diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/client_transport.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/client_transport.h
index d08929b0f73..f07099e296f 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/client_transport.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/client_transport.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ChaoticGoodClientTransport final : public ClientTransport {
   grpc_endpoint* GetEndpoint() override { return nullptr; }
   void Orphan() override {
     AbortWithError();
-    delete this;
+    Unref();
   }
 
   void StartCall(CallHandler call_handler) override;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/server_transport.h b/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/server_transport.h
index acdc88ef9fd..a34ac92b73e 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/server_transport.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chaotic_good/server_transport.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ChaoticGoodServerTransport final : public ServerTransport {
   void SetPollsetSet(grpc_stream*, grpc_pollset_set*) override {}
   void PerformOp(grpc_transport_op*) override;
   grpc_endpoint* GetEndpoint() override { return nullptr; }
-  void Orphan() override { delete this; }
+  void Orphan() override { Unref(); }
 
   void SetAcceptor(Acceptor* acceptor) override;
   void AbortWithError();
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
index dff513f47da..1af3a893c6a 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/transport/chttp2_transport.cc
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ static bool g_default_server_keepalive_permit_without_calls = false;
 
 #define MAX_CLIENT_STREAM_ID 0x7fffffffu
 grpc_core::TraceFlag grpc_keepalive_trace(false, "http_keepalive");
-grpc_core::DebugOnlyTraceFlag grpc_trace_chttp2_refcount(false,
-                                                         "chttp2_refcount");
 
 // forward declarations of various callbacks that we'll build closures around
 static void write_action_begin_locked(
@@ -594,12 +592,7 @@ static void init_keepalive_pings_if_enabled_locked(
 grpc_chttp2_transport::grpc_chttp2_transport(
     const grpc_core::ChannelArgs& channel_args, grpc_endpoint* ep,
     bool is_client)
-    : grpc_core::RefCounted<grpc_chttp2_transport,
-                            grpc_core::NonPolymorphicRefCount>(
-          GRPC_TRACE_FLAG_ENABLED(grpc_trace_chttp2_refcount)
-              ? "chttp2_refcount"
-              : nullptr),
-      ep(ep),
+    : ep(ep),
       peer_string(
           grpc_core::Slice::FromCopiedString(grpc_endpoint_get_peer(ep))),
       memory_owner(channel_args.GetObject<grpc_core::ResourceQuota>()
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/inproc/inproc_transport.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/inproc/inproc_transport.cc
index ca70f55eba0..6069283efb4 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/inproc/inproc_transport.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/inproc/inproc_transport.cc
@@ -33,45 +33,7 @@
 namespace grpc_core {
 
 namespace {
-class InprocClientTransport final : public ClientTransport {
- public:
-  explicit InprocClientTransport(
-      RefCountedPtr<InprocServerTransport> server_transport)
-      : server_transport_(std::move(server_transport)) {}
-
-  void StartCall(CallHandler call_handler) override {
-    call_handler.SpawnGuarded(
-        "pull_initial_metadata",
-        TrySeq(call_handler.PullClientInitialMetadata(),
-               [server_transport = server_transport_,
-                call_handler](ClientMetadataHandle md) {
-                 auto call_initiator =
-                     server_transport->AcceptCall(std::move(md));
-                 if (!call_initiator.ok()) return call_initiator.status();
-                 ForwardCall(call_handler, std::move(*call_initiator));
-                 return absl::OkStatus();
-               }));
-  }
-
-  void Orphan() override { delete this; }
-
-  FilterStackTransport* filter_stack_transport() override { return nullptr; }
-  ClientTransport* client_transport() override { return this; }
-  ServerTransport* server_transport() override { return nullptr; }
-  absl::string_view GetTransportName() const override { return "inproc"; }
-  void SetPollset(grpc_stream*, grpc_pollset*) override {}
-  void SetPollsetSet(grpc_stream*, grpc_pollset_set*) override {}
-  void PerformOp(grpc_transport_op*) override { Crash("unimplemented"); }
-  grpc_endpoint* GetEndpoint() override { return nullptr; }
-
- private:
-  ~InprocClientTransport() override {
-    server_transport_->Disconnect(
-        absl::UnavailableError("Client transport closed"));
-  }
-
-  const RefCountedPtr<InprocServerTransport> server_transport_;
-};
+class InprocClientTransport;
 
 class InprocServerTransport final : public ServerTransport {
  public:
@@ -134,10 +96,7 @@ class InprocServerTransport final : public ServerTransport {
     return acceptor_->CreateCall(std::move(md), acceptor_->CreateArena());
   }
 
-  OrphanablePtr<ClientTransport> MakeClientTransport() {
-    return MakeOrphanable<InprocClientTransport>(
-        RefAsSubclass<InprocServerTransport>());
-  }
+  OrphanablePtr<InprocClientTransport> MakeClientTransport();
 
  private:
   enum class ConnectionState : uint8_t { kInitial, kReady, kDisconnected };
@@ -151,6 +110,46 @@ class InprocServerTransport final : public ServerTransport {
       "inproc_server_transport", GRPC_CHANNEL_CONNECTING};
 };
 
+class InprocClientTransport final : public ClientTransport {
+ public:
+  explicit InprocClientTransport(
+      RefCountedPtr<InprocServerTransport> server_transport)
+      : server_transport_(std::move(server_transport)) {}
+
+  void StartCall(CallHandler call_handler) override {
+    call_handler.SpawnGuarded(
+        "pull_initial_metadata",
+        TrySeq(call_handler.PullClientInitialMetadata(),
+               [server_transport = server_transport_,
+                call_handler](ClientMetadataHandle md) {
+                 auto call_initiator =
+                     server_transport->AcceptCall(std::move(md));
+                 if (!call_initiator.ok()) return call_initiator.status();
+                 ForwardCall(call_handler, std::move(*call_initiator));
+                 return absl::OkStatus();
+               }));
+  }
+
+  void Orphan() override { delete this; }
+
+  FilterStackTransport* filter_stack_transport() override { return nullptr; }
+  ClientTransport* client_transport() override { return this; }
+  ServerTransport* server_transport() override { return nullptr; }
+  absl::string_view GetTransportName() const override { return "inproc"; }
+  void SetPollset(grpc_stream*, grpc_pollset*) override {}
+  void SetPollsetSet(grpc_stream*, grpc_pollset_set*) override {}
+  void PerformOp(grpc_transport_op*) override { Crash("unimplemented"); }
+  grpc_endpoint* GetEndpoint() override { return nullptr; }
+
+ private:
+  ~InprocClientTransport() override {
+    server_transport_->Disconnect(
+        absl::UnavailableError("Client transport closed"));
+  }
+
+  const RefCountedPtr<InprocServerTransport> server_transport_;
+};
+
 bool UsePromiseBasedTransport() {
   if (!IsPromiseBasedInprocTransportEnabled()) return false;
   GPR_ASSERT(IsPromiseBasedClientCallEnabled());
@@ -158,6 +157,12 @@ bool UsePromiseBasedTransport() {
   return true;
 }
 
+OrphanablePtr<InprocClientTransport>
+InprocServerTransport::MakeClientTransport() {
+  return MakeOrphanable<InprocClientTransport>(
+      RefAsSubclass<InprocServerTransport>());
+}
+
 OrphanablePtr<Channel> MakeLameChannel(absl::string_view why,
                                        absl::Status error) {
   gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "%s: %s", std::string(why).c_str(),
@@ -199,8 +204,8 @@ OrphanablePtr<Channel> MakeInprocChannel(Server* server,
 
 std::pair<OrphanablePtr<Transport>, OrphanablePtr<Transport>>
 MakeInProcessTransportPair() {
-  auto client_transport = MakeOrphanable<InprocClientTransport>();
-  auto server_transport = client_transport->GetServerTransport();
+  auto server_transport = MakeOrphanable<InprocServerTransport>();
+  auto client_transport = server_transport->MakeClientTransport();
   return std::make_pair(std::move(client_transport),
                         std::move(server_transport));
 }