diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm
index e676653953eb..42ca3c6f3a15 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.mm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 
+#include "base/strings/sys_string_conversions.h"
 #include "browser/inspectable_web_contents.h"
 #include "browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_delegate.h"
 #import "browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.h"
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ void InspectableWebContentsViewMac::SetContentsResizingStrategy(
 }
 
 void InspectableWebContentsViewMac::SetTitle(const base::string16& title) {
-  [view_ setTitle:title];
+  [view_ setTitle:base::SysUTF16ToNSString(title)];
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.h b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.h
index c3c5a1ada0f1..b5dbb415e5b9 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.h
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ using brightray::InspectableWebContentsViewMac;
 - (BOOL)isDevToolsVisible;
 - (void)setIsDocked:(BOOL)docked;
 - (void)setContentsResizingStrategy:(const DevToolsContentsResizingStrategy&)strategy;
-- (void)setTitle:(const base::string16&)title;
+- (void)setTitle:(NSString*)title;
 
 @end
diff --git a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm
index f2dac929739a..20267769e285 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm
+++ b/brightray/browser/mac/bry_inspectable_web_contents_view.mm
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
 
-#include "base/strings/sys_string_conversions.h"
 #include "browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h"
 #include "browser/inspectable_web_contents_view_mac.h"
 
@@ -175,11 +174,8 @@ const CGFloat kRoundedCornerRadius = 4;
   [contentsView setFrame:[self flipRectToNSRect:new_contents_bounds]];
 }
 
-- (void)setTitle:(const base::string16&)title {
-  if (devtools_window_) {
-    NSString* title_string = base::SysUTF16ToNSString(title);
-    [devtools_window_ setTitle:title_string];
-  }
+- (void)setTitle:(NSString*)title {
+  [devtools_window_ setTitle:title];
 }
 
 // Creates a path whose bottom two corners are rounded.