diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_consign.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_consign.js
index 5815efdd..875b6ddd 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_consign.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_consign.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ let ConsignForm = React.createClass({
         url: React.PropTypes.string,
         id: React.PropTypes.object,
         message: React.PropTypes.string,
-        onRequestHide: React.PropTypes.func,
         handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
@@ -39,11 +38,9 @@ let ConsignForm = React.createClass({
                         <p className="pull-right">
                             <Button
                                 className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                type="submit">{getLangText('CONSIGN')}</Button>
-                            <Button
-                                className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                                onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</Button>
+                                type="submit">
+                                {getLangText('CONSIGN')}
+                            </Button>
                         </p>
                     </div>}
                 spinner={
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_edition.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_edition.js
index c05a20bc..87ffd98b 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_edition.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_edition.js
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ let EditionDeleteForm = React.createClass({
                 <p>{getLangText('Are you sure you would like to permanently delete this edition')}&#63;</p>
                 <p>{getLangText('This is an irrevocable action%s', '.')}</p>
                 <div className="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="submit" className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" onClick={this.submit}>{getLangText('YES, DELETE')}</button>
-                    <button className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                            onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</button>
+                    <button
+                        type="submit"
+                        className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
+                        onClick={this.submit}>
+                        {getLangText('YES, DELETE')}
+                    </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_piece.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_piece.js
index 168d9261..31a3e5c9 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_piece.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_delete_piece.js
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ let PieceDeleteForm = React.createClass({
                 <p>{getLangText('Are you sure you would like to permanently delete this piece')}&#63;</p>
                 <p>{getLangText('This is an irrevocable action%s', '.')}</p>
                 <div className="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="submit" className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" onClick={this.submit}>{getLangText('YES, DELETE')}</button>
-                    <button className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                            onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</button>
+                    <button
+                        type="submit" 
+                        className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" 
+                        onClick={this.submit}>
+                        {getLangText('YES, DELETE')}
+                    </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js
index a25189c6..6d768c39 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ let LoanForm = React.createClass({
         url: React.PropTypes.string,
         id: React.PropTypes.object,
         message: React.PropTypes.string,
-        onRequestHide: React.PropTypes.func,
         handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
@@ -101,11 +100,9 @@ let LoanForm = React.createClass({
                         <p className="pull-right">
                             <Button
                                 className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                type="submit">{getLangText('LOAN')}</Button>
-                            <Button
-                                className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                                onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</Button>
+                                type="submit">
+                                {getLangText('LOAN')}
+                            </Button>
                         </p>
                     </div>}
                 spinner={
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_remove_editions_from_collection.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_remove_editions_from_collection.js
index 4ab8fdf7..b69820de 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_remove_editions_from_collection.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_remove_editions_from_collection.js
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ let EditionRemoveFromCollectionForm = React.createClass({
                 <p>{getLangText('Are you sure you would like to remove these editions from your collection')}&#63;</p>
                 <p>{getLangText('This is an irrevocable action%s', '.')}</p>
                 <div className="modal-footer">
-                    <button type="submit" className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" onClick={this.submit}>{getLangText('YES, REMOVE')}</button>
-                    <button className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                            onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</button>
+                    <button type="submit" className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px" onClick={this.submit}>
+                        {getLangText('YES, REMOVE')}
+                    </button>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_share_email.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_share_email.js
index 881c9683..86f69cd1 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_share_email.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_share_email.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 
-
-
 import Form from './form';
 import Property from './property';
 import InputTextAreaToggable from './input_textarea_toggable';
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ let ShareForm = React.createClass({
         message: React.PropTypes.string,
         editions: React.PropTypes.array,
         currentUser: React.PropTypes.object,
-        onRequestHide: React.PropTypes.func,
         handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
@@ -41,11 +38,9 @@ let ShareForm = React.createClass({
                         <p className="pull-right">
                             <Button
                                 className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                type="submit">SHARE</Button>
-                            <Button
-                                className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                                onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>CLOSE</Button>
+                                type="submit">
+                                SHARE
+                            </Button>
                         </p>
                     </div>}
                 spinner={
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_submit_to_prize.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_submit_to_prize.js
index 7f991af3..ff853c01 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_submit_to_prize.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_submit_to_prize.js
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ import requests from '../../utils/requests';
 let PieceSubmitToPrizeForm = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         piece: React.PropTypes.object,
-        handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func,
-
-        // this is set by ModalWrapper automatically
-        onRequestHide: React.PropTypes.func
+        handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
     render() {
@@ -36,7 +33,9 @@ let PieceSubmitToPrizeForm = React.createClass({
                         <p className="pull-right">
                             <button
                                 className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                type="submit">{getLangText('SUBMIT TO PRIZE')}</button>
+                                type="submit">
+                                {getLangText('SUBMIT TO PRIZE')}
+                            </button>
                         </p>
                     </div>}
                 spinner={
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ let PieceSubmitToPrizeForm = React.createClass({
                     <p>{getLangText('Are you sure you want to submit to the prize?')}</p>
                     <p>{getLangText('This is an irrevocable action%s', '.')}</p>
                 </Alert>
-                
             </Form>
         );
     }
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_transfer.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_transfer.js
index 07821475..6ec73d38 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_transfer.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_transfer.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ let TransferForm = React.createClass({
         message: React.PropTypes.string,
         editions: React.PropTypes.array,
         currentUser: React.PropTypes.object,
-        onRequestHide: React.PropTypes.func,
         handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
@@ -42,11 +41,9 @@ let TransferForm = React.createClass({
                         <p className="pull-right">
                             <Button
                                 className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                type="submit">{getLangText('TRANSFER')}</Button>
-                            <Button
-                                className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                                onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</Button>
+                                type="submit">
+                                {getLangText('TRANSFER')}
+                            </Button>
                         </p>
                     </div>}
                 spinner={
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign.js
index d33ccedf..9bc5b4bd 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ let UnConsignForm = React.createClass({
         id: React.PropTypes.object,
         message: React.PropTypes.string,
         editions: React.PropTypes.array,
-        onRequestHide: React.PropTypes.func,
         handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
@@ -39,11 +38,9 @@ let UnConsignForm = React.createClass({
                         <p className="pull-right">
                             <Button
                                 className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                type="submit">{getLangText('UNCONSIGN')}</Button>
-                            <Button
-                                className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                                onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</Button>
+                                type="submit">
+                                {getLangText('UNCONSIGN')}
+                            </Button>
                         </p>
                     </div>}
                 spinner={
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign_request.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign_request.js
index 1978e151..ff4b8978 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign_request.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_unconsign_request.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ let UnConsignRequestForm = React.createClass({
         url: React.PropTypes.string,
         id: React.PropTypes.object,
         message: React.PropTypes.string,
-        onRequestHide: React.PropTypes.func,
         handleSuccess: React.PropTypes.func
     },
 
@@ -40,11 +39,9 @@ let UnConsignRequestForm = React.createClass({
                         <p className="pull-right">
                             <Button
                                 className="btn btn-default btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                type="submit">{getLangText('REQUEST UNCONSIGN')}</Button>
-                            <Button
-                                className="btn btn-danger btn-delete btn-sm ascribe-margin-1px"
-                                style={{marginLeft: '0'}}
-                                onClick={this.props.onRequestHide}>{getLangText('CLOSE')}</Button>
+                                type="submit">
+                                {getLangText('REQUEST UNCONSIGN')}
+                            </Button>
                         </p>
                     </div>}
                 spinner={
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_wrapper.js b/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_wrapper.js
index 05971f3a..f00eee9e 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_wrapper.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_modal/modal_wrapper.js
@@ -46,13 +46,14 @@ let ModalWrapper = React.createClass({
     renderChildren() {
         return ReactAddons.Children.map(this.props.children, (child) => {
             return ReactAddons.addons.cloneWithProps(child, {
-                onRequestHide: this.hide,
                 handleSuccess: this.handleSuccess
             });
         });
     },
 
     render() {
+        // this adds the onClick method show of modal_wrapper to the trigger component
+        // which is in most cases a button.
         let trigger = React.cloneElement(this.props.trigger, {onClick: this.show});
 
         return (
diff --git a/js/components/login_modal_handler.js b/js/components/login_modal_handler.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 005fbcd7..00000000
--- a/js/components/login_modal_handler.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-import React from 'react';
-
-import Button from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Button';
-import Modal from 'react-bootstrap/lib/Modal';
-import OverlayMixin from 'react-bootstrap/lib/OverlayMixin';
-import { getLangText } from '../utils/lang_utils.js';
-
-let LoginModalHandler = React.createClass({
-    mixins: [OverlayMixin],
-
-    getInitialState() {
-        return {
-            isModalOpen: true
-        };
-    },
-
-    handleToggle() {
-        this.setState({
-            isModalOpen: !this.state.isModalOpen
-        });
-    },
-
-    render() {
-        if(!this.state.isModalOpen || !(this.props.query.login === '')) {
-            return <span/>;
-        }
-
-        return (
-            <Modal title='Modal heading' onRequestHide={this.handleToggle}>
-                <div className='modal-body'>
-                    This modal is controlled by our custom trigger component.
-                </div>
-                <div className='modal-footer'>
-                    <Button onClick={this.handleToggle}>{getLangText('Close')}</Button>
-                </div>
-            </Modal>
-        );
-    }
-});
-
-export default LoginModalHandler;
\ No newline at end of file