diff --git a/src/Markdig/Parsers/ListBlockParser.cs b/src/Markdig/Parsers/ListBlockParser.cs
index 566f3b3d..30435d82 100644
--- a/src/Markdig/Parsers/ListBlockParser.cs
+++ b/src/Markdig/Parsers/ListBlockParser.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ namespace Markdig.Parsers
                     if (!(state.NextContinue is ListBlock))
                     {
                         list.CountAllBlankLines++;
-                        listItem.Add(new BlankLineBlock());
+                        //listItem.Add(new BlankLineBlock());
+                        //state.BeforeLines ??= new List<StringSlice>();
+                        //state.BeforeLines.Add(state.Line);
                     }
                     list.CountBlankLinesReset++;
                 }
@@ -312,48 +314,49 @@ namespace Markdig.Parsers
 
         public override bool Close(BlockProcessor processor, Block blockToClose)
         {
-            // Process only if we have blank lines
-            if (blockToClose is ListBlock listBlock && listBlock.CountAllBlankLines > 0)
-            {
-                if (listBlock.Parent is ListItemBlock parentListItemBlock &&
-                    listBlock.LastChild is ListItemBlock lastListItem &&
-                    lastListItem.LastChild is BlankLineBlock)
-                {
-                    // Inform the outer list that we have a blank line
-                    var parentList = (ListBlock)parentListItemBlock.Parent;
-
-                    parentList.CountAllBlankLines++;
-                    parentListItemBlock.Add(new BlankLineBlock());
-                }
-
-                for (int listIndex = listBlock.Count - 1; listIndex >= 0; listIndex--)
-                {
-                    var listItem = (ListItemBlock)listBlock[listIndex];
-
-                    for (int i = listItem.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-                    {
-                        if (listItem[i] is BlankLineBlock)
-                        {
-                            if (i == listItem.Count - 1 ? listIndex < listBlock.Count - 1 : i > 0)
-                            {
-                                listBlock.IsLoose = true;
-                            }
-
-                            listItem.RemoveAt(i);
-
-                            // If we have removed all blank lines, we can exit
-                            listBlock.CountAllBlankLines--;
-                            if (listBlock.CountAllBlankLines == 0)
-                            {
-                                goto done;
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-        done:
             return true;
+            //    // Process only if we have blank lines
+            //    if (blockToClose is ListBlock listBlock && listBlock.CountAllBlankLines > 0)
+            //    {
+            //        if (listBlock.Parent is ListItemBlock parentListItemBlock &&
+            //            listBlock.LastChild is ListItemBlock lastListItem &&
+            //            lastListItem.LastChild is BlankLineBlock)
+            //        {
+            //            // Inform the outer list that we have a blank line
+            //            var parentList = (ListBlock)parentListItemBlock.Parent;
+
+            //            parentList.CountAllBlankLines++;
+            //            parentListItemBlock.Add(new BlankLineBlock());
+            //        }
+
+            //        for (int listIndex = listBlock.Count - 1; listIndex >= 0; listIndex--)
+            //        {
+            //            var listItem = (ListItemBlock)listBlock[listIndex];
+
+            //            for (int i = listItem.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+            //            {
+            //                if (listItem[i] is BlankLineBlock)
+            //                {
+            //                    if (i == listItem.Count - 1 ? listIndex < listBlock.Count - 1 : i > 0)
+            //                    {
+            //                        listBlock.IsLoose = true;
+            //                    }
+
+            //                    //listItem.RemoveAt(i);
+
+            //                    // If we have removed all blank lines, we can exit
+            //                    //listBlock.CountAllBlankLines--;
+            //                    //if (listBlock.CountAllBlankLines == 0)
+            //                    //{
+            //                    //    goto done;
+            //                    //}
+            //                }
+            //            }
+            //        }
+            //    }
+
+            //done:
+            //    return true;
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/ListRenderer.cs b/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/ListRenderer.cs
index 45b6d0c4..a2ac2974 100644
--- a/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/ListRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/ListRenderer.cs
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ namespace Markdig.Renderers.Normalize
             }
             renderer.CompactParagraph = compact;
 
-            // TODO: make reusable method?
-            if (listBlock.Parent is MarkdownDocument md && md.LastChild != listBlock)
-            {
-                renderer.WriteLine();
-            }
+            //// TODO: make reusable method?
+            //if (listBlock.Parent is MarkdownDocument md && md.LastChild != listBlock)
+            //{
+            //    renderer.WriteLine();
+            //}
 
             renderer.RenderLinesAfter(listBlock);
         }
diff --git a/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/NormalizeRenderer.cs b/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/NormalizeRenderer.cs
index b83a4fa9..d5e40d07 100644
--- a/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/NormalizeRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Markdig/Renderers/Normalize/NormalizeRenderer.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Markdig.Renderers.Normalize
         {
             if (!IsLastInContainer)
             {
-                WriteLine();
+                WriteLine(); // TODO: remove this method?
             }
         }