diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
index 6b94112c..d960a396 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class Extractor():
     browser = None
     root = ""
     test = None
-    finalize = None
     request_interval = 0.0
     request_interval_min = 0.0
     request_timestamp = 0.0
@@ -66,6 +65,9 @@ class Extractor():
         self._init()
         self.initialize = util.noop
 
+    def finalize(self):
+        pass
+
     def items(self):
         yield Message.Version, 1
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
index 561941ce..5068ebad 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@ class InstagramUserExtractor(InstagramExtractor):
     def initialize(self):
         pass
 
+    def finalize(self):
+        pass
+
     def items(self):
         base = "{}/{}/".format(self.root, self.item)
         stories = "{}/stories/{}/".format(self.root, self.item)
diff --git a/gallery_dl/job.py b/gallery_dl/job.py
index 2ea8feb7..f169788e 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/job.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/job.py
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ class Job():
                 log.info("No results for %s", extractor.url)
         finally:
             self.handle_finalize()
-            if extractor.finalize:
-                extractor.finalize()
+            extractor.finalize()
 
         return self.status
 
diff --git a/test/test_extractor.py b/test/test_extractor.py
index e3286647..67d55b06 100644
--- a/test/test_extractor.py
+++ b/test/test_extractor.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class TestExtractorModule(unittest.TestCase):
             for test in cls._get_tests():
                 extr = cls.from_url(test[0])
                 extr.initialize()
+                extr.finalize()
                 break
 
     def test_docstrings(self):