diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py
index 3f8ee7578..c7a793ab5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webpage.py
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ class BrowserPage(QWebPage):
             # pylint: disable=invalid-name
             self.javaScriptPrompt = self._javascript_prompt
 
-    def shutdown(self,):
-        """Shutdown the page."""
-        self._networkmanager.abort_requests()
-        self._networkmanager.destroyed.connect(self.deleteLater)
-        self._networkmanager.deleteLater()
-
     def _javascript_prompt(self, _frame, msg, default):
         """Override javaScriptPrompt to use the statusbar.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py b/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py
index 20f47f8b2..ed29a29b5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/network/networkmanager.py
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ class NetworkManager(QNetworkAccessManager):
             authenticator.setUser(user)
             authenticator.setPassword(password)
 
-    def abort_requests(self):
+    def shutdown(self):
         """Abort all running requests."""
+        self.setNetworkAccessible(QNetworkAccessManager.NotAccessible)
         for request in self._requests:
             request.abort()
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py
index 774793624..3db6f5738 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/tabbedbrowser.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from functools import partial
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QSizePolicy
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, QSize
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
-from PyQt5.QtWebKit import QWebSettings
 
 import qutebrowser.config.config as config
 import qutebrowser.commands.utils as cmdutils
@@ -262,14 +261,7 @@ class TabbedBrowser(TabWidget):
         if not url.isEmpty():
             qt_ensure_valid(url)
             self.url_stack.append(url)
-        # We disable javascript/plugins because that prevents some segfaults
-        # when quitting it seems.
-        settings = tab.settings()
-        settings.setAttribute(QWebSettings.JavascriptEnabled, False)
-        settings.setAttribute(QWebSettings.JavaEnabled, False)
-        settings.setAttribute(QWebSettings.PluginsEnabled, False)
-        tab.blockSignals(True)
-        tab.stop()
+        tab.shutdown()
         self._tabs.remove(tab)
         self.removeTab(idx)
         tab.deleteLater()
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
index f70c6cc79..ccb725fda 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/webview.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, Qt, QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from PyQt5.QtWebKit import QWebSettings
 from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import QWebView, QWebPage
 
 import qutebrowser.config.config as config
@@ -121,13 +122,6 @@ class WebView(QWebView):
         url = self.url().toDisplayString()
         return "WebView(url='{}')".format(elide(url, 50))
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        # Explicitely releasing the page here seems to prevent some segfaults
-        # when quitting.
-        # Copied from:
-        # https://code.google.com/p/webscraping/source/browse/webkit.py#325
-        self.setPage(None)
-
     @property
     def open_target(self):
         """Getter for open_target so we can define a setter."""
@@ -274,6 +268,22 @@ class WebView(QWebView):
             self.open_target = ClickTarget.normal
             log.mouse.debug("Normal click, setting normal target")
 
+    def shutdown(self):
+        """Shut down the webview."""
+        # We disable javascript because that prevents some segfaults when
+        # quitting it seems.
+        settings = self.settings()
+        settings.setAttribute(QWebSettings.JavascriptEnabled, False)
+        self.stop()
+        nam = self.page().networkAccessManager()
+        # Explicitely releasing the page here seems to prevent some segfaults
+        # when quitting.
+        # Copied from:
+        # https://code.google.com/p/webscraping/source/browse/webkit.py#325
+        self.setPage(None)
+        nam.shutdown()
+        del nam
+
     def openurl(self, url):
         """Open a URL in the browser.