diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f2c2a525e..46518c1d5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/async": {
-      "version": "2.6.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-2.6.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zflvls11DCy+dQWzTW2dzuilv8Z5X/pjfmZOWba6TNIVDm+2UDaJmXSOXlasHKfNBs8oo3M0aT50fDEWfKZjXg==",
+      "version": "2.6.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-2.6.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mzo5dfJYwAn29PeiJ0zvwTo04zj8HDJj0Mn8TD7sno7q12prdbnasKJHhkm2c1LgrhlJ0teaea8860oxi51mGA==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "lodash": "^4.17.14"
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@
     "node_modules/istanbul/node_modules/async": {
       "version": "1.5.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-1.5.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-7GphrlZIDAw8skHJVhjiCJL5Zyo=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nSVgobk4rv61R9PUSDtYt7mPVB2olxNR5RWJcAsH676/ef11bUZwvu7+RGYrYauVdDPcO519v68wRhXQtxsV9w==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/istanbul/node_modules/esprima": {
@@ -2502,9 +2502,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
@@ -4066,9 +4066,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "async": {
-      "version": "2.6.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-2.6.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zflvls11DCy+dQWzTW2dzuilv8Z5X/pjfmZOWba6TNIVDm+2UDaJmXSOXlasHKfNBs8oo3M0aT50fDEWfKZjXg==",
+      "version": "2.6.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-2.6.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mzo5dfJYwAn29PeiJ0zvwTo04zj8HDJj0Mn8TD7sno7q12prdbnasKJHhkm2c1LgrhlJ0teaea8860oxi51mGA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "lodash": "^4.17.14"
@@ -5321,7 +5321,7 @@
         "async": {
           "version": "1.5.2",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-1.5.2.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-7GphrlZIDAw8skHJVhjiCJL5Zyo=",
+          "integrity": "sha512-nSVgobk4rv61R9PUSDtYt7mPVB2olxNR5RWJcAsH676/ef11bUZwvu7+RGYrYauVdDPcO519v68wRhXQtxsV9w==",
           "dev": true
         },
         "esprima": {
@@ -5741,9 +5741,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "minimatch": {
-      "version": "3.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
diff --git a/render/hyperscript.js b/render/hyperscript.js
index 26ff753e3..7482cba79 100644
--- a/render/hyperscript.js
+++ b/render/hyperscript.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ function execSelector(state, vnode) {
 	var className = hasClass ? attrs.class : attrs.className
 
 	vnode.tag = state.tag
-	vnode.attrs = {}
 
 	if (!isEmpty(state.attrs) && !isEmpty(attrs)) {
 		var newAttrs = {}
@@ -64,12 +63,7 @@ function execSelector(state, vnode) {
 
 	if (hasClass) attrs.class = null
 
-	for (var key in attrs) {
-		if (hasOwn.call(attrs, key) && key !== "key") {
-			vnode.attrs = attrs
-			break
-		}
-	}
+	vnode.attrs = attrs
 
 	return vnode
 }
diff --git a/render/render.js b/render/render.js
index 530313809..2b521da65 100644
--- a/render/render.js
+++ b/render/render.js
@@ -451,9 +451,6 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 		var element = vnode.dom = old.dom
 		ns = getNameSpace(vnode) || ns
 
-		if (vnode.tag === "textarea") {
-			if (vnode.attrs == null) vnode.attrs = {}
-		}
 		updateAttrs(vnode, old.attrs, vnode.attrs, ns)
 		if (!maybeSetContentEditable(vnode)) {
 			updateNodes(element, old.children, vnode.children, hooks, null, ns)
diff --git a/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js b/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js
index 59751f44a..f688ffd4d 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-hyperscript.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ o.spec("hyperscript", function() {
 			var vnode = m("div", {key:"a"})
 
 			o(vnode.tag).equals("div")
-			o(vnode.attrs).deepEquals({})
+			o(vnode.attrs).deepEquals({key:"a"})
 			o(vnode.key).equals("a")
 		})
 		o("handles many attrs", function() {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ o.spec("hyperscript", function() {
 			var vnode = m("custom-element", {key:"a"})
 
 			o(vnode.tag).equals("custom-element")
-			o(vnode.attrs).deepEquals({})
+			o(vnode.attrs).deepEquals({key:"a"})
 			o(vnode.key).equals("a")
 		})
 		o("handles many attrs", function() {