jQuery selector for select option not working in ie?

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The problem in IE is not with the selector but with hiding the option as unfortunately this method is not available in IE.

There are two workarounds that you may try to accommodate for the absence of this feature:

1. Use the detach() function within jquery and utilize and add the option back using the append() function.
2. Add the disabled attribute on the option: disabled="disabled".

I have shown both here: Live Demo