diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_searchbase.py b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_searchbase.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

import unittest
from test.support import requires
-from tkinter import Tk
from tkinter.ttk import Frame
from idlelib import searchengine as se
from idlelib import searchbase as sdb
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ def test_open_and_close(self):
        # open calls create_widgets, which needs default_command
        self.dialog.default_command = None

-        # Since text parameter of .open is not used in base class,
-        # pass dummy 'text' instead of tk.Text().
-        self.dialog.open('text')
        self.assertEqual(self.dialog.top.state(), 'normal')
        self.dialog.close()
        self.assertEqual(self.dialog.top.state(), 'withdrawn')

-        self.dialog.open('text', searchphrase="hello")
        self.assertEqual(self.dialog.ent.get(), 'hello')
        self.dialog.close()


diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/searchbase.py b/Lib/idlelib/searchbase.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def open(self, text, searchphrase=None):
        else:
            self.top.deiconify()
            self.top.tkraise()
        if searchphrase:
            self.ent.delete(0,"end")
            self.ent.insert("end",searchphrase)
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ def close(self, event=None):
        "Put dialog away for later use."
        if self.top:
            self.top.grab_release()
            self.top.withdraw()

    def create_widgets(self):

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-06-07-00-17-41.bpo-37177.voU6pQ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2019-06-07-00-17-41.bpo-37177.voU6pQ.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@