diff --git a/src/components/modal/modal--nofooter.html b/src/components/modal/modal--nofooter.html
index 9d82ac6df097..e3e11a9a019e 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/modal--nofooter.html
+++ b/src/components/modal/modal--nofooter.html
@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@
       <h4 class="bx--modal-header__label">Label (Optional)</h4>
       <h2 class="bx--modal-header__heading">Modal Title</h2>
       <button class="bx--modal-close" type="button" data-modal-close data-modal-primary-focus>
-        <svg
-          class="bx--modal-close__icon"
-        >
-          <use xlink:href="/carbon-icons/bluemix-icons.svg#icon--close"></use>
+        <svg class="bx--modal-close__icon" width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill-rule="evenodd">
+          <path d="M9.8 8.6L8.4 10 5 6.4 1.4 10 0 8.6 3.6 5 .1 1.4 1.5 0 5 3.6 8.6 0 10 1.4 6.4 5z"></path>
         </svg>
       </button>
     </div>
 
     <div class="bx--modal-content">
-      <p>Passive modal notifications should only appear if there is an action the user needs to address immediately. Passive modal notifications are persistent on the screen.</p>
+      <p>Passive modal notifications should only appear if there is an action the user needs to address immediately. Passive
+        modal notifications are persistent on the screen.</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/modal/modal.html b/src/components/modal/modal.html
index 64bb7c194298..eee8065e8e52 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/modal.html
+++ b/src/components/modal/modal.html
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
       <h4 class="bx--modal-header__label">Label (Optional)</h4>
       <h2 class="bx--modal-header__heading">Modal Title</h2>
       <button class="bx--modal-close" type="button" data-modal-close>
-        <svg
-          class="bx--modal-close__icon"
-        >
-          <use xlink:href="/carbon-icons/bluemix-icons.svg#icon--close"></use>
+        <svg class="bx--modal-close__icon" width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill-rule="evenodd">
+          <path d="M9.8 8.6L8.4 10 5 6.4 1.4 10 0 8.6 3.6 5 .1 1.4 1.5 0 5 3.6 8.6 0 10 1.4 6.4 5z"></path>
         </svg>
       </button>
     </div>