diff --git a/code/dialog.js b/code/dialog.js
index 9a60da68..1b5a31ac 100644
--- a/code/dialog.js
+++ b/code/dialog.js
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ window.dialog = function(options) {
   // Close out existing dialogs.
   if(window.DIALOGS[id]) {
     try {
-      $(window.DIALOGS[id]).dialog('close');
+      var selector = $(window.DIALOGS[id]);
+      selector.dialog('close');
+      selector.remove();
     } catch(err) {
       console.log('window.dialog: Tried to close nonexistent dialog ' + id);
     }