diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index e08cdbe..b510bf9 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -437,10 +437,6 @@
 	return;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
-    if (usingNetbeans)
-	netbeans_file_closed(buf);
-#endif
     /* Change directories when the 'acd' option is set. */
     DO_AUTOCHDIR
 
@@ -639,6 +635,10 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_SIGNS
     buf_delete_signs(buf);		/* delete any signs */
 #endif
+#ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
+    if (usingNetbeans)
+        netbeans_file_killed(buf);
+#endif
 #ifdef FEAT_LOCALMAP
     map_clear_int(buf, MAP_ALL_MODES, TRUE, FALSE);  /* clear local mappings */
     map_clear_int(buf, MAP_ALL_MODES, TRUE, TRUE);   /* clear local abbrevs */
@@ -815,9 +815,6 @@
     int		bnr;		/* buffer number */
     char_u	*p;
 
-#ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
-    netbeansCloseFile = 1;
-#endif
     if (addr_count == 0)
     {
 	(void)do_buffer(command, DOBUF_CURRENT, FORWARD, 0, forceit);
@@ -912,9 +909,6 @@
 	}
     }
 
-#ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
-    netbeansCloseFile = 0;
-#endif
 
     return errormsg;
 }
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index e26a317..2125f4a 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1340,7 +1340,6 @@
 
 #ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
 EXTERN char *netbeansArg INIT(= NULL);	/* the -nb[:host:port:passwd] arg */
-EXTERN int netbeansCloseFile INIT(= 0);	/* send killed if != 0 */
 EXTERN int netbeansFireChanges INIT(= 1); /* send buffer changes if != 0 */
 EXTERN int netbeansForcedQuit INIT(= 0);/* don't write modified files */
 EXTERN int netbeansReadFile INIT(= 1);	/* OK to read from disk if != 0 */
diff --git a/src/netbeans.c b/src/netbeans.c
index 6730176..5fc42f2 100644
--- a/src/netbeans.c
+++ b/src/netbeans.c
@@ -2921,44 +2921,26 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Tell netbeans a file was closed.
+ * Tell netbeans that a file was deleted or wiped out.
  */
     void
-netbeans_file_closed(buf_T *bufp)
+netbeans_file_killed(buf_T *bufp)
 {
     int		bufno = nb_getbufno(bufp);
     nbbuf_T	*nbbuf = nb_get_buf(bufno);
     char	buffer[2*MAXPATHL];
 
-    if (!haveConnection || bufno < 0)
+    if (!haveConnection || bufno == -1)
 	return;
 
-    if (!netbeansCloseFile)
-    {
-	nbdebug(("Ignoring file_closed for %s. File was closed from IDE\n",
-		    bufp->b_ffname));
-	return;
-    }
-
-    nbdebug(("netbeans_file_closed:\n"));
-    nbdebug(("    Closing bufno: %d", bufno));
-    if (curbuf != NULL && curbuf != bufp)
-    {
-	nbdebug(("    Curbuf bufno:  %d\n", nb_getbufno(curbuf)));
-    }
-    else if (curbuf == bufp)
-    {
-	nbdebug(("    curbuf == bufp\n"));
-    }
-
-    if (bufno <= 0)
-	return;
+    nbdebug(("netbeans_file_killed:\n"));
+    nbdebug(("    Killing bufno: %d", bufno));
 
     sprintf(buffer, "%d:killed=%d\n", bufno, r_cmdno);
 
     nbdebug(("EVT: %s", buffer));
 
-    nb_send(buffer, "netbeans_file_closed");
+    nb_send(buffer, "netbeans_file_killed");
 
     if (nbbuf != NULL)
 	nbbuf->bufp = NULL;
diff --git a/src/proto/netbeans.pro b/src/proto/netbeans.pro
index eeb9f1b..bb1a1b5 100644
--- a/src/proto/netbeans.pro
+++ b/src/proto/netbeans.pro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 void netbeans_frame_moved __ARGS((int new_x, int new_y));
 void netbeans_file_activated __ARGS((buf_T *bufp));
 void netbeans_file_opened __ARGS((buf_T *bufp));
-void netbeans_file_closed __ARGS((buf_T *bufp));
+void netbeans_file_killed __ARGS((buf_T *bufp));
 void netbeans_inserted __ARGS((buf_T *bufp, linenr_T linenr, colnr_T col, char_u *txt, int newlen));
 void netbeans_removed __ARGS((buf_T *bufp, linenr_T linenr, colnr_T col, long len));
 void netbeans_unmodified __ARGS((buf_T *bufp));
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d6d660e..3949b9a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    79,
+/**/
     78,
 /**/
     77,