diff --git a/lib/browser/remote/server.ts b/lib/browser/remote/server.ts
index 3fea88c25adb5..f6c373036a383 100644
--- a/lib/browser/remote/server.ts
+++ b/lib/browser/remote/server.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const finalizationRegistry = new (globalThis as any).FinalizationRegistry((fi: F
   const ref = rendererFunctionCache.get(mapKey);
   if (ref !== undefined && ref.deref() === undefined) {
     rendererFunctionCache.delete(mapKey);
-    if (!fi.webContents.isDestroyed()) { fi.webContents.sendToFrame(fi.frameId, 'ELECTRON_RENDERER_RELEASE_CALLBACK', fi.id[0], fi.id[1]); }
+    if (!fi.webContents.isDestroyed()) { fi.webContents._sendToFrameInternal(fi.frameId, 'ELECTRON_RENDERER_RELEASE_CALLBACK', fi.id[0], fi.id[1]); }
   }
 });
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ const unwrapArgs = function (sender: electron.WebContents, frameId: number, cont
         const callIntoRenderer = function (this: any, ...args: any[]) {
           let succeed = false;
           if (!sender.isDestroyed()) {
-            succeed = (sender as any)._sendToFrameInternal(frameId, 'ELECTRON_RENDERER_CALLBACK', contextId, meta.id, valueToMeta(sender, contextId, args));
+            succeed = sender._sendToFrameInternal(frameId, 'ELECTRON_RENDERER_CALLBACK', contextId, meta.id, valueToMeta(sender, contextId, args));
           }
           if (!succeed) {
             removeRemoteListenersAndLogWarning(this, callIntoRenderer);
diff --git a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
index b249ec456a593..8746f35f307a5 100644
--- a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
+++ b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ declare namespace Electron {
     _getPreloadPaths(): string[];
     equal(other: WebContents): boolean;
     _initiallyShown: boolean;
+    _sendToFrameInternal(frameId: number, channel: string, ...args: any[]): boolean;
   }
 
   interface WebPreferences {
@@ -112,7 +113,6 @@ declare namespace Electron {
   interface WebContentsInternal extends Electron.WebContents {
     _send(internal: boolean, sendToAll: boolean, channel: string, args: any): boolean;
     _sendToFrame(internal: boolean, sendToAll: boolean, frameId: number, channel: string, args: any): boolean;
-    _sendToFrameInternal(frameId: number, channel: string, args: any): boolean;
     _postMessage(channel: string, message: any, transfer?: any[]): void;
     _sendInternal(channel: string, ...args: any[]): void;
     _sendInternalToAll(channel: string, ...args: any[]): void;