2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index 33deb45..ea3a5d9 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@ class ModifiedInterpreter(InteractiveInterpreter):
 
     def kill_subprocess(self):
         try:
+            self.rpcclt.listening_sock.close()
+        except AttributeError:  # no socket
+            pass
+        try:
             self.rpcclt.close()
         except AttributeError:  # no socket
             pass
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/rpc.py b/Lib/idlelib/rpc.py
index ddb36bd..def4394 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/rpc.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/rpc.py
@@ -534,10 +534,6 @@ class RPCClient(SocketIO):
     def get_remote_proxy(self, oid):
         return RPCProxy(self, oid)
 
-    def close(self):
-        self.listening_sock.close()
-        SocketIO.close(self)
-
 class RPCProxy(object):
 
     __methods = None