diff --git a/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-image.js b/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-image.js
index 962b6c65f0..20008ce352 100644
--- a/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-image.js
+++ b/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-image.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ define('views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-image', 'views/modal', function (Dep) {
 
     return Dep.extend({
 
-        backdrop: true,
-
         template: 'wysiwyg/modals/insert-image',
 
         events: {
diff --git a/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-link.js b/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-link.js
index b9b3f3e1c3..b9524006b8 100644
--- a/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-link.js
+++ b/client/src/views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-link.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ define('views/wysiwyg/modals/insert-link', 'views/modal', function (Dep) {
 
     return Dep.extend({
 
-        backdrop: true,
-
         template: 'wysiwyg/modals/insert-link',
 
         events: {