diff --git a/src/misc/closesimulation.cpp.inl b/src/misc/closesimulation.cpp.inl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40c918480b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/misc/closesimulation.cpp.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+static PyObject * closeSimulation(PyObject *pSelf, PyObject *pArgs)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(pSelf)
+
+    // Close a simulation
+
+    if (PyTuple_Size(pArgs) > 0) {
+#include "pythonbegin.h"
+        PythonQtInstanceWrapper *wrappedSimulation = PythonQtSupport::getInstanceWrapper(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(pArgs, 0)); // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
+#include "pythonend.h"
+
+        if (wrappedSimulation != nullptr) {
+#ifdef GUI_SUPPORT
+            // Close the simulation by closing its file, raising an exception if
+            // we were unable to do so
+
+            auto simulation = static_cast<SimulationSupport::Simulation *>(wrappedSimulation->_objPointerCopy);
+
+            if (!Core::centralWidget()->closeFile(simulation->fileName())) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, qPrintable(QObject::tr("unable to close the simulation")));
+
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+#else
+            // Close the simulation by asking our file and simulation managers
+            // to umanage it
+
+            auto simulation = static_cast<SimulationSupport::Simulation *>(wrappedSimulation->_objPointerCopy);
+            QString fileName = simulation->fileName();
+
+            Core::FileManager::instance()->unmanage(fileName);
+            SimulationManager::instance()->unmanage(fileName);
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+
+#include "pythonbegin.h"
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+#include "pythonend.h"
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulation/SimulationExperimentView/src/simulationexperimentviewpythonwrapper.cpp b/src/plugins/simulation/SimulationExperimentView/src/simulationexperimentviewpythonwrapper.cpp
index 16cf6a4cbd..0958a21acd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulation/SimulationExperimentView/src/simulationexperimentviewpythonwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulation/SimulationExperimentView/src/simulationexperimentviewpythonwrapper.cpp
@@ -115,35 +115,9 @@ static PyObject * initializeSimulation(const QString &pFileName)
 
 //==============================================================================
 
-static PyObject * closeSimulation(PyObject *pSelf, PyObject *pArgs)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(pSelf)
-
-    // Close a simulation
-
-    if (PyTuple_Size(pArgs) > 0) {
-#include "pythonbegin.h"
-        PythonQtInstanceWrapper *wrappedSimulation = PythonQtSupport::getInstanceWrapper(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(pArgs, 0)); // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
-#include "pythonend.h"
-
-        if (wrappedSimulation != nullptr) {
-            // Close the simulation by closing its file, raising an exception if
-            // we were unable to do so
-
-            auto simulation = static_cast<SimulationSupport::Simulation *>(wrappedSimulation->_objPointerCopy);
-
-            if (!Core::centralWidget()->closeFile(simulation->fileName())) {
-                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, qPrintable(QObject::tr("unable to close the simulation")));
-
-                return nullptr;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-#include "pythonbegin.h"
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-#include "pythonend.h"
-}
+#define GUI_SUPPORT
+    #include "closesimulation.cpp.inl"
+#undef GUI_SUPPORT
 
 //==============================================================================
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/support/SimulationSupport/src/simulationsupportpythonwrapper.cpp b/src/plugins/support/SimulationSupport/src/simulationsupportpythonwrapper.cpp
index 77cd6f9c20..5f32f21d34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/support/SimulationSupport/src/simulationsupportpythonwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/support/SimulationSupport/src/simulationsupportpythonwrapper.cpp
@@ -198,33 +198,7 @@ static PyObject * initializeSimulation(const QString &pFileName)
 
 //==============================================================================
 
-static PyObject * closeSimulation(PyObject *pSelf, PyObject *pArgs)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(pSelf)
-
-    // Close a simulation
-
-    if (PyTuple_Size(pArgs) > 0) {
-#include "pythonbegin.h"
-        PythonQtInstanceWrapper *wrappedSimulation = PythonQtSupport::getInstanceWrapper(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(pArgs, 0)); // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-pro-type-cstyle-cast)
-#include "pythonend.h"
-
-        if (wrappedSimulation != nullptr) {
-            // Close the simulation by asking our file and simulation managers
-            // to umanage it
-
-            auto simulation = static_cast<SimulationSupport::Simulation *>(wrappedSimulation->_objPointerCopy);
-            QString fileName = simulation->fileName();
-
-            Core::FileManager::instance()->unmanage(fileName);
-            SimulationManager::instance()->unmanage(fileName);
-        }
-    }
-
-#include "pythonbegin.h"
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-#include "pythonend.h"
-}
+#include "closesimulation.cpp.inl"
 
 //==============================================================================