diff --git a/src/pane-view.coffee b/src/pane-view.coffee
index 11b4a94cd..300738eb5 100644
--- a/src/pane-view.coffee
+++ b/src/pane-view.coffee
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class PaneView extends View
     @command 'pane:split-right', => @splitRight(@copyActiveItem())
     @command 'pane:split-up', => @splitUp(@copyActiveItem())
     @command 'pane:split-down', => @splitDown(@copyActiveItem())
-    @command 'pane:close', => @destroyItems()
+    @command 'pane:close', => @model.destroy()
     @command 'pane:close-other-items', => @destroyInactiveItems()
 
   # Deprecated: Use ::destroyItem