diff --git a/shell/browser/electron_browser_context.cc b/shell/browser/electron_browser_context.cc
index 173d9f14f1..4e8d65d0b6 100644
--- a/shell/browser/electron_browser_context.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/electron_browser_context.cc
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ ElectronBrowserContext::ElectronBrowserContext(const std::string& partition,
       in_memory_(in_memory),
       ssl_config_(network::mojom::SSLConfig::New()),
       weak_factory_(this) {
-  // TODO(nornagon): remove once https://crbug.com/1048822 is fixed.
-  base::ScopedAllowBlockingForTesting allow_blocking;
   user_agent_ = ElectronBrowserClient::Get()->GetUserAgent();
 
   // Read options.