diff --git a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/backreflist.py b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/backreflist.py
index ae06bbf09..cdb07ac74 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/backreflist.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/backreflist.py
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ class BackRefList(EmbeddedList):
     def _cleanup_local_connects(self):
         self.model.disconnect(self.connectid)
 
+    def _cleanup_on_exit(self):
+        # model may be destroyed already in closing managedwindow
+        if hasattr(self, 'model'):
+            self.model.destroy()
+
     def is_empty(self):
         return self.model.count == 0
 
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/editevent.py b/src/gui/editors/editevent.py
index 56db6c123..3f5d1e6a5 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/editevent.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/editevent.py
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@ class EditEvent(EditPrimary):
         self.track_ref_for_deletion("attr_list")
         self.track_ref_for_deletion("backref_list")
 
-    def _cleanup_on_exit(self):
-        self.backref_list.close()
-
     def build_menu_names(self, event):
         return (_('Edit Event'), self.get_menu_title())
 
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/editmedia.py b/src/gui/editors/editmedia.py
index 53dd4c9d0..49d06cea1 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/editmedia.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/editmedia.py
@@ -304,9 +304,6 @@ class EditMedia(EditPrimary):
             self.callback(self.obj)
         self.close()
 
-    def _cleanup_on_exit(self):
-        self.backref_list.close()
-
     def data_has_changed(self):
         """
         A date comparison can fail incorrectly because we have made the
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/editplace.py b/src/gui/editors/editplace.py
index bbb9a1f49..76b2956c3 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/editplace.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/editplace.py
@@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ class EditPlace(EditPrimary):
 
         self._setup_notebook_tabs(notebook)
 
-    def _cleanup_on_exit(self):
-        self.backref_tab.close()
-
     def save(self, *obj):
         self.ok_button.set_sensitive(False)
         if self.object_is_empty():
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/editrepository.py b/src/gui/editors/editrepository.py
index 7a5eed85d..c3afada9e 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/editrepository.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/editrepository.py
@@ -190,9 +190,6 @@ class EditRepository(EditPrimary):
         self.db.transaction_commit(trans, msg)
         self.close()
 
-    def _cleanup_on_exit(self):
-        self.backref_list.close()
-
 class DeleteRepositoryQuery(object):
     def __init__(self, dbstate, uistate, repository, sources):
         self.obj = repository
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/editsource.py b/src/gui/editors/editsource.py
index 1ebd02708..ffa084cd1 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/editsource.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/editsource.py
@@ -208,9 +208,6 @@ class EditSource(EditPrimary):
         self.db.transaction_commit(trans, msg)
         self.close()
 
-    def _cleanup_on_exit(self):
-        self.backref_tab.close()
-
 class DeleteSrcQuery(object):
     def __init__(self, dbstate, uistate, source, the_lists):
         self.source = source