diff --git a/demos/dialog/index.html b/demos/dialog/index.html
index dff73dfa18..2e40728765 100644
--- a/demos/dialog/index.html
+++ b/demos/dialog/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 <ul>
 	<li><a href="default.html">Default functionality</a></li>
 	<li><a href="animated.html">Animated dialog</a></li>
-	<li><a href="modal.html">Modal dialog</a></li>
 	<li><a href="modal-message.html">Modal message</a></li>
 	<li><a href="modal-confirmation.html">Modal confirmation</a></li>
 	<li><a href="modal-form.html">Modal form</a></li>
diff --git a/demos/dialog/modal.html b/demos/dialog/modal.html
deleted file mode 100644
index d5257c957f..0000000000
--- a/demos/dialog/modal.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<!doctype html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-	<meta charset="utf-8">
-	<title>jQuery UI Dialog - Basic modal</title>
-	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../themes/base/all.css">
-	<script src="../../jquery.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/core.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/widget.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/mouse.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/draggable.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/position.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/resizable.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/button.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../ui/dialog.js"></script>
-	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../demos.css">
-	<script>
-	$(function() {
-		$( "#dialog-modal" ).dialog({
-			height: 140,
-			modal: true
-		});
-	});
-	</script>
-</head>
-<body>
-
-<div id="dialog-modal" title="Basic modal dialog">
-	<p>Adding the modal overlay screen makes the dialog look more prominent because it dims out the page content.</p>
-</div>
-
-<p>Sed vel diam id libero <a href="http://example.com">rutrum convallis</a>. Donec aliquet leo vel magna. Phasellus rhoncus faucibus ante. Etiam bibendum, enim faucibus aliquet rhoncus, arcu felis ultricies neque, sit amet auctor elit eros a lectus.</p>
-
-<div class="demo-description">
-<p>A modal dialog prevents the user from interacting with the rest of the page until it is closed.</p>
-</div>
-</body>
-</html>
