diff --git a/app/src/history/diff.ts b/app/src/history/diff.ts
index f7ae20db7..55d13411d 100644
--- a/app/src/history/diff.ts
+++ b/app/src/history/diff.ts
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ export const showDiff = (ids: string) => {
             width: "80vw",
             height: "80vh",
             destroyCallback() {
-                leftEditor.destroy();
-                rightEditor.destroy();
+                leftEditor = undefined
+                rightEditor = undefined
             }
         });
         dialog.element.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
diff --git a/app/src/history/history.ts b/app/src/history/history.ts
index fcfc7ecb0..fb08e3831 100644
--- a/app/src/history/history.ts
+++ b/app/src/history/history.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ export const openHistory = () => {
         width: "80vw",
         height: "80vh",
         destroyCallback() {
-            historyEditor.destroy();
+            historyEditor = undefined;
         }
     });