diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_hwnd_plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_hwnd_plugin_ui.cc
index 2dd2674239..a9841ab5ab 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_hwnd_plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_hwnd_plugin_ui.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ VST3HWNDPluginUI::VST3HWNDPluginUI (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi, boost::s
 
 VST3HWNDPluginUI::~VST3HWNDPluginUI ()
 {
+	assert (_view_realized);
+	_vst3->close_view ();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_nsview_plugin_ui.mm b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_nsview_plugin_ui.mm
index 652bc99f20..4c685e8005 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_nsview_plugin_ui.mm
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_nsview_plugin_ui.mm
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ VST3NSViewPluginUI::VST3NSViewPluginUI (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi, boos
 
 VST3NSViewPluginUI::~VST3NSViewPluginUI ()
 {
+	assert (_view_realized);
+	_vst3->close_view ();
 	[_ns_view removeFromSuperview];
 	[_ns_view release];
 }
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc
index e4610c7890..121e25c48f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ VST3PluginUI::VST3PluginUI (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi, boost::shared_pt
 
 VST3PluginUI::~VST3PluginUI ()
 {
-	assert (_view_realized);
-	_vst3->close_view ();
 }
 
 gint
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_x11_plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_x11_plugin_ui.cc
index 0c4e7a7aba..88fc7399cc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_x11_plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_x11_plugin_ui.cc
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ VST3X11PluginUI::VST3X11PluginUI (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi, boost::sha
 
 VST3X11PluginUI::~VST3X11PluginUI ()
 {
+	assert (_view_realized);
+	_vst3->close_view ();
 }
 
 void