diff --git a/content/browser/browser_context.cc b/content/browser/browser_context.cc
index 32681ae71dba4e..81c554b3025e3d 100644
--- a/content/browser/browser_context.cc
+++ b/content/browser/browser_context.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "content/public/browser/browser_thread.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/content_browser_client.h"
 #include "content/public/browser/site_instance.h"
-#include "net/cookies/cookie_monster.h"
 #include "net/cookies/cookie_store.h"
 #include "net/ssl/channel_id_service.h"
 #include "net/ssl/channel_id_store.h"
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@ void SaveSessionStateOnIOThread(
     const scoped_refptr<net::URLRequestContextGetter>& context_getter,
     AppCacheServiceImpl* appcache_service) {
   net::URLRequestContext* context = context_getter->GetURLRequestContext();
-  context->cookie_store()->GetCookieMonster()->
-      SetForceKeepSessionState();
+  context->cookie_store()->SetForceKeepSessionState();
   context->channel_id_service()->GetChannelIDStore()->
       SetForceKeepSessionState();
   appcache_service->set_force_keep_session_state();
diff --git a/net/cookies/cookie_monster.cc b/net/cookies/cookie_monster.cc
index fe5f13faa77ce1..9874610438e49d 100644
--- a/net/cookies/cookie_monster.cc
+++ b/net/cookies/cookie_monster.cc
@@ -934,6 +934,11 @@ void CookieMonster::FlushStore(const base::Closure& callback) {
     base::ThreadTaskRunnerHandle::Get()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, callback);
 }
 
+void CookieMonster::SetForceKeepSessionState() {
+  if (store_)
+    store_->SetForceKeepSessionState();
+}
+
 void CookieMonster::SetAllCookiesAsync(const CookieList& list,
                                        const SetCookiesCallback& callback) {
   scoped_refptr<SetAllCookiesTask> task =
@@ -1047,12 +1052,6 @@ void CookieMonster::SetKeepExpiredCookies() {
   keep_expired_cookies_ = true;
 }
 
-void CookieMonster::SetForceKeepSessionState() {
-  if (store_.get()) {
-    store_->SetForceKeepSessionState();
-  }
-}
-
 // This function must be called before the CookieMonster is used.
 void CookieMonster::SetPersistSessionCookies(bool persist_session_cookies) {
   DCHECK(!initialized_);
diff --git a/net/cookies/cookie_monster.h b/net/cookies/cookie_monster.h
index c29b3696de8d06..dd2b6eb87e52bb 100644
--- a/net/cookies/cookie_monster.h
+++ b/net/cookies/cookie_monster.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class NET_EXPORT CookieMonster : public CookieStore {
       const DeleteCallback& callback) override;
   void DeleteSessionCookiesAsync(const DeleteCallback&) override;
   void FlushStore(const base::Closure& callback) override;
+  void SetForceKeepSessionState() override;
 
   CookieMonster* GetCookieMonster() override;
 
@@ -213,9 +214,6 @@ class NET_EXPORT CookieMonster : public CookieStore {
   // arbitrary cookies.
   void SetKeepExpiredCookies();
 
-  // Protects session cookies from deletion on shutdown.
-  void SetForceKeepSessionState();
-
   // Enables writing session cookies into the cookie database. If this this
   // method is called, it must be called before first use of the instance
   // (i.e. as part of the instance initialization process).
diff --git a/net/cookies/cookie_store.cc b/net/cookies/cookie_store.cc
index bf7b2902b869f8..64338e6c689085 100644
--- a/net/cookies/cookie_store.cc
+++ b/net/cookies/cookie_store.cc
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ void CookieStore::DeleteAllAsync(const DeleteCallback& callback) {
   DeleteAllCreatedBetweenAsync(base::Time(), base::Time::Max(), callback);
 }
 
+void CookieStore::SetForceKeepSessionState() {
+  // By default, do nothing.
+}
+
 }  // namespace net
diff --git a/net/cookies/cookie_store.h b/net/cookies/cookie_store.h
index 26db1fea83f91c..c54148f372c89f 100644
--- a/net/cookies/cookie_store.h
+++ b/net/cookies/cookie_store.h
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ class NET_EXPORT CookieStore : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<CookieStore> {
   // https://crbug.com/46185
   virtual void FlushStore(const base::Closure& callback) = 0;
 
+  // Protects session cookies from deletion on shutdown, if the underlying
+  // CookieStore implemention is currently configured to store them to disk.
+  // Otherwise, does nothing.
+  virtual void SetForceKeepSessionState();
+
   // Returns the underlying CookieMonster.
   virtual CookieMonster* GetCookieMonster() = 0;