diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index 9796ed83..e1d1bf1f 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ public class CordovaWebView extends WebView {
     {
         // Send destroy event to JavaScript
     	// Since baseUrl is set in loadUrlIntoView, if user hit Back button before loadUrl was called, we'll get an NPE on baseUrl (CB-2458)
-        this.loadUrlIntoView("javascript:try{cordova.require('cordova/channel').onDestroy.fire();}catch(e){console.log('exception firing destroy event from native');};");
+        this.loadUrl("javascript:try{cordova.require('cordova/channel').onDestroy.fire();}catch(e){console.log('exception firing destroy event from native');};");
 
         // Load blank page so that JavaScript onunload is called
         this.loadUrl("about:blank");