diff --git a/src/components/Modal.tsx b/src/components/Modal.tsx
index b662750b..f8522a4d 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 // this is just styling, actual modal logic is in ModalWrapper
 
-import {
-  type ReactNode,
-  type Ref,
-  forwardRef,
-  useCallback,
-  useEffect,
-} from 'react'
+import { type ReactNode, type Ref, forwardRef, useCallback } from 'react'
 
 import styled, {
   type StyledComponentPropsWithRef,
@@ -19,15 +13,13 @@ import * as Dialog from '@radix-ui/react-dialog'
 
 import { type ColorKey, type Nullable, type SeverityExt } from '../types'
 
-import useLockedBody from '../hooks/useLockedBody'
-
+import Card from './Card'
 import CheckRoundedIcon from './icons/CheckRoundedIcon'
 import type createIcon from './icons/createIcon'
 import ErrorIcon from './icons/ErrorIcon'
 import InfoIcon from './icons/InfoIcon'
 import WarningIcon from './icons/WarningIcon'
 import { ModalWrapper, type ModalWrapperProps } from './ModalWrapper'
-import Card from './Card'
 
 export const SEVERITIES = [
   'info',
@@ -49,7 +41,6 @@ type ModalPropsType = ModalWrapperProps & {
   header?: ReactNode
   actions?: ReactNode
   severity?: ModalSeverity
-  lockBody?: boolean
   asForm?: boolean
   formProps?: StyledComponentPropsWithRef<'form'>
 }
@@ -151,7 +142,6 @@ function ModalRef(
     size = form ? 'large' : 'medium',
     onClose,
     severity,
-    lockBody = true,
     asForm = false,
     formProps = {},
     scrollable = true,
@@ -163,12 +153,6 @@ function ModalRef(
   const HeaderIcon = severityToIcon[severity ?? 'default']
   const iconColorKey = severityToIconColorKey[severity ?? 'default']
 
-  const [, setBodyLocked] = useLockedBody(open && lockBody)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setBodyLocked(lockBody && open)
-  }, [lockBody, open, setBodyLocked])
-
   const triggerClose = useCallback(
     (open: boolean) => {
       if (!open) onClose?.()