diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_event.cc b/browser/api/atom_api_event.cc
index d9b523bd903..5e66fa705b8 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_event.cc
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_event.cc
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Object> Event::CreateV8Object() {
   return scope.Close(v8_event);
 }
 
-// static
-string16 Event::GetReturnValue(v8::Handle<v8::Object> event) {
-  v8::HandleScope scope;
-  v8::Local<v8::Value> json = event->Get(v8::String::New("returnValue"));
-  return V8ValueToUTF16(json);
-}
-
-
 void Event::SetSenderAndMessage(IPC::Sender* sender, IPC::Message* message) {
   DCHECK(!sender_);
   DCHECK(!message_);
@@ -87,13 +79,15 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> Event::SendReply(const v8::Arguments& args) {
     return node::ThrowError("Event is already destroyed");
 
   if (event->sender_ == NULL)
-    return node::ThrowError("Can only send reply to synchronous events");
+    return node::ThrowError("Can only send reply to synchronous events once");
 
-  string16 json = GetReturnValue(args.This());
+  string16 json = V8ValueToUTF16(args[0]);
 
   AtomViewHostMsg_Message_Sync::WriteReplyParams(event->message_, json);
   event->sender_->Send(event->message_);
 
+  event->sender_ = NULL;
+  event->message_ = NULL;
   return v8::Undefined();
 }
 
diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_event.h b/browser/api/atom_api_event.h
index ebbec7b97ca..4fd5266b7fe 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_event.h
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_event.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ class Event : public node::ObjectWrap {
   // Create a V8 Event object.
   static v8::Handle<v8::Object> CreateV8Object();
 
-  // Get JSON string of the event.returnValue from a Event object.
-  static string16 GetReturnValue(v8::Handle<v8::Object> event);
-
   // Pass the sender and message to be replied.
   void SetSenderAndMessage(IPC::Sender* sender, IPC::Message* message);
 
diff --git a/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee b/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
index 27deb700fb5..970709ebc90 100644
--- a/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
+++ b/browser/api/lib/ipc.coffee
@@ -15,15 +15,10 @@ class Ipc extends EventEmitter
     process.on 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MESSAGE', (args...) =>
       @emit(args...)
     process.on 'ATOM_INTERNAL_MESSAGE_SYNC', (channel, event, args...) =>
-      returnValue = null
-      get = -> returnValue
-      set = (value) ->
-        throw new Error('returnValue can be only set once') if returnValue?
-        returnValue = JSON.stringify(value)
-        event.sendReply()
+      set = (value) -> event.sendReply JSON.stringify(value)
 
-      Object.defineProperty event, 'returnValue', {get, set}
-      Object.defineProperty event, 'result', {get, set}
+      Object.defineProperty event, 'returnValue', {set}
+      Object.defineProperty event, 'result', {set}
 
       @emit(channel, event, args...)