diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 9116594a..b140c57e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ body:
     type: input
     validations:
       required: true
+  - id: sync-praw
+    attributes:
+      description: Does this issue also occur in `praw`?
+      label: Does this issue occur in `praw`?
+      multiple: false
+      options:
+        - "Yes"
+        - "No"
+    type: dropdown
+    validations:
+      required: true
   - id: anything-else
     attributes:
       description: Anything that will give us more context about the issue you are encountering!
diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index dc5909ff..a9a07b46 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Unreleased
 - Remove key ``reset_timestamp`` from :meth:`.limits`.
 - Remove ``SubredditMessage.mute`` and ``SubredditMessage.unmute`` methods.
 - Remove ``InboxableMixin.unblock_subreddit`` method.
+- Remove ``Reddit.close`` method. Use ``async with Reddit(...)`` instead.
 
 7.8.1 (2024/12/21)
 ------------------
diff --git a/asyncpraw/objector.py b/asyncpraw/objector.py
index bb5a4130..4369eefc 100644
--- a/asyncpraw/objector.py
+++ b/asyncpraw/objector.py
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ def parse_error(cls, data: list[Any] | dict[str, dict[str, str]]) -> RedditAPIEx
 
         """
         if isinstance(data, list):
-            # Fetching a Submission returns a list (of two items).
-            # Although it's handled manually in `Submission._fetch()`,
-            # assume it's a possibility here.
+            # Fetching a Submission returns a list (of two items). Although it's handled
+            # manually in `Submission._fetch()`, assume it's a possibility here.
             return None
 
         errors = data.get("json", {}).get("errors")
diff --git a/asyncpraw/reddit.py b/asyncpraw/reddit.py
index e6eea84a..4aa26bf7 100644
--- a/asyncpraw/reddit.py
+++ b/asyncpraw/reddit.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
     UPDATE_CHECKER_MISSING = False
 except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    update_check = None
     UPDATE_CHECKER_MISSING = True
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@
 
     import asyncprawcore
 
-    import asyncpraw
     import asyncpraw.models
 
 Comment = models.Comment
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ async def __aenter__(self):  # noqa: ANN204
 
     async def __aexit__(self, *_: object) -> None:
         """Handle the context manager close."""
-        await self.close()
+        if self._core is not None:
+            await self._core.close()
 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memodict: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> Reddit:
         """Shallow copy on deepcopy.
@@ -209,7 +210,9 @@ async def request(self, *args, **kwargs):
             await reddit.close()
 
         """
-        self._core = self._authorized_core = self._read_only_core = None
+        self._core: asyncprawcore.Session | None = None
+        self._authorized_core: asyncprawcore.Session | None = None
+        self._read_only_core: asyncprawcore.Session | None = None
         self._objector: Objector
         self._unique_counter = 0
 
@@ -243,7 +246,7 @@ async def request(self, *args, **kwargs):
             raise MissingRequiredAttributeException(msg)
         self._check_for_update()
         self._prepare_objector()
-        self.requestor = self._prepare_asyncprawcore(requestor_class=requestor_class, requestor_kwargs=requestor_kwargs)
+        self._prepare_asyncprawcore(requestor_class=requestor_class, requestor_kwargs=requestor_kwargs)
 
         self.auth = models.Auth(self, None)
         """An instance of :class:`.Auth`.
@@ -500,7 +503,7 @@ def _prepare_asyncprawcore(
         *,
         requestor_class: type[Requestor] | None = None,
         requestor_kwargs: Any | None = None,
-    ) -> Requestor:
+    ) -> None:
         requestor_class = requestor_class or Requestor
         requestor_kwargs = requestor_kwargs or {}
 
@@ -516,8 +519,6 @@ def _prepare_asyncprawcore(
         else:
             self._prepare_untrusted_asyncprawcore(requestor)
 
-        return requestor
-
     def _prepare_common_authorizer(self, authenticator: asyncprawcore.auth.BaseAuthenticator) -> None:
         if self.config.refresh_token:
             authorizer = Authorizer(authenticator, refresh_token=self.config.refresh_token)
@@ -608,10 +609,6 @@ async def _resolve_share_url(self, url: str) -> str:
                 return e.response.headers.get("location")
         return url
 
-    async def close(self) -> None:
-        """Close the requestor."""
-        await self.requestor.close()
-
     async def comment(
         self,
         id: str | None = None,
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_config.py b/tests/unit/test_config.py
index 033cca1c..acc02419 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_config.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 
-from unittest import mock
-
 from asyncpraw.config import Config
 from asyncpraw.exceptions import ClientException