diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 3c345e4b3b..15f44a99d5 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -1593,7 +1593,8 @@ class _GerritChangelistImpl(_ChangelistCodereviewBase):
     raise NotImplementedError()
 
   def CloseIssue(self):
-    gerrit_util.AbandonChange(self._GetGerritHost(), self.GetIssue(), msg='')
+    # TODO(tandrii)
+    raise NotImplementedError()
 
 
 class ChangeDescription(object):