diff --git a/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc b/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc
index 9b43ff2bc552..836ae1b112fc 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc
+++ b/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc
@@ -163,13 +163,11 @@ bool AtomRendererClient::ShouldFork(blink::WebLocalFrame* frame,
                                     const GURL& url,
                                     const std::string& http_method,
                                     bool is_initial_navigation,
-                                    bool is_server_redirect,
-                                    bool* send_referrer) {
+                                    bool is_server_redirect) {
   // Handle all the navigations and reloads in browser.
   // FIXME We only support GET here because http method will be ignored when
   // the OpenURLFromTab is triggered, which means form posting would not work,
   // we should solve this by patching Chromium in future.
-  *send_referrer = true;
   return http_method == "GET";
 }
 
diff --git a/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.h b/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.h
index d3d920df956a..9f797902aa3c 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.h
+++ b/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.h
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ class AtomRendererClient : public RendererClientBase {
                   const GURL& url,
                   const std::string& http_method,
                   bool is_initial_navigation,
-                  bool is_server_redirect,
-                  bool* send_referrer) override;
+                  bool is_server_redirect) override;
   void DidInitializeWorkerContextOnWorkerThread(
       v8::Local<v8::Context> context) override;
   void WillDestroyWorkerContextOnWorkerThread(