diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.MobileArticleTarget.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.MobileArticleTarget.js
index 10a31ff9d0..efe0e384a3 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.MobileArticleTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.MobileArticleTarget.js
@@ -221,12 +221,6 @@ ve.init.mw.MobileArticleTarget.prototype.scrollToHeading = function ( headingNod
 	} );
 };
 
-/**
- * Close the mobile editor
- */
-ve.init.mw.MobileArticleTarget.prototype.close = function () {
-};
-
 /**
  * Done with the editing toolbar
  */
@@ -273,7 +267,7 @@ ve.ui.MWBackCommand = function VeUiMWBackCommand() {
 };
 OO.inheritClass( ve.ui.MWBackCommand, ve.ui.Command );
 ve.ui.MWBackCommand.prototype.execute = function () {
-	ve.init.target.close();
+	ve.init.target.tryTeardown();
 };
 ve.ui.commandRegistry.register( new ve.ui.MWBackCommand() );