diff --git a/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml b/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml
index 9e1fcbc1..badb7bc0 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_ask.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
       .modal-header
         %h5.modal-title#modal-ask-followers-label= t(".title")
         %button.btn-close{ data: { dismiss: :modal }, type: :button }
-          %span{ aria: { hidden: true } } ×
           %span.visually-hidden= t("voc.close")
       .modal-body
         .form-group.has-feedback
diff --git a/app/views/modal/_ban.html.haml b/app/views/modal/_ban.html.haml
index b598b316..39145b1d 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_ban.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_ban.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
         %h5.modal-title#modal-ban-label
           = t '.title'
         %button.btn-close{ data: { dismiss: :modal }, type: :button }
-          %span{ aria: { hidden: true } } ×
           %span.visually-hidden= t("voc.close")
       = bootstrap_form_tag(url: '/mod/ban', html: { method: :post, novalidate: :novalidate }) do |f|
         = f.hidden_field :user, value: user.screen_name
diff --git a/app/views/modal/_comment_smiles.html.haml b/app/views/modal/_comment_smiles.html.haml
index af18b5de..69b14037 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_comment_smiles.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_comment_smiles.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
       .modal-header
         %h5.modal-title#modal-commentsmile-label= t(".title")
         %button.btn-close{ data: { dismiss: :modal }, type: :button }
-          %span{ aria: { hidden: true } } ×
           %span.visually-hidden Close
       .modal-body
         - if comment.smiles.all.count.zero?
diff --git a/app/views/modal/_list.html.haml b/app/views/modal/_list.html.haml
index 6568d98d..05ae2499 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_list.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_list.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
       .modal-header
         %h5.modal-title#modal-list-memberships-label= t(".title")
         %button.btn-close{ data: { dismiss: :modal }, type: :button }
-          %span{ aria: { hidden: true } } ×
           %span.visually-hidden= t("voc.close")
       %div{ role: :tabpanel }
         %ul.nav.nav-tabs.mt-1{ role: :tablist }
diff --git a/app/views/modal/_password.html.haml b/app/views/modal/_password.html.haml
index 720fc582..0b107e1d 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_password.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_password.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
       .modal-header
         %h5.modal-title#modal-passwd-label= t(".title")
         %button.btn-close{ data: { dismiss: :modal }, type: :button }
-          %span{ aria: { hidden: true } } ×
           %span.visually-hidden= t("voc.close")
       .modal-body
         = f.password_field :current_password, autocomplete: "current-password"
diff --git a/app/views/modal/_privileges.html.haml b/app/views/modal/_privileges.html.haml
index 7dba5684..32a952f5 100644
--- a/app/views/modal/_privileges.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/modal/_privileges.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
         %h5.modal-title#modal-privileges-label
           = t(".title", user: user.screen_name)
         %button.btn-close{ data: { dismiss: :modal }, type: :button }
-          %span{ aria: { hidden: true } } ×
           %span.visually-hidden= t("voc.close")
       %ul.list-group
         - if current_user.has_cached_role?(:administrator)