diff --git a/src/core/worker.js b/src/core/worker.js
index 40069215c..a905efe27 100644
--- a/src/core/worker.js
+++ b/src/core/worker.js
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  AbortException, arrayByteLength, arraysToBytes, assert,
-  createPromiseCapability, info, InvalidPDFException, isNodeJS, MessageHandler,
-  MissingPDFException, PasswordException, setVerbosityLevel,
-  UnexpectedResponseException, UnknownErrorException, UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES,
-  warn, XRefParseException
+  arrayByteLength, arraysToBytes, assert, createPromiseCapability, info,
+  InvalidPDFException, isNodeJS, MessageHandler, MissingPDFException,
+  PasswordException, setVerbosityLevel, UnexpectedResponseException,
+  UnknownErrorException, UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES, warn, XRefParseException
 } from '../shared/util';
 import { LocalPdfManager, NetworkPdfManager } from './pdf_manager';
 import { Ref } from './primitives';
@@ -842,7 +841,7 @@ var WorkerMessageHandler = {
       return Promise.all(waitOn).then(function () {
         // Notice that even if we destroying handler, resolved response promise
         // must be sent back.
-        handler.close(new AbortException('Worker was terminated'));
+        handler.destroy();
         handler = null;
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/display/api.js b/src/display/api.js
index 74e9876b0..63bb9fc85 100644
--- a/src/display/api.js
+++ b/src/display/api.js
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 /* globals requirejs, __non_webpack_require__ */
 
 import {
-  AbortException, assert, createPromiseCapability, deprecated,
-  getVerbosityLevel, info, InvalidPDFException, isArrayBuffer, isSameOrigin,
-  loadJpegStream, MessageHandler, MissingPDFException, NativeImageDecoding,
-  PageViewport, PasswordException, StatTimer, stringToBytes,
-  UnexpectedResponseException, UnknownErrorException, Util, warn
+  assert, createPromiseCapability, deprecated, getVerbosityLevel, info,
+  InvalidPDFException, isArrayBuffer, isSameOrigin, loadJpegStream,
+  MessageHandler, MissingPDFException, NativeImageDecoding, PageViewport,
+  PasswordException, StatTimer, stringToBytes, UnexpectedResponseException,
+  UnknownErrorException, Util, warn
 } from '../shared/util';
 import {
   DOMCanvasFactory, DOMCMapReaderFactory, getDefaultSetting,
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ var PDFWorker = (function PDFWorkerClosure() {
           var messageHandler = new MessageHandler('main', 'worker', worker);
           var terminateEarly = () => {
             worker.removeEventListener('error', onWorkerError);
-            messageHandler.close(new Error('Worker was terminated'));
+            messageHandler.destroy();
             worker.terminate();
             if (this.destroyed) {
               this._readyCapability.reject(new Error('Worker was destroyed'));
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ var PDFWorker = (function PDFWorkerClosure() {
               });
             } else {
               this._setupFakeWorker();
-              messageHandler.close(new Error('Worker was terminated'));
+              messageHandler.destroy();
               worker.terminate();
             }
           });
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ var PDFWorker = (function PDFWorkerClosure() {
       pdfWorkerPorts.delete(this._port);
       this._port = null;
       if (this._messageHandler) {
-        this._messageHandler.close(new AbortException('Worker was destroyed'));
+        this._messageHandler.destroy();
         this._messageHandler = null;
       }
     },
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ var WorkerTransport = (function WorkerTransportClosure() {
         }
 
         if (this.messageHandler) {
-          this.messageHandler.close(new AbortException('Worker was destroyed'));
+          this.messageHandler.destroy();
           this.messageHandler = null;
         }
         this.destroyCapability.resolve();
diff --git a/src/shared/util.js b/src/shared/util.js
index ce9a50453..aa1b2e07b 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.js
+++ b/src/shared/util.js
@@ -1628,33 +1628,8 @@ MessageHandler.prototype = {
     }
   },
 
-  close(reason) {
+  destroy() {
     this.comObj.removeEventListener('message', this._onComObjOnMessage);
-
-    // Reject all promises and streams.
-    for (let i in this.callbacksCapabilities) {
-      const callbackCapability = this.callbacksCapabilities[i];
-      callbackCapability.reject(reason);
-    }
-    for (let i in this.streamSinks) {
-      const sink = this.streamSinks[i];
-      sink.sinkCapability.reject(reason);
-    }
-    for (let i in this.streamControllers) {
-      const controller = this.streamControllers[i];
-      if (!controller.isClosed) {
-        controller.controller.error(reason);
-      }
-      if (controller.startCall) {
-        controller.startCall.reject(reason);
-      }
-      if (controller.pullCall) {
-        controller.pullCall.reject(reason);
-      }
-      if (controller.cancelCall) {
-        controller.cancelCall.reject(reason);
-      }
-    }
   },
 };