diff --git a/content/shell/test_runner/accessibility_controller.cc b/content/shell/test_runner/accessibility_controller.cc
index efd270badd3864..9180f7653ac80d 100644
--- a/content/shell/test_runner/accessibility_controller.cc
+++ b/content/shell/test_runner/accessibility_controller.cc
@@ -218,18 +218,20 @@ v8::Local<v8::Object> AccessibilityController::FocusedElement() {
   blink::WebAXObject focused_element =
       frame->GetDocument().FocusedAccessibilityObject();
   if (focused_element.IsNull())
-    focused_element = web_view()->AccessibilityObject();
+    focused_element = blink::WebAXObject::FromWebView(*web_view());
   return elements_.GetOrCreate(focused_element);
 }
 
 v8::Local<v8::Object> AccessibilityController::RootElement() {
-  blink::WebAXObject root_element = web_view()->AccessibilityObject();
+  blink::WebAXObject root_element =
+      blink::WebAXObject::FromWebView(*web_view());
   return elements_.GetOrCreate(root_element);
 }
 
 v8::Local<v8::Object> AccessibilityController::AccessibleElementById(
     const std::string& id) {
-  blink::WebAXObject root_element = web_view()->AccessibilityObject();
+  blink::WebAXObject root_element =
+      blink::WebAXObject::FromWebView(*web_view());
 
   if (!root_element.UpdateLayoutAndCheckValidity())
     return v8::Local<v8::Object>();
diff --git a/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebAXObject.cpp b/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebAXObject.cpp
index 7320af9a8163cf..5e767dcd96d81e 100644
--- a/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebAXObject.cpp
+++ b/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebAXObject.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "public/web/WebDocument.h"
 #include "public/web/WebElement.h"
 #include "public/web/WebNode.h"
+#include "public/web/WebView.h"
 
 namespace blink {
 
@@ -1569,4 +1570,14 @@ WebAXObject WebAXObject::FromWebNode(WebNode& web_node) {
   return cache ? WebAXObject(cache->Get(node)) : WebAXObject();
 }
 
+// static
+WebAXObject WebAXObject::FromWebView(WebView& web_view) {
+  auto main_frame = web_view.MainFrame();
+  if (!main_frame)
+    return WebAXObject();
+
+  Document* document = main_frame->GetDocument();
+  return WebAXObject(ToAXObjectCacheImpl(document->AxObjectCache())->Root());
+}
+
 }  // namespace blink
diff --git a/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.cpp b/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.cpp
index b802dabbebd19a..0b27aeb12bd814 100644
--- a/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.cpp
+++ b/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.cpp
@@ -3460,14 +3460,6 @@ void WebViewImpl::DisableDeviceEmulation() {
   dev_tools_emulator_->DisableDeviceEmulation();
 }
 
-WebAXObject WebViewImpl::AccessibilityObject() {
-  if (!MainFrameImpl())
-    return WebAXObject();
-
-  Document* document = MainFrameImpl()->GetFrame()->GetDocument();
-  return WebAXObject(ToAXObjectCacheImpl(document->AxObjectCache())->Root());
-}
-
 void WebViewImpl::PerformCustomContextMenuAction(unsigned action) {
   if (!page_)
     return;
diff --git a/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.h b/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.h
index 6e47532318a1e1..4b0a1165903512 100644
--- a/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.h
+++ b/third_party/WebKit/Source/web/WebViewImpl.h
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ class WEB_EXPORT WebViewImpl final
   unsigned long CreateUniqueIdentifierForRequest() override;
   void EnableDeviceEmulation(const WebDeviceEmulationParams&) override;
   void DisableDeviceEmulation() override;
-  WebAXObject AccessibilityObject() override;
   void SetSelectionColors(unsigned active_background_color,
                           unsigned active_foreground_color,
                           unsigned inactive_background_color,
diff --git a/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebAXObject.h b/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebAXObject.h
index 37d0d43c9c9ead..c21bc2f247438b 100644
--- a/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebAXObject.h
+++ b/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebAXObject.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class WebNode;
 class WebDocument;
 class WebString;
 class WebURL;
+class WebView;
 struct WebFloatRect;
 struct WebPoint;
 struct WebRect;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class WebAXObject {
   }
 
   BLINK_EXPORT static WebAXObject FromWebNode(WebNode&);
+  BLINK_EXPORT static WebAXObject FromWebView(WebView&);
 
   BLINK_EXPORT void Reset();
   BLINK_EXPORT void Assign(const WebAXObject&);
diff --git a/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h b/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h
index d65c95538989fd..467099746c508b 100644
--- a/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h
+++ b/third_party/WebKit/public/web/WebView.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class ICCProfile;
 
 namespace blink {
 
-class WebAXObject;
 class WebCredentialManagerClient;
 class WebFrame;
 class WebHitTestResult;
@@ -370,10 +369,6 @@ class WebView : protected WebWidget {
   // Cancel emulation started via |enableDeviceEmulation| call.
   virtual void DisableDeviceEmulation() = 0;
 
-  // Accessibility -------------------------------------------------------
-
-  // Returns the accessibility object for this view.
-  virtual WebAXObject AccessibilityObject() = 0;
 
   // Context menu --------------------------------------------------------