diff --git a/src/modal/index-nocss.js b/src/modal/index-nocss.js
index 10473fae44..ac03531079 100644
--- a/src/modal/index-nocss.js
+++ b/src/modal/index-nocss.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 require('../position/index-nocss.js');
 require('../stackedMap');
-require('../../template/modal/backdrop.html.js');
 require('../../template/modal/window.html.js');
 require('./modal');
 
 var MODULE_NAME = 'ui.bootstrap.module.modal';
 
-angular.module(MODULE_NAME, ['ui.bootstrap.modal', 'uib/template/modal/backdrop.html', 'uib/template/modal/window.html']);
+angular.module(MODULE_NAME, ['ui.bootstrap.modal', 'uib/template/modal/window.html']);
 
 module.exports = MODULE_NAME;