diff --git a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view-attributes.coffee b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view-attributes.coffee
index e4b5dcb45bda..05bd6141203f 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view-attributes.coffee
+++ b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/web-view-attributes.coffee
@@ -138,10 +138,7 @@ class SrcAttribute extends WebViewAttribute
   setupMutationObserver: ->
     @observer = new MutationObserver (mutations) =>
       for mutation in mutations
-        oldValue = mutation.oldValue
-        newValue = @getValue()
-        return if oldValue isnt newValue
-        @handleMutation oldValue, newValue
+        @handleMutation mutation.oldValue, @getValue()
     params =
       attributes: true,
       attributeOldValue: true,