diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt
index 34cd6993e231..233ba7eaa125 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/AnkiActivity.kt
@@ -546,6 +546,12 @@ open class AnkiActivity : AppCompatActivity, SimpleMessageDialogListener {
         window.navigationBarColor = ThemeUtils.getThemeAttrColor(this, attr)
     }
 
+    fun closeCollectionAndFinish() {
+        Timber.i("closeCollectionAndFinish()")
+        CollectionHelper.instance.closeCollection("AnkiActivity:closeCollectionAndFinish()")
+        finish()
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val DIALOG_FRAGMENT_TAG = "dialog"
 
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/DeckPicker.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/DeckPicker.kt
index ee21425ba539..be6fc00121bc 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/DeckPicker.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/DeckPicker.kt
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ open class DeckPicker :
                     )
                 )
                 positiveButton(R.string.close) {
-                    exit()
+                    closeCollectionAndFinish()
                 }
                 cancelable(false)
             }
@@ -1656,12 +1656,6 @@ open class DeckPicker :
         }
     }
 
-    fun exit() {
-        Timber.i("exit()")
-        CollectionHelper.instance.closeCollection("DeckPicker:exit()")
-        finish()
-    }
-
     open fun handleDbError() {
         Timber.i("Displaying Database Error")
         showDatabaseErrorDialog(DatabaseErrorDialogType.DIALOG_LOAD_FAILED)
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DatabaseErrorDialog.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DatabaseErrorDialog.kt
index da9b4ef08d95..7c875c308532 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DatabaseErrorDialog.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/dialogs/DatabaseErrorDialog.kt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class DatabaseErrorDialog : AsyncDialogFragment() {
                             ?.showDatabaseErrorDialog(DIALOG_ERROR_HANDLING)
                     }
                     negativeButton(R.string.close) {
-                        exit()
+                        closeCollectionAndFinish()
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class DatabaseErrorDialog : AsyncDialogFragment() {
                         dismissAllDialogFragments()
                     }
                     neutralButton(R.string.close) {
-                        exit()
+                        closeCollectionAndFinish()
                     }
                     setActionButtonEnabled(WhichButton.NEGATIVE, (activity as DeckPicker).hasErrorFiles())
                 }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class DatabaseErrorDialog : AsyncDialogFragment() {
                 dialog.show {
                     contentNullable(message)
                     positiveButton(R.string.close) {
-                        exit()
+                        closeCollectionAndFinish()
                     }
                     cancelable(false)
                 }
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class DatabaseErrorDialog : AsyncDialogFragment() {
                     contentNullable(message)
                     icon(R.drawable.ic_warning)
                     positiveButton(R.string.close) {
-                        exit()
+                        closeCollectionAndFinish()
                     }
                     listItems(items = options, waitForPositiveButton = false) { _: MaterialDialog, index: Int, _: CharSequence ->
                         when (values[index]) {
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class DatabaseErrorDialog : AsyncDialogFragment() {
                 dialog.show {
                     contentNullable(message)
                     positiveButton(R.string.close) {
-                        exit()
+                        closeCollectionAndFinish()
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class DatabaseErrorDialog : AsyncDialogFragment() {
                         val ch = CollectionHelper.instance
                         ch.closeCollection("DatabaseErrorDialog: Before Create New Collection")
                         CollectionHelper.resetAnkiDroidDirectory(context)
-                        context.exit()
+                        context.closeCollectionAndFinish()
                     }
                     negativeButton(R.string.dialog_cancel)
                     cancelable(false)
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ class DatabaseErrorDialog : AsyncDialogFragment() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun exit() {
-        (activity as DeckPicker).exit()
+    private fun closeCollectionAndFinish() {
+        (activity as AnkiActivity).closeCollectionAndFinish()
     } // Generic message shown when a libanki task failed
 
     // The sqlite database has been corrupted (DatabaseErrorHandler.onCorrupt() was called)