diff --git a/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php b/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php
index 83a553258e063..3166580a19357 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/html/bootstrap.php
@@ -256,36 +256,12 @@ public static function framework($debug = null)
 	 * @return  void
 	 *
 	 * @since   3.0
-	 * @deprecated  4.0  Unused, JS Not working
+	 * @deprecated  4.0  This method was used by the old renderModal() implementation.
+	 *                   Since the new implementation it is unneeded and the broken JS it was injecting could create issues
+	 *                   As a case, please see: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/6918
 	 */
 	public static function modal($selector = 'modal', $params = array())
 	{
-		$sig = md5(serialize(array($selector, $params)));
-
-		if (!isset(static::$loaded[__METHOD__][$sig]))
-		{
-			// Include Bootstrap framework
-			static::framework();
-
-			// Setup options object
-			$opt['backdrop'] = isset($params['backdrop']) ? (boolean) $params['backdrop'] : true;
-			$opt['keyboard'] = isset($params['keyboard']) ? (boolean) $params['keyboard'] : true;
-			$opt['show']     = isset($params['show']) ? (boolean) $params['show'] : true;
-			$opt['remote']   = isset($params['remote']) ?  $params['remote'] : '';
-
-			$options = JHtml::getJSObject($opt);
-
-			// Attach the modal to document
-			JFactory::getDocument()->addScriptDeclaration(
-				"(function($){
-					$('#$selector').modal($options);
-					})(jQuery);"
-			);
-
-			// Set static array
-			static::$loaded[__METHOD__][$sig] = true;
-		}
-
 		return;
 	}