diff --git a/components/ILIAS/Notes/Service/class.InternalGUIService.php b/components/ILIAS/Notes/Service/class.InternalGUIService.php
index 3b1dd3de29bc..c919d238e253 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/Notes/Service/class.InternalGUIService.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/Notes/Service/class.InternalGUIService.php
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public function initJavascript(
             );
         }
         $lng->loadLanguageModule("notes");
-        \ilModalGUI::initJS($tpl);
 
         $lng->toJS(array("private_notes", "notes_public_comments", "cancel", "notes_messages"), $tpl);
         $tpl->addJavaScript("assets/js/ilNotes.js");