diff --git a/mne/conftest.py b/mne/conftest.py
index 1859d3210ce..c91dc50b182 100644
--- a/mne/conftest.py
+++ b/mne/conftest.py
@@ -500,7 +500,10 @@ def _use_backend(backend_name, interactive):
         try:
             yield renderer
         finally:
-            renderer.backend._close_all()
+            try:  # remove when pyvista 0.35.2 patch is released
+                renderer.backend._close_all()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 
 
 def _check_skip_backend(name):
diff --git a/mne/viz/backends/renderer.py b/mne/viz/backends/renderer.py
index 17fb91e0d1f..ecade2f35eb 100644
--- a/mne/viz/backends/renderer.py
+++ b/mne/viz/backends/renderer.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def close_3d_figure(figure):
 
 def close_all_3d_figures():
     """Close all the scenes of the current 3d backend."""
-    try:
+    try:  # remove when pyvista 0.35.2 patch is released
         backend._close_all()
     except Exception:
         pass