diff --git a/examples/python/pincell_depletion/restart_depletion.py b/examples/python/pincell_depletion/restart_depletion.py
index d96fe156c..a99565235 100644
--- a/examples/python/pincell_depletion/restart_depletion.py
+++ b/examples/python/pincell_depletion/restart_depletion.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ sp = openmc.StatePoint(statepoint)
 geometry = sp.summary.geometry
 
 # Close statepoint and summary files to be able to write over them
-sp.exit()
+sp.close()
 
 # Load previous depletion results
 previous_results = openmc.deplete.ResultsList("depletion_results.h5")
diff --git a/openmc/statepoint.py b/openmc/statepoint.py
index 03f53bbb0..fcc076b94 100644
--- a/openmc/statepoint.py
+++ b/openmc/statepoint.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class StatePoint(object):
         if self._summary is not None:
             self._summary._f.close()
 
-    def exit(self):
+    def close(self):
         self.__exit__()
 
     @property