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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #20720 +++ The remove() method from Interface Element [ http://www.w3.org/TR/dom/#dom-childnode-remove ] is overwritten with The remove() method from Interface HTMLSelectElement [ http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-DOM-Level-1/level-one-html.html#ID-33404570 ] for the select nodes. Today, I have to use something like this: window.HTMLSelectElement && function(HTMLSelectElementPrototype) { var removeOption = HTMLSelectElementPrototype.remove; HTMLSelectElementPrototype.remove = function() { if (arguments[0] >= 0) removeOption.call(this, arguments[0]); else this.parentNode && this.parentNode.removeChild(this); }; }(window.HTMLSelectElement.prototype); It would be better to change HTMLSelectElement Interface so that without arguments it used remove method like Element Interface.
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