diff --git a/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py b/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py
index 27e64c4c..9f8d5ffc 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.scene.clear()
         del self.image
         del self.imageDisp
+        super(ImageView, self).close()
         self.setParent(None)
         
     def keyPressEvent(self, ev):
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/widgets/GraphicsView.py b/pyqtgraph/widgets/GraphicsView.py
index 06015e44..efde07a4 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/widgets/GraphicsView.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/widgets/GraphicsView.py
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ class GraphicsView(QtGui.QGraphicsView):
         self.sceneObj = None
         self.closed = True
         self.setViewport(None)
-        
+        super(GraphicsView, self).close()
+
     def useOpenGL(self, b=True):
         if b:
             if not HAVE_OPENGL:
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/widgets/PlotWidget.py b/pyqtgraph/widgets/PlotWidget.py
index e27bce60..964307ae 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/widgets/PlotWidget.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/widgets/PlotWidget.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class PlotWidget(GraphicsView):
         #self.scene().clear()
         #self.mPlotItem.close()
         self.setParent(None)
-        GraphicsView.close(self)
+        super(PlotWidget, self).close()
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr):  ## implicitly wrap methods from plotItem
         if hasattr(self.plotItem, attr):