diff --git a/templates/styleguide.html b/templates/styleguide.html
index 15d7d8ce..bf05f22b 100644
--- a/templates/styleguide.html
+++ b/templates/styleguide.html
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 
 {% block content %}
-  <div id='modalOpen' data-modal='styleguideModal'></div>
 
   {% call Modal(name='styleguideModal', dismissable=True) %}
     <h1>A modal dialog</h1>