diff --git a/administrator/components/com_modules/View/Positions/Html.php b/administrator/components/com_modules/View/Positions/Html.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d84f0592af2c6..0000000000000
--- a/administrator/components/com_modules/View/Positions/Html.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Administrator
- * @subpackage  com_modules
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-namespace Joomla\Component\Modules\Administrator\View\Positions;
-
-// @deprecated  4.0 without replacement only used in hathor
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-
-use Joomla\CMS\View\HtmlView;
-
-/**
- * View Module positions class.
- * 
- * @since  1.6
- */
-class Html extends HtmlView
-{
-	/**
-	 * An array of items
-	 *
-	 * @var  array
-	 */
-	protected $items;
-
-	/**
-	 * The pagination object
-	 *
-	 * @var  \JPagination
-	 */
-	protected $pagination;
-
-	/**
-	 * The model state
-	 *
-	 * @var  \JObject
-	 */
-	protected $state;
-
-	/**
-	 * Display the view
-	 *
-	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
-	 *
-	 * @return  void
-	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
-	{
-		$this->items      = $this->get('Items');
-		$this->pagination = $this->get('Pagination');
-		$this->state      = $this->get('State');
-
-		// Check for errors.
-		if (count($errors = $this->get('Errors')))
-		{
-			throw new \JViewGenericdataexception(implode("\n", $errors), 500);
-		}
-
-		parent::display($tpl);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_modules/View/Preview/Html.php b/administrator/components/com_modules/View/Preview/Html.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b2c1f24c5ba6..0000000000000
--- a/administrator/components/com_modules/View/Preview/Html.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Administrator
- * @subpackage  com_modules
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-namespace Joomla\Component\Modules\Administrator\View\Preview;
-
-// @deprecated  4.0 not used for a long time
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-
-use Joomla\CMS\Editor\Editor;
-use Joomla\CMS\View\HtmlView;
-
-/**
- * HTML View class for the Modules component
- *
- * @since  1.6
- */
-class Html extends HtmlView
-{
-	/**
-	 * The editor instance
-	 *
-	 * @var  Editor
-	 */
-	protected $editor;
-
-	/**
-	 * Display the view
-	 *
-	 * @param   string  $tpl  The name of the template file to parse; automatically searches through the template paths.
-	 *
-	 * @return  void
-	 */
-	public function display($tpl = null)
-	{
-		$editor = \JFactory::getConfig()->get('editor');
-
-		$this->editor = Editor::getInstance($editor);
-
-		parent::display($tpl);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_modules/tmpl/positions/modal.php b/administrator/components/com_modules/tmpl/positions/modal.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e42945e6276a..0000000000000
--- a/administrator/components/com_modules/tmpl/positions/modal.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Administrator
- * @subpackage  com_modules
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-
-// @deprecated  4.0 without replacement only used in hathor
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-
-JHtml::addIncludePath(JPATH_COMPONENT . '/helpers/html');
-
-
-
-$function  = JFactory::getApplication()->input->getCmd('function', 'jSelectPosition');
-$lang      = JFactory::getLanguage();
-$ordering  = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.ordering'));
-$direction = $this->escape($this->state->get('list.direction'));
-$clientId  = $this->state->get('client_id');
-$state     = $this->state->get('filter.state');
-$template  = $this->state->get('filter.template');
-$type      = $this->state->get('filter.type');
-?>
-<form action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_modules&view=positions&layout=modal&tmpl=component&function=' . $function . '&client_id=' . $clientId); ?>" method="post" name="adminForm" id="adminForm">
-	<fieldset class="filter clearfix">
-		<div class="left">
-			<label for="filter_search">
-				<?php echo JText::_('JSEARCH_FILTER_LABEL'); ?>
-			</label>
-			<input type="text" name="filter_search" id="filter_search" value="<?php echo $this->escape($this->state->get('filter.search')); ?>" size="30" title="<?php echo JText::_('COM_MODULES_FILTER_SEARCH_DESC'); ?>">
-
-			<button type="submit">
-				<?php echo JText::_('JSEARCH_FILTER_SUBMIT'); ?></button>
-			<button type="button" onclick="document.getElementById('filter_search').value='';this.form.submit();">
-				<?php echo JText::_('JSEARCH_FILTER_CLEAR'); ?></button>
-		</div>
-
-		<div class="right">
-			<select class="custom-select" name="filter_state" onchange="this.form.submit()">
-				<option value=""><?php echo JText::_('JOPTION_SELECT_PUBLISHED'); ?></option>
-				<?php echo JHtml::_('select.options', JHtml::_('modules.templateStates'), 'value', 'text', $state, true); ?>
-			</select>
-
-			<select class="custom-select" name="filter_type" onchange="this.form.submit()">
-				<option value=""><?php echo JText::_('COM_MODULES_OPTION_SELECT_TYPE'); ?></option>
-				<?php echo JHtml::_('select.options', JHtml::_('modules.types'), 'value', 'text', $type, true); ?>
-			</select>
-
-			<select class="custom-select" name="filter_template" onchange="this.form.submit()">
-				<option value=""><?php echo JText::_('JOPTION_SELECT_TEMPLATE'); ?></option>
-				<?php echo JHtml::_('select.options', JHtml::_('modules.templates', $clientId), 'value', 'text', $template, true); ?>
-			</select>
-		</div>
-	</fieldset>
-
-	<table class="adminlist">
-		<thead>
-			<tr>
-				<th class="title" style="width:20%">
-					<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'JGLOBAL_TITLE', 'value', $direction, $ordering); ?>
-				</th>
-				<th>
-					<?php echo JHtml::_('grid.sort', 'COM_MODULES_HEADING_TEMPLATES', 'templates', $direction, $ordering); ?>
-				</th>
-			</tr>
-		</thead>
-		<tfoot>
-			<tr>
-				<td colspan="15">
-					<?php echo $this->pagination->getListFooter(); ?>
-				</td>
-			</tr>
-		</tfoot>
-		<tbody>
-		<?php $i = 1; foreach ($this->items as $value => $templates) : ?>
-			<tr class="row<?php echo $i = 1 - $i; ?>">
-				<td>
-					<a class="pointer" onclick="if (window.parent) window.parent.<?php echo $function; ?>('<?php echo $value; ?>');"><?php echo $this->escape($value); ?></a>
-				</td>
-				<td>
-					<?php if (!empty($templates)) : ?>
-					<a class="pointer" onclick="if (window.parent) window.parent.<?php echo $function; ?>('<?php echo $value; ?>');">
-						<ul>
-						<?php foreach ($templates as $template => $label) : ?>
-							<li><?php echo $lang->hasKey($label) ? JText::sprintf('COM_MODULES_MODULE_TEMPLATE_POSITION', JText::_($template), JText::_($label)) : JText::_($template); ?></li>
-						<?php endforeach; ?>
-						</ul>
-					</a>
-					<?php endif; ?>
-				</td>
-			</tr>
-			<?php endforeach; ?>
-		</tbody>
-	</table>
-
-	<div>
-		<input type="hidden" name="task" value="">
-		<input type="hidden" name="boxchecked" value="0">
-		<input type="hidden" name="filter_order" value="<?php echo $ordering; ?>">
-		<input type="hidden" name="filter_order_Dir" value="<?php echo $direction; ?>">
-		<?php echo JHtml::_('form.token'); ?>
-	</div>
-</form>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_modules/tmpl/preview/default.php b/administrator/components/com_modules/tmpl/preview/default.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f7b3f60146f0..0000000000000
--- a/administrator/components/com_modules/tmpl/preview/default.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @package     Joomla.Administrator
- * @subpackage  com_modules
- *
- * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2005 - 2017 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
- */
-
-// @deprecated  4.0 not used for a long time
-
-defined('_JEXEC') or die;
-
-JFactory::getDocument()->addScriptDeclaration(
-	'
-	var form = window.top.document.adminForm
-	var title = form.title.value;
-	var alltext = window.top.' . $this->editor->getContent('text') . ';
-
-	jQuery(document).ready(function() {
-		document.getElementById("td-title").innerHTML = title;
-		document.getElementById("td-text").innerHTML = alltext;
-	});'
-);
-?>
-
-<table class="text-center" style="width:90%">
-	<tr>
-		<td class="contentheading" colspan="2" id="td-title"></td>
-	</tr>
-	<tr>
-		<td valign="top" height="90%" colspan="2" id="td-text"></td>
-	</tr>
-</table>