diff --git a/unittesting/helpers/view_test_case.py b/unittesting/helpers/view_test_case.py
index aaa860c8..402c6c2e 100644
--- a/unittesting/helpers/view_test_case.py
+++ b/unittesting/helpers/view_test_case.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ def setUp(self):
     def tearDown(self):
         if self.view:
             self.view.set_scratch(True)
-            self.view.window().focus_view(self.view)
-            self.view.window().run_command("close_file")
+            self.view.close()
 
     def _viewContents(self):
         return self.view.substr(sublime.Region(0, self.view.size()))