You can remove it from your list. You're right, that's how it's working. I had to wait to see if that happened, and it did. I like it.
Tonight I'm leaving the dirty dishes when I go to sleep, just to see how complete that program is. I don't think it matters that it stays open. It means when you look at your NIT in the morning, it's harder to escape (or forget) your to-do's. And it ain't that hard to close it.