diff --git a/source b/source
index dffcc9efcd2..031351cd938 100644
--- a/source
+++ b/source
@@ -59316,7 +59316,8 @@ fur
      <li><p>Otherwise, if <var>submitter</var> has a <span data-x="concept-fe-value">value</span>,
      then set <var>result</var> to that <span data-x="concept-fe-value">value</span>.</p></li>
 
-     <li><p><span>Close the dialog</span> <var>subject</var> with <var>result</var>.</p></li>
+     <li><p><span>Close the dialog with attribute changes</span> given <var>subject</var> and
+     <var>result</var>.</p></li>
 
      <li><p>Return.</p></li>
     </ol>
@@ -61051,26 +61052,19 @@ interface <dfn interface>HTMLDialogElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> {
 
   </div>
 
-  <div class="note" id="note-dialog-remove-open-attribute">
-   <p>Removing the <code data-x="attr-dialog-open">open</code> attribute will usually hide the
-   dialog. However, doing so has a number of strange additional consequences:
-
-   <ul>
-    <li><p>The <code data-x="event-close">close</code> event will not be fired.</p></li>
+  <p>The following <span data-x="concept-element-attributes-change-ext">attribute change
+  steps</span>, given <var>element</var>, <var>localName</var>, <var>oldValue</var>,
+  <var>value</var>, and <var>namespace</var> are used for <code>dialog</code> elements:</p>
 
-    <li><p>The <code data-x="dom-dialog-close">close()</code> method, and any <span data-x="close
-    request">close requests</span>, will no longer be able to close the dialog.</p></li>
+  <ol>
+   <li><p>If <var>namespace</var> is not null, then return.</p></li>
 
-    <li><p>If the dialog was shown using its <code data-x="dom-dialog-showModal">showModal()</code>
-    method, the <code>Document</code> will still be <span data-x="blocked by a modal
-    dialog">blocked</span>.</p></li>
-   </ul>
+   <li><p>If <var>localName</var> is not <code data-x="attr-dialog-open">open</code>, then
+   return.</p></li>
 
-   <p>For these reasons, it is generally better to never remove the <code
-   data-x="attr-dialog-open">open</code> attribute manually. Instead, use the <code
-   data-x="dom-dialog-close">close()</code> method to close the dialog, or the <code
-   data-x="attr-hidden">hidden</code> attribute to hide it.</p>
-  </div>
+   <li><p>If <var>value</var> is null, then <span>close the dialog</span> given
+   <var>element</var> and null.</p></li>
+  </ol>
 
   <p>The <code data-x="attr-tabindex">tabindex</code> attribute must not be specified on
   <code>dialog</code> elements.</p>
@@ -61257,11 +61251,12 @@ interface <dfn interface>HTMLDialogElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> {
   <ol>
    <li><p>If <var>returnValue</var> is not given, then set it to null.</p></li>
 
-   <li><p><span>Close the dialog</span> <span>this</span> with <var>returnValue</var>.</p></li>
+   <li><p><span>Close the dialog with attribute changes</span> given <span>this</span> and
+   <var>returnValue</var>.</p></li>
   </ol>
 
-  <p>When a <code>dialog</code> element <var>subject</var> is to be <dfn data-x="close the
-  dialog">closed</dfn>, with null or a string <var>result</var>, run these steps:</p>
+  <p>To <dfn>close the dialog with attribute changes</dfn> given a <code>dialog</code> element
+  <var>subject</var> and a string or null <var>result</var>:</p>
 
   <ol>
    <li><p>If <var>subject</var> does not have an <code data-x="attr-dialog-open">open</code>
@@ -61270,6 +61265,13 @@ interface <dfn interface>HTMLDialogElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> {
    <li><p>Remove <var>subject</var>'s <code data-x="attr-dialog-open">open</code>
    attribute.</p></li>
 
+   <li><p>Run <span>close the dialog</span> given <var>subject</var> and <var>result</var>.</p></li>
+  </ol>
+
+  <p>To <dfn>close the dialog</dfn> given a <code>dialog</code> element <var>subject</var> and a
+  string or null <var>result</var>:</p>
+
+  <ol>
    <li><p>If the <span>is modal</span> flag of <var>subject</var> is true, then <span>request an
    element to be removed from the top layer</span> given <var>subject</var>.</p></li>
 
@@ -61332,11 +61334,7 @@ interface <dfn interface>HTMLDialogElement</dfn> : <span>HTMLElement</span> {
     <li><p>Hiding a dialog is different from closing one. Closing a dialog gives it a return value,
     fires an event, unblocks the page for other dialogs, and so on. Whereas hiding a dialog is a
     purely visual property, and is something you can already do with the <code
-    data-x="attr-hidden">hidden</code> attribute or by removing the <code
-    data-x="attr-dialog-open">open</code> attribute. (See also the <a
-    href="#note-dialog-remove-open-attribute">note above</a> about removing the <code
-    data-x="attr-dialog-open">open</code> attribute, and how hiding the dialog in that way is
-    generally not desired.)</p></li>
+    data-x="attr-hidden">hidden</code> attribute.</p></li>
 
     <li><p>Showing a dialog is different from opening one. Opening a dialog consists of creating
     and showing that dialog (similar to how <code data-x="dom-open">window.open()</code> both