diff --git a/pylib/anki/collection.py b/pylib/anki/collection.py
index 06442fe95..680b98434 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/collection.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/collection.py
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ crt=?, mod=?, scm=?, dty=?, usn=?, ls=?, conf=?""",
                 self.save(trx=False)
             if not self.server:
                 self.db.execute("pragma journal_mode = delete")
-            self.db.close()
             self.db = None
             self.backend = None
             self.media.close()
diff --git a/pylib/anki/dbproxy.py b/pylib/anki/dbproxy.py
index 5b6fa0bbf..a6ea0fec0 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/dbproxy.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/dbproxy.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
 import anki
 
-# fixme: col.close()/col.reopen() & journal_mode=delete
-
 # DBValue is actually Union[str, int, float, None], but if defined
 # that way, every call site needs to do a type check prior to using
 # the return values.
@@ -27,10 +25,6 @@ class DBProxy:
         self._path = path
         self.mod = False
 
-    def close(self) -> None:
-        # fixme
-        pass
-
     # Transactions
     ###############
 
diff --git a/pylib/tests/shared.py b/pylib/tests/shared.py
index 5294a84f0..df83eac73 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/shared.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/shared.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def getEmptyCol():
         os.close(fd)
         os.unlink(nam)
         col = aopen(nam)
-        col.db.close()
+        col.close()
         getEmptyCol.master = nam
     (fd, nam) = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".anki2")
     shutil.copy(getEmptyCol.master, nam)