diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
index fd8d89e49c..dd06f2a615 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
@@ -236,19 +236,21 @@ class View:
         self.show_content_popup()
         self.content_popup_overlay.show_footnote(data)
 
-    def show_chrome(self):
+    def hide_overlays(self):
+        self.overlay.hide()
         self.search_overlay.hide()
         self.content_popup_overlay.hide()
+
+    def show_chrome(self):
+        self.hide_overlays()
         self.overlay.show()
 
     def show_search(self):
-        self.overlay.hide()
-        self.content_popup_overlay.hide()
+        self.hide_overlays()
         self.search_overlay.show()
 
     def show_content_popup(self):
-        self.overlay.hide()
-        self.search_overlay.hide()
+        self.hide_overlays()
         self.content_popup_overlay.show()
 
     def set_margins(self):
@@ -398,11 +400,6 @@ class View:
                 cfi =  '/' + rest
         return name, cfi
 
-    def hide_overlays(self):
-        self.overlay.hide()
-        self.search_overlay.hide()
-        self.content_popup_overlay.hide()
-
     def display_book(self, book):
         self.hide_overlays()
         is_current_book = self.book and self.book.key == book.key