diff --git a/ipc/unixsocket/SocketBase.h b/ipc/unixsocket/SocketBase.h
index 4899d785374e..abb7f5a4fd22 100644
--- a/ipc/unixsocket/SocketBase.h
+++ b/ipc/unixsocket/SocketBase.h
@@ -459,6 +459,35 @@ private:
   T* mIO;
 };
 
+/* |SocketIOSendTask| transfers an instance of |UnixSocketRawData| to
+ * the I/O thread and queues it up for sending the contained data.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+class SocketIOSendTask MOZ_FINAL : public SocketIOTask<T>
+{
+public:
+  SocketIOSendTask(T* aIO, UnixSocketRawData* aData)
+  : SocketIOTask<T>(aIO)
+  , mData(aData)
+  {
+    MOZ_ASSERT(aData);
+  }
+
+  void Run() MOZ_OVERRIDE
+  {
+    MOZ_ASSERT(!NS_IsMainThread());
+    MOZ_ASSERT(!SocketIOTask<T>::IsCanceled());
+
+    T* io = SocketIOTask<T>::GetIO();
+    MOZ_ASSERT(!io->IsShutdownOnIOThread());
+
+    io->Send(mData);
+  }
+
+private:
+  UnixSocketRawData* mData;
+};
+
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/ipc/unixsocket/UnixSocket.cpp b/ipc/unixsocket/UnixSocket.cpp
index 0dacae8330d1..02a118f39928 100644
--- a/ipc/unixsocket/UnixSocket.cpp
+++ b/ipc/unixsocket/UnixSocket.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "nsTArray.h"
 #include "nsXULAppAPI.h"
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include "mozilla/unused.h"
 
 static const size_t MAX_READ_SIZE = 1 << 16;
 
@@ -173,34 +174,6 @@ private:
   CancelableTask* mDelayedConnectTask;
 };
 
-class SocketSendTask : public SocketIOTask<UnixSocketImpl>
-{
-public:
-  SocketSendTask(UnixSocketImpl* aImpl,
-                 UnixSocketConsumer* aConsumer,
-                 UnixSocketRawData* aData)
-  : SocketIOTask<UnixSocketImpl>(aImpl)
-  , mConsumer(aConsumer)
-  , mData(aData)
-  {
-    MOZ_ASSERT(aConsumer);
-    MOZ_ASSERT(aData);
-  }
-  void Run() MOZ_OVERRIDE
-  {
-    MOZ_ASSERT(!NS_IsMainThread());
-    MOZ_ASSERT(!IsCanceled());
-
-    UnixSocketImpl* impl = GetIO();
-    MOZ_ASSERT(!impl->IsShutdownOnIOThread());
-
-    impl->Send(mData);
-  }
-private:
-  nsRefPtr<UnixSocketConsumer> mConsumer;
-  UnixSocketRawData* mData;
-};
-
 class SocketListenTask : public SocketIOTask<UnixSocketImpl>
 {
 public:
@@ -538,27 +511,28 @@ UnixSocketConsumer::SendSocketData(UnixSocketRawData* aData)
   }
 
   MOZ_ASSERT(!mImpl->IsShutdownOnMainThread());
-  XRE_GetIOMessageLoop()->PostTask(FROM_HERE,
-                                   new SocketSendTask(mImpl, this, aData));
+  XRE_GetIOMessageLoop()->PostTask(
+    FROM_HERE, new SocketIOSendTask<UnixSocketImpl>(mImpl, aData));
+
   return true;
 }
 
 bool
 UnixSocketConsumer::SendSocketData(const nsACString& aStr)
 {
-  MOZ_ASSERT(NS_IsMainThread());
-  if (!mImpl) {
-    return false;
-  }
   if (aStr.Length() > MAX_READ_SIZE) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  MOZ_ASSERT(!mImpl->IsShutdownOnMainThread());
-  UnixSocketRawData* d = new UnixSocketRawData(aStr.BeginReading(),
-                                               aStr.Length());
-  XRE_GetIOMessageLoop()->PostTask(FROM_HERE,
-                                   new SocketSendTask(mImpl, this, d));
+  nsAutoPtr<UnixSocketRawData> data(
+    new UnixSocketRawData(aStr.BeginReading(), aStr.Length()));
+
+  if (!SendSocketData(data)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  unused << data.forget();
+
   return true;
 }