I don’t think anyone has made that modification to Zork. You could, pretty easily. And turn off the lamp battery timer and some other features that count as annoyances in these modern (post-1990!) times.
Wasn’t someone making a modified Planetfall with similar updates? I’m sure I saw that mentioned, but I can’t find the link.
In some sense this is “ruining” the original experience, but let’s be serious – there’s plenty of Zork to enjoy without the special fun of going upstairs to leave stuff where the thief can’t steal it, and carefully turning off your lamp each time.