diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorThread.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorThread.cpp
index 2915aa2c02ae..aba040568ce3 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorThread.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/CompositorThread.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@
 #include "mozilla/layers/CompositorManagerParent.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/ImageBridgeParent.h"
 #include "mozilla/media/MediaSystemResourceService.h"
-#include "VRManagerParent.h"
 
 namespace mozilla {
+
+namespace gfx {
+// See VRManagerChild.cpp
+void ReleaseVRManagerParentSingleton();
+}  // namespace gfx
+
 namespace layers {
 
 static StaticRefPtr<CompositorThreadHolder> sCompositorThreadHolder;
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ void CompositorThreadHolder::Shutdown() {
   }
 
   ImageBridgeParent::Shutdown();
-  gfx::VRManagerParent::Shutdown();
+  gfx::ReleaseVRManagerParentSingleton();
   MediaSystemResourceService::Shutdown();
   CompositorManagerParent::Shutdown();
   CanvasParent::Shutdown();
diff --git a/gfx/vr/VRManager.cpp b/gfx/vr/VRManager.cpp
index 2dd5972fbb4e..ce8c4c97e67b 100644
--- a/gfx/vr/VRManager.cpp
+++ b/gfx/vr/VRManager.cpp
@@ -1119,22 +1119,6 @@ void VRManager::Shutdown() {
   // has been released.
 }
 
-void VRManager::ShutdownVRManagerParents() {
-  // Close removes the CanvasParent from the set so take a copy first.
-  VRManagerParentSet vrManagerParents;
-  for (auto iter = mVRManagerParents.Iter(); !iter.Done(); iter.Next()) {
-    vrManagerParents.PutEntry(iter.Get()->GetKey());
-  }
-
-  for (auto iter = vrManagerParents.Iter(); !iter.Done(); iter.Next()) {
-    iter.Get()->GetKey()->Close();
-    iter.Remove();
-  }
-
-  MOZ_DIAGNOSTIC_ASSERT(mVRManagerParents.IsEmpty(),
-                        "Closing should have cleared all entries.");
-}
-
 void VRManager::CheckWatchDog() {
   /**
    * We will trigger a new frame immediately after a successful frame
diff --git a/gfx/vr/VRManager.h b/gfx/vr/VRManager.h
index 00e83f511d11..b88ce9476a70 100644
--- a/gfx/vr/VRManager.h
+++ b/gfx/vr/VRManager.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class VRManager : nsIObserver {
   void StopVRNavigation(const uint32_t& aDisplayID,
                         const TimeDuration& aTimeout);
   void Shutdown();
-  void ShutdownVRManagerParents();
 #if !defined(MOZ_WIDGET_ANDROID)
   bool RunPuppet(const nsTArray<uint64_t>& aBuffer,
                  VRManagerParent* aManagerParent);
diff --git a/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.cpp b/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.cpp
index 42747bddc69d..aaae15c3c4ba 100644
--- a/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.cpp
+++ b/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ namespace mozilla {
 using namespace layers;
 namespace gfx {
 
-// See VRManagerChild.cpp
-void ReleaseVRManagerParentSingleton();
-
 VRManagerParent::VRManagerParent(ProcessId aChildProcessId,
                                  bool aIsContentChild)
     : mHaveEventListener(false),
@@ -127,31 +124,18 @@ bool VRManagerParent::CreateForGPUProcess(
   return true;
 }
 
-/*static*/
-void VRManagerParent::Shutdown() {
-  CompositorThreadHolder::Loop()->PostTask(NS_NewRunnableFunction(
-      "VRManagerParent::Shutdown",
-      []() -> void { VRManagerParent::ShutdownInternal(); }));
-}
-
-/*static*/
-void VRManagerParent::ShutdownInternal() {
-  VRManager* vm = VRManager::Get();
-  if (!vm) {
-    return;
-  }
-  vm->ShutdownVRManagerParents();
-  ReleaseVRManagerParentSingleton();
-}
-
-void VRManagerParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why) {}
-
-void VRManagerParent::ActorDealloc() {
-  UnregisterFromManager();
+void VRManagerParent::DeferredDestroy() {
   mCompositorThreadHolder = nullptr;
   mSelfRef = nullptr;
 }
 
+void VRManagerParent::ActorDestroy(ActorDestroyReason why) {
+  UnregisterFromManager();
+  MessageLoop::current()->PostTask(
+      NewRunnableMethod("gfx::VRManagerParent::DeferredDestroy", this,
+                        &VRManagerParent::DeferredDestroy));
+}
+
 void VRManagerParent::OnChannelConnected(int32_t aPid) {
   mCompositorThreadHolder = CompositorThreadHolder::GetSingleton();
 }
diff --git a/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.h b/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.h
index 922b9a8fb324..b7fc058919db 100644
--- a/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.h
+++ b/gfx/vr/ipc/VRManagerParent.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class VRManagerParent final : public PVRManagerParent {
   static VRManagerParent* CreateSameProcess();
   static bool CreateForGPUProcess(Endpoint<PVRManagerParent>&& aEndpoint);
   static bool CreateForContent(Endpoint<PVRManagerParent>&& aEndpoint);
-  static void Shutdown();
 
   bool IsSameProcess() const;
   bool HaveEventListener();
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class VRManagerParent final : public PVRManagerParent {
   mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvResetPuppet();
 
  private:
-  void ActorDealloc() override;
   void RegisterWithManager();
   void UnregisterFromManager();
 
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ class VRManagerParent final : public PVRManagerParent {
 
   static void RegisterVRManagerInCompositorThread(VRManagerParent* aVRManager);
 
-  static void ShutdownInternal();
+  void DeferredDestroy();
 
   // This keeps us alive until ActorDestroy(), at which point we do a
   // deferred destruction of ourselves.