diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWTemplateDialog.js b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWTemplateDialog.js
index 5c864dca95..373e987719 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWTemplateDialog.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/ui/dialogs/ve.ui.MWTemplateDialog.js
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ ve.ui.MWTemplateDialog = function VeUiMWTemplateDialog( config ) {
 	this.canGoBack = false;
 	this.preventReselection = false;
 
-	this.confirmOverlay = new ve.ui.Overlay( { classes: [ 've-ui-overlay-global' ] } );
 	this.confirmDialogs = new ve.ui.WindowManager( { factory: ve.ui.windowFactory, isolate: true } );
-	this.confirmOverlay.$element.append( this.confirmDialogs.$element );
-	$( document.body ).append( this.confirmOverlay.$element );
+	$( document.body ).append( this.confirmDialogs.$element );
 };
 
 /* Inheritance */