diff --git a/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.cc b/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.cc
index 7685be50847d..86dbeb804795 100644
--- a/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.cc
+++ b/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.cc
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void RendererClientBase::RenderThreadStarted() {
                                                      true);
 
 #if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_ELECTRON_EXTENSIONS)
-  extensions_client_.reset(CreateExtensionsClient());
+  extensions_client_ = std::make_unique<ElectronExtensionsClient>();
   extensions::ExtensionsClient::Set(extensions_client_.get());
 
   extensions_renderer_client_ =
@@ -564,12 +564,6 @@ v8::Local<v8::Context> RendererClientBase::GetContext(
     return frame->MainWorldScriptContext();
 }
 
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_ELECTRON_EXTENSIONS)
-extensions::ExtensionsClient* RendererClientBase::CreateExtensionsClient() {
-  return new ElectronExtensionsClient;
-}
-#endif
-
 bool RendererClientBase::IsWebViewFrame(
     v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
     content::RenderFrame* render_frame) const {
diff --git a/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.h b/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.h
index 78f2a7b66c7b..d7bfe06fc98b 100644
--- a/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.h
+++ b/shell/renderer/renderer_client_base.h
@@ -139,13 +139,6 @@ class RendererClientBase : public content::ContentRendererClient
                       bool was_created_by_renderer,
                       const url::Origin* outermost_origin) override;
 
- protected:
-#if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_ELECTRON_EXTENSIONS)
-  // app_shell embedders may need custom extensions client interfaces.
-  // This class takes ownership of the returned object.
-  virtual extensions::ExtensionsClient* CreateExtensionsClient();
-#endif
-
  private:
 #if BUILDFLAG(ENABLE_ELECTRON_EXTENSIONS)
   std::unique_ptr<extensions::ExtensionsClient> extensions_client_;