diff --git a/ipc/glue/CrashReporterHost.cpp b/ipc/glue/CrashReporterHost.cpp
index 6645f556941de..a0db28f97df9f 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/CrashReporterHost.cpp
+++ b/ipc/glue/CrashReporterHost.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ RefPtr<nsIFile> CrashReporterHost::TakeCrashedChildMinidump(
   MOZ_ASSERT(!HasMinidump());
 
   RefPtr<nsIFile> crashDump;
-  if (!XRE_TakeMinidumpForChild(aPid, getter_AddRefs(crashDump),
-                                aOutSequence)) {
+  if (!CrashReporter::TakeMinidumpForChild(aPid, getter_AddRefs(crashDump),
+                                           aOutSequence)) {
     return nullptr;
   }
   if (!AdoptMinidump(crashDump)) {
diff --git a/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.cpp b/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.cpp
index db7165f3b1417..7448996a86ddd 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.cpp
+++ b/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.cpp
@@ -604,11 +604,6 @@ void IToplevelProtocol::SetOtherProcessId(base::ProcessId aOtherPid) {
   }
 }
 
-bool IToplevelProtocol::TakeMinidump(nsIFile** aDump, uint32_t* aSequence) {
-  MOZ_RELEASE_ASSERT(GetSide() == ParentSide);
-  return XRE_TakeMinidumpForChild(OtherPid(), aDump, aSequence);
-}
-
 bool IToplevelProtocol::Open(mozilla::ipc::Transport* aTransport,
                              base::ProcessId aOtherPid, MessageLoop* aThread,
                              mozilla::ipc::Side aSide) {
diff --git a/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.h b/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.h
index a3ca2a92e7c7e..f0c642c7b57cc 100644
--- a/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.h
+++ b/ipc/glue/ProtocolUtils.h
@@ -467,8 +467,6 @@ class IToplevelProtocol : public IProtocol {
   base::ProcessId OtherPid() const final;
   void SetOtherProcessId(base::ProcessId aOtherPid);
 
-  bool TakeMinidump(nsIFile** aDump, uint32_t* aSequence);
-
   virtual void OnChannelClose() = 0;
   virtual void OnChannelError() = 0;
   virtual void ProcessingError(Result aError, const char* aMsgName) {}
diff --git a/toolkit/xre/nsEmbedFunctions.cpp b/toolkit/xre/nsEmbedFunctions.cpp
index fc1c76160380a..96b4dc19c2f40 100644
--- a/toolkit/xre/nsEmbedFunctions.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/xre/nsEmbedFunctions.cpp
@@ -262,14 +262,6 @@ void XRE_SetProcessType(const char* aProcessTypeString) {
   }
 }
 
-// FIXME/bug 539522: this out-of-place function is stuck here because
-// IPDL wants access to this crashreporter interface, and
-// crashreporter is built in such a way to make that awkward
-bool XRE_TakeMinidumpForChild(uint32_t aChildPid, nsIFile** aDump,
-                              uint32_t* aSequence) {
-  return CrashReporter::TakeMinidumpForChild(aChildPid, aDump, aSequence);
-}
-
 bool
 #if defined(XP_WIN)
 XRE_SetRemoteExceptionHandler(const char* aPipe /*= 0*/,
diff --git a/xpcom/build/nsXULAppAPI.h b/xpcom/build/nsXULAppAPI.h
index bad8044e0f66a..19ad7fe2d0d0c 100644
--- a/xpcom/build/nsXULAppAPI.h
+++ b/xpcom/build/nsXULAppAPI.h
@@ -401,10 +401,6 @@ XRE_API(void, XRE_SetAndroidChildFds,
 
 XRE_API(void, XRE_SetProcessType, (const char* aProcessTypeString))
 
-// Used in the "master" parent process hosting the crash server
-XRE_API(bool, XRE_TakeMinidumpForChild,
-        (uint32_t aChildPid, nsIFile** aDump, uint32_t* aSequence))
-
 // Used in child processes.
 #if defined(XP_WIN)
 // Uses uintptr_t, even though it's really a HANDLE, because including