diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py b/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
index f5a2cce00..521ea339f 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/addcards.py
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ question or answer on all cards."""), parent=self)
 
     def reject(self):
         if self.onClose():
+            self.modelChooser.deinit()
             QDialog.reject(self)
 
     def onClose(self):
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
index 0c7bb89da..42e58322a 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/cardlist.py
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ class ChangeModelDialog(QDialog):
 
     def reject(self):
         self.parent.deck.currentModel = self.origModel
+        self.modelChooser.deinit()
         return QDialog.reject(self)
 
     def accept(self):
@@ -1269,6 +1270,7 @@ class ChangeModelDialog(QDialog):
         if self.targetModel == self.oldModel:
             self.ret = (self.targetModel, None, cmap)
             return QDialog.accept(self)
+        self.modelChooser.deinit()
         self.ret = (self.targetModel, fmap, cmap)
         return QDialog.accept(self)
 
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/displayproperties.py b/ankiqt/ui/displayproperties.py
index 8f75f337e..8067eb8e1 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/displayproperties.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/displayproperties.py
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ class DisplayProperties(QDialog):
 
     def reject(self):
         ui.dialogs.close("DisplayProperties")
+        self.modelChooser.deinit()
         QDialog.reject(self)
 
     def onHelp(self):
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/importing.py b/ankiqt/ui/importing.py
index 90e7ce27f..19f36bbfc 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/importing.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/importing.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class ImportDialog(QDialog):
             # this fixes a strange bug in sqlite
             self.parent.deck.s.all("pragma integrity_check")
         self.parent.reset()
+        self.modelChooser.deinit()
 
     def setupMappingFrame(self):
         # qt seems to have a bug with adding/removing from a grid, so we add
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/modelchooser.py b/ankiqt/ui/modelchooser.py
index 6e902232e..cac4c00ee 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/modelchooser.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/modelchooser.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class ModelChooser(QHBoxLayout):
             self.drawCardModels()
         addHook('guiReset', self.onModelEdited)
 
+    def deinit(self):
+        removeHook('guiReset', self.onModelEdited)
+
     def show(self):
         for i in range(self.count()):
             self.itemAt(i).widget().show()