diff --git a/org/openslide/OpenSlide.java b/org/openslide/OpenSlide.java
index 53b8733..4f7ce26 100644
--- a/org/openslide/OpenSlide.java
+++ b/org/openslide/OpenSlide.java
@@ -188,16 +188,22 @@ public OpenSlide(File file) throws IOException {
                 hashCodeVal = canonicalFile.hashCode();
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            // dispose, we are in the constructor
-            dispose();
+            // close, we are in the constructor
+            close();
             throw e;
         }
     }
 
-    public void dispose() {
+    @Override
+    public void close() {
         errorCtx.getOsr().close();
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public void dispose() {
+        close();
+    }
+
     public int getLevelCount() {
         return levelCount;
     }
@@ -445,9 +451,4 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 
         return false;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public void close() {
-        dispose();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/org/openslide/TestCLI.java b/org/openslide/TestCLI.java
index da8ea6d..2068461 100644
--- a/org/openslide/TestCLI.java
+++ b/org/openslide/TestCLI.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
 
         long w, h;
 
-        osr.dispose();
+        osr.close();
 
         try (OpenSlideCache cache = new OpenSlideCache(64 << 20)) {
             osr = new OpenSlide(f);
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException {
         test_next_biggest(osr, 1000);
         test_next_biggest(osr, 10000);
 
-        osr.dispose();
+        osr.close();
     }
 }