content::RenderProcessHost*) {
diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
index da897f06f62f2..0e632a6a80a05 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -1221,8 +1221,6 @@ void WebContents::CloseContents(content::WebContents* source) {
 
   for (ExtendedWebContentsObserver& observer : observers_)
     observer.OnCloseContents();
-
-  Destroy();
 }
 
 void WebContents::ActivateContents(content::WebContents* source) {