diff --git a/www/InAppBrowser.js b/www/InAppBrowser.js
index 3fe9261..ebcfa24 100644
--- a/www/InAppBrowser.js
+++ b/www/InAppBrowser.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ function InAppBrowser() {
         'loaderror' : channel.create('loaderror'),
         'exit' : channel.create('exit')
    };
-   this._alive = true;
 }
 
 InAppBrowser.prototype = {
@@ -41,10 +40,7 @@ InAppBrowser.prototype = {
         }
     },
     close: function (eventname) {
-        if (this._alive) {
-            this._alive = false;
-            exec(null, null, "InAppBrowser", "close", []);
-        }
+        exec(null, null, "InAppBrowser", "close", []);
     },
     show: function (eventname) {
       exec(null, null, "InAppBrowser", "show", []);