diff --git a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts
index 8284bb23981..5a358c14fe7 100644
--- a/packages/calcite-components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts
+++ b/packages/calcite-components/src/components/modal/modal.e2e.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { E2EPage, newE2EPage } from "@stencil/core/testing";
 import { focusable, hidden, openClose, renders, slots, t9n } from "../../tests/commonTests";
 import { html } from "../../../support/formatting";
 import { CSS, SLOTS } from "./resources";
-import { GlobalTestProps, isElementFocused, newProgrammaticE2EPage, skipAnimations } from "../../tests/utils";
+import { GlobalTestProps, isElementFocused, skipAnimations } from "../../tests/utils";
 
 describe("calcite-modal", () => {
   describe("renders", () => {
@@ -241,208 +241,6 @@ describe("calcite-modal", () => {
     expect(modal.getAttribute("open")).toBe(""); // Makes sure attribute is added back
   });
 
-  describe("opening and closing behavior", () => {
-    it("opens and closes", async () => {
-      const page = await newE2EPage();
-      await page.setContent(html`<calcite-modal></calcite-modal>`);
-      const modal = await page.find("calcite-modal");
-
-      type ModalEventOrderWindow = GlobalTestProps<{ events: string[] }>;
-
-      await page.$eval("calcite-modal", (modal: HTMLCalciteModalElement) => {
-        const receivedEvents: string[] = [];
-        (window as ModalEventOrderWindow).events = receivedEvents;
-
-        ["calciteModalBeforeOpen", "calciteModalOpen", "calciteModalBeforeClose", "calciteModalClose"].forEach(
-          (eventType) => {
-            modal.addEventListener(eventType, (event) => receivedEvents.push(event.type));
-          },
-        );
-      });
-
-      const beforeOpenSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const openSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-      const beforeCloseSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeClose");
-      const closeSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalClose");
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(beforeCloseSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(closeSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-
-      expect(await modal.isVisible()).toBe(false);
-
-      const modalBeforeOpen = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const modalOpen = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-      await modal.setProperty("open", true);
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      await modalBeforeOpen;
-      await modalOpen;
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(beforeCloseSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(closeSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-
-      expect(await modal.isVisible()).toBe(true);
-
-      const modalBeforeClose = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalBeforeClose");
-      const modalClose = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalClose");
-      await modal.setProperty("open", false);
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      await modalBeforeClose;
-      await modalClose;
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(beforeCloseSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(closeSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-
-      expect(await modal.isVisible()).toBe(false);
-
-      expect(await page.evaluate(() => (window as ModalEventOrderWindow).events)).toEqual([
-        "calciteModalBeforeOpen",
-        "calciteModalOpen",
-        "calciteModalBeforeClose",
-        "calciteModalClose",
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it("emits when closing on click", async () => {
-      const page = await newE2EPage();
-      await page.setContent(html`<calcite-modal></calcite-modal>`);
-      const modal = await page.find("calcite-modal");
-
-      const beforeOpenSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const openSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-      const beforeCloseSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeClose");
-      const closeSpy = await modal.spyOnEvent("calciteModalClose");
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(beforeCloseSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(closeSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-
-      expect(await modal.isVisible()).toBe(false);
-
-      const modalBeforeOpen = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const modalOpen = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-      modal.setProperty("open", true);
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      await modalBeforeOpen;
-      await modalOpen;
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(beforeCloseSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-      expect(closeSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(0);
-
-      expect(await modal.isVisible()).toBe(true);
-
-      const modalBeforeClose = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalBeforeClose");
-      const modalClose = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalClose");
-      const closeButton = await page.find(`calcite-modal >>> .${CSS.close}`);
-      await closeButton.click();
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-
-      await modalBeforeClose;
-      await modalClose;
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(beforeCloseSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(closeSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-
-      expect(await modal.isVisible()).toBe(false);
-    });
-
-    it("emits when set to open on initial render", async () => {
-      const page = await newProgrammaticE2EPage();
-
-      const beforeOpenSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const openSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-
-      const waitForBeforeOpenEvent = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const waitForOpenEvent = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-
-      await page.evaluate((): void => {
-        const modal = document.createElement("calcite-modal");
-        modal.open = true;
-        document.body.append(modal);
-      });
-
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-      await waitForBeforeOpenEvent;
-      await waitForOpenEvent;
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-    });
-
-    it("emits when set to open on initial render and duration is 0", async () => {
-      const page = await newProgrammaticE2EPage();
-      await skipAnimations(page);
-
-      const beforeOpenSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const openSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-
-      const waitForOpenEvent = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-      const waitForBeforeOpenEvent = page.waitForEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-
-      await page.evaluate((): void => {
-        const modal = document.createElement("calcite-modal");
-        modal.open = true;
-        document.body.append(modal);
-      });
-
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-      await waitForBeforeOpenEvent;
-      await waitForOpenEvent;
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-    });
-
-    it("emits when duration is set to 0", async () => {
-      const page = await newProgrammaticE2EPage();
-      await skipAnimations(page);
-
-      const beforeOpenSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeOpen");
-      const openSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalOpen");
-
-      const beforeCloseSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalBeforeClose");
-      const closeSpy = await page.spyOnEvent("calciteModalClose");
-
-      await page.evaluate((): void => {
-        const modal = document.createElement("calcite-modal");
-        modal.open = true;
-        document.body.append(modal);
-      });
-
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-      await beforeOpenSpy;
-      await openSpy;
-
-      expect(beforeOpenSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(openSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-
-      await page.evaluate(() => {
-        const modal = document.querySelector("calcite-modal");
-        modal.open = false;
-      });
-
-      await page.waitForChanges();
-      await beforeCloseSpy;
-      await closeSpy;
-
-      expect(beforeCloseSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-      expect(closeSpy).toHaveReceivedEventTimes(1);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe("calcite-modal accessibility checks", () => {
     it("traps focus within the modal when open", async () => {
       const button1Id = "button1";