diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index 31fe9359431a..d114ae9a4b5a 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -2576,8 +2576,8 @@ let BrowserOnClick = {
         TabCrashReporter.submitCrashReport(browser);
       }
 #endif
-      let tab = gBrowser.getTabForBrowser(browser);
-      SessionStore.reviveCrashedTab(tab);
+
+      TabCrashReporter.reloadCrashedTab(browser);
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm b/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm
index 3cc7a46b3019..4e82fee8e15f 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm
@@ -276,10 +276,6 @@ this.SessionStore = {
     return SessionStoreInternal.getCurrentState(aUpdateAll);
   },
 
-  reviveCrashedTab(aTab) {
-    return SessionStoreInternal.reviveCrashedTab(aTab);
-  },
-
   /**
    * Backstage pass to implementation details, used for testing purpose.
    * Controlled by preference "browser.sessionstore.testmode".
@@ -1952,35 +1948,6 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
     LastSession.clear();
   },
 
-  /**
-   * Revive a crashed tab and restore its state from before it crashed.
-   *
-   * @param aTab
-   *        A <xul:tab> linked to a crashed browser. This is a no-op if the
-   *        browser hasn't actually crashed, or is not associated with a tab.
-   *        This function will also throw if the browser happens to be remote.
-   */
-  reviveCrashedTab(aTab) {
-    if (!aTab) {
-      throw new Error("SessionStore.reviveCrashedTab expected a tab, but got null.");
-    }
-
-    let browser = aTab.linkedBrowser;
-    if (!this._crashedBrowsers.has(browser)) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Sanity check - the browser to be revived should not be remote
-    // at this point.
-    if (browser.isRemoteBrowser) {
-      throw new Error("SessionStore.reviveCrashedTab: " +
-                      "Somehow a crashed browser is still remote.")
-    }
-
-    let data = TabState.collect(aTab);
-    this.restoreTab(aTab, data);
-  },
-
   /**
    * See if aWindow is usable for use when restoring a previous session via
    * restoreLastSession. If usable, prepare it for use.
diff --git a/browser/modules/TabCrashReporter.jsm b/browser/modules/TabCrashReporter.jsm
index 677688c1465e..68088208e29e 100644
--- a/browser/modules/TabCrashReporter.jsm
+++ b/browser/modules/TabCrashReporter.jsm
@@ -87,6 +87,18 @@ this.TabCrashReporter = {
     }
   },
 
+  reloadCrashedTab: function (browser) {
+    if (browser.isRemoteBrowser)
+      return;
+
+    let doc = browser.contentDocument;
+    if (!doc.documentURI.startsWith("about:tabcrashed"))
+      return;
+
+    let url = browser.currentURI.spec;
+    browser.loadURIWithFlags(url, Ci.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_NONE, null, null, null);
+  },
+
   onAboutTabCrashedLoad: function (aBrowser) {
     if (!this.childMap)
       return;