diff --git a/browser/main/modals/InitModal.js b/browser/main/modals/InitModal.js
index 77fd5b96..f8dacab2 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/InitModal.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/InitModal.js
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ class InitModal extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
-  handleCloseButtonClick (e) {
-    this.props.close()
-  }
-
   handlePathChange (e) {
     this.setState({
       path: e.target.value
@@ -187,12 +183,6 @@ class InitModal extends React.Component {
     })
   }
 
-  handleKeyDown (e) {
-    if (e.keyCode === 27) {
-      this.props.close()
-    }
-  }
-
   render () {
     if (this.state.isLoading) {
       return <div styleName='root--loading'>
@@ -209,9 +199,6 @@ class InitModal extends React.Component {
         <div styleName='header'>
           <div styleName='header-title'>Initialize Storage</div>
         </div>
-        <button styleName='closeButton'
-          onClick={(e) => this.handleCloseButtonClick(e)}
-        >Close</button>
         <div styleName='body'>
           <div styleName='body-welcome'>
             Welcome!