diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/include/wwtcommunicator.h b/modules/skybrowser/include/wwtcommunicator.h
index 76b1f63c9e..c0e76c3185 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/include/wwtcommunicator.h
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/include/wwtcommunicator.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ private:
     ghoul::Dictionary removeImageMessage(const std::string& id);
     ghoul::Dictionary setImageOpacityMessage(const std::string& id, double opacity);
     ghoul::Dictionary setLayerOrderMessage(const std::string& id, int version);
-    ghoul::Dictionary hideChromeGuiMessage(bool isHidden); // Requires a newer CEF version 
     
     bool _isSyncedWithWwt = false;
     bool _borderColorIsDirty = false;
diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp b/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp
index afd4f9fba8..2aaef0e890 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtcommunicator.cpp
@@ -171,8 +171,9 @@ void WwtCommunicator::setImageOpacity(int i, float opacity) {
 }
 
 void WwtCommunicator::hideChromeInterface(bool shouldHide) {
-    ghoul::Dictionary msg = hideChromeGuiMessage(shouldHide);
-    sendMessageToWwt(msg);
+    std::string script = "sendMessageToWWT({event : \"modify_settings\", "
+        "settings : [[\"hideAllChrome\", true]], target: \"app\"});";
+    executeJavascript(script);
 }
 
 void WwtCommunicator::update() {
@@ -310,14 +311,4 @@ ghoul::Dictionary WwtCommunicator::setLayerOrderMessage(const std::string& id, i
 
     return msg;
 }
-
-ghoul::Dictionary WwtCommunicator::hideChromeGuiMessage(bool isHidden) {
-    using namespace std::string_literals;
-    ghoul::Dictionary msg;
-    msg.setValue("event", "modify_settings"s);
-    msg.setValue("settings", "[[\"hideAllChrome\", true]]"s);
-    msg.setValue("target", "app"s);
-
-    return msg;
-}
 } // namespace openspace