diff --git a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc
index 47fcc204a4da..6abb9713bfac 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h"
 
 #include "atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h"
-#include "atom/common/api/api_messages.h"
 #include "atom/common/native_mate_converters/gurl_converter.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/guest_host.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/render_frame_host.h"
@@ -103,12 +102,6 @@ void WebViewGuestDelegate::HandleKeyboardEvent(
     embedder_web_contents_->GetDelegate()->HandleKeyboardEvent(source, event);
 }
 
-void WebViewGuestDelegate::RenderViewReady() {
-  // Set default UA-dependent background as transparent.
-  api_web_contents_->Send(new AtomViewMsg_SetTransparentBackground(
-      api_web_contents_->routing_id()));
-}
-
 void WebViewGuestDelegate::DidCommitProvisionalLoadForFrame(
     content::RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host,
     const GURL& url, ui::PageTransition transition_type) {
diff --git a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h
index d4549e8dba4a..95888ff749fd 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h
+++ b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class WebViewGuestDelegate : public content::BrowserPluginGuestDelegate,
 
  protected:
   // content::WebContentsObserver:
-  void RenderViewReady() override;
   void DidCommitProvisionalLoadForFrame(
       content::RenderFrameHost* render_frame_host,
       const GURL& url, ui::PageTransition transition_type) override;
diff --git a/atom/common/api/api_messages.h b/atom/common/api/api_messages.h
index e98f1bdfba0f..eeb26614847b 100644
--- a/atom/common/api/api_messages.h
+++ b/atom/common/api/api_messages.h
@@ -37,5 +37,3 @@ IPC_MESSAGE_ROUTED2(AtomViewMsg_Message,
 // Sent by the renderer when the draggable regions are updated.
 IPC_MESSAGE_ROUTED1(AtomViewHostMsg_UpdateDraggableRegions,
                     std::vector<atom::DraggableRegion> /* regions */)
-
-IPC_MESSAGE_ROUTED0(AtomViewMsg_SetTransparentBackground)
diff --git a/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.cc b/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.cc
index 19eaec9e07bf..cdbdb3d7c3ce 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.cc
+++ b/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "ipc/ipc_message_macros.h"
 #include "net/base/net_module.h"
 #include "net/grit/net_resources.h"
-#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkColor.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebDraggableRegion.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebDocument.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebFrame.h"
@@ -114,8 +113,6 @@ bool AtomRenderViewObserver::OnMessageReceived(const IPC::Message& message) {
   bool handled = true;
   IPC_BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(AtomRenderViewObserver, message)
     IPC_MESSAGE_HANDLER(AtomViewMsg_Message, OnBrowserMessage)
-    IPC_MESSAGE_HANDLER(AtomViewMsg_SetTransparentBackground,
-                        OnSetTransparentBackground)
     IPC_MESSAGE_UNHANDLED(handled = false)
   IPC_END_MESSAGE_MAP()
 
@@ -151,10 +148,4 @@ void AtomRenderViewObserver::OnBrowserMessage(const base::string16& channel,
   }
 }
 
-void AtomRenderViewObserver::OnSetTransparentBackground() {
-  if (!render_view()->GetWebView())
-    return;
-  render_view()->GetWebView()->setBaseBackgroundColor(SK_ColorTRANSPARENT);
-}
-
 }  // namespace atom
diff --git a/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.h b/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.h
index 3fcaeaa331fb..4b9d59f3fa08 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.h
+++ b/atom/renderer/atom_render_view_observer.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class AtomRenderViewObserver : public content::RenderViewObserver {
 
   void OnBrowserMessage(const base::string16& channel,
                         const base::ListValue& args);
-  void OnSetTransparentBackground();
 
   // Weak reference to renderer client.
   AtomRendererClient* renderer_client_;
diff --git a/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc b/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc
index a996bd0efb25..50ff109a2fc6 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc
+++ b/atom/renderer/atom_renderer_client.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "content/public/renderer/render_frame.h"
 #include "content/public/renderer/render_frame_observer.h"
 #include "content/public/renderer/render_thread.h"
+#include "content/public/renderer/render_view.h"
 #include "ipc/ipc_message_macros.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebCustomElement.h"
 #include "third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebLocalFrame.h"
@@ -131,6 +132,9 @@ void AtomRendererClient::RenderFrameCreated(
 }
 
 void AtomRendererClient::RenderViewCreated(content::RenderView* render_view) {
+  // Set default UA-dependent background as transparent.
+  render_view->GetWebView()->setBaseBackgroundColor(SK_ColorTRANSPARENT);
+
   new printing::PrintWebViewHelper(render_view);
   new AtomRenderViewObserver(render_view, this);
 }