diff --git a/web_external/Datasets/ApplyMetadataView.js b/web_external/Datasets/ApplyMetadataView.js
index 994483cd..c32109ff 100644
--- a/web_external/Datasets/ApplyMetadataView.js
+++ b/web_external/Datasets/ApplyMetadataView.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Backbone from 'backbone';
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 
 import {SORT_DESC} from 'girder/constants';
@@ -148,16 +147,7 @@ const ApplyMetadataView = View.extend({
                 escapedHtml: true,
                 yesText: 'Save',
                 yesClass: 'btn-primary',
-                confirmCallback: () => {
-                    // Ensure dialog is hidden before continuing. Otherwise,
-                    // when validateMetadata() displays its modal alert dialog,
-                    // the Bootstrap-created element with class "modal-backdrop"
-                    // is erroneously not removed.
-                    $('#g-dialog-container').on('hidden.bs.modal', () => {
-                        let save = true;
-                        this.validateMetadata(save);
-                    });
-                }
+                confirmCallback: _.bind(this.validateMetadata, this, true)
             });
         }
     },
diff --git a/web_external/Featuresets/FeaturesetView.js b/web_external/Featuresets/FeaturesetView.js
index 32a3b168..a02c321f 100644
--- a/web_external/Featuresets/FeaturesetView.js
+++ b/web_external/Featuresets/FeaturesetView.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import $ from 'jquery';
 import _ from 'underscore';
 
 import LoadingAnimation from 'girder/views/widgets/LoadingAnimation';
@@ -49,13 +48,7 @@ const FeaturesetView = View.extend({
         confirm({
             text: `<h4>Permanently delete <b>"${_.escape(this.model.name())}"</b> featureset?</h4>`,
             escapedHtml: true,
-            confirmCallback: () => {
-                // Ensure dialog is hidden before continuing. Otherwise,
-                // when destroy() displays its modal alert dialog,
-                // the Bootstrap-created element with class "modal-backdrop"
-                // is erroneously not removed.
-                $('#g-dialog-container').on('hidden.bs.modal', _.bind(this.destroyModel, this));
-            }
+            confirmCallback: _.bind(this.destroyModel, this)
         });
     },
 
diff --git a/web_external/Studies/StudyView.js b/web_external/Studies/StudyView.js
index 0c7e04db..55961ede 100644
--- a/web_external/Studies/StudyView.js
+++ b/web_external/Studies/StudyView.js
@@ -80,13 +80,7 @@ const StudyView = View.extend({
         confirm({
             text: `<h4>Permanently remove <b>"${_.escape(user.name())}"</b> from study?</h4>`,
             escapedHtml: true,
-            confirmCallback: () => {
-                // Ensure dialog is hidden before continuing. Otherwise,
-                // when destroy() displays its modal alert dialog,
-                // the Bootstrap-created element with class "modal-backdrop"
-                // is erroneously not removed.
-                $('#g-dialog-container').on('hidden.bs.modal', _.bind(this.removeUser, this, user));
-            }
+            confirmCallback: _.bind(this.removeUser, this, user)
         });
     },
 
@@ -117,13 +111,7 @@ const StudyView = View.extend({
         confirm({
             text: `<h4>Permanently delete <b>"${_.escape(this.model.name())}"</b> study?</h4>`,
             escapedHtml: true,
-            confirmCallback: () => {
-                // Ensure dialog is hidden before continuing. Otherwise,
-                // when destroy() displays its modal alert dialog,
-                // the Bootstrap-created element with class "modal-backdrop"
-                // is erroneously not removed.
-                $('#g-dialog-container').on('hidden.bs.modal', _.bind(this.destroyModel, this));
-            }
+            confirmCallback: _.bind(this.destroyModel, this)
         });
     },