diff --git a/backend/core/static/js/formHandling.js b/backend/core/static/js/formHandling.js
index 7b3d39e..4d42086 100644
--- a/backend/core/static/js/formHandling.js
+++ b/backend/core/static/js/formHandling.js
@@ -2,26 +2,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => {
     const form = document.querySelector('form');
     const formElements = form.elements;
 
-    const instructionsModal = new bootstrap.Modal(document.getElementById('instructionsModal'));
-    instructionsModal.show();
-
-    document.getElementById('startModalBtn').addEventListener('click', function() {
-        hideNavElementsAndQuestions();
-        document.currentQuestion = 0;
-        showQuestion('q0');
-        setButtonVisiblity('next', true);
-        setButtonVisiblity('back', true);
-        setNextButtonAvailability();
-    });
-
-    // Load saved form state
-   /* loadFormState(formElements);
-
-    // Save form state on change
-    form.addEventListener('change', () => {
-        saveFormState(formElements);
-    }); */
-
     setUpNavigation()
 });
 
diff --git a/backend/core/templates/signup.html b/backend/core/templates/signup.html
index e2cded4..295b50b 100644
--- a/backend/core/templates/signup.html
+++ b/backend/core/templates/signup.html
@@ -1200,32 +1200,6 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="modal fade" id="instructionsModal" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="instructionsModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
-    <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg modal-dialog-centered">
-      <div class="modal-content">
-        <div class="modal-header">
-          <h5 class="modal-title" id="instructionsModalLabel"><strong>Instructions</strong></h5>
-        </div>
-        <div class="modal-body">
-          <p>
-            Please select the most appropriate answer(s) for each question to help us understand the organization's inherent cybersecurity risk profile.
-          </p>
-          <ul>
-            <li><strong>Basic Identification:</strong> Name, Email</li>
-            <li><strong>Scale &amp; Scope:</strong> Headcount, Revenue, Geography, Customer Base, Products, Suppliers</li>
-            <li><strong>Operational Context:</strong> Industry, Tech Dependency, Critical Apps, Remote Work, Third Parties, Internal Dev, Network Model, System Integration</li>
-            <li><strong>Data Focus:</strong> Sensitive Data Type/Level, IP Protection</li>
-            <li><strong>Compliance:</strong> Regulatory Frameworks</li>
-            <li><strong>Process:</strong> Optional additional details.</li>
-          </ul>
-        </div>
-        <div class="modal-footer">
-          <button type="button" id="startModalBtn" class="btn btn-warning btn-lg" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Start</button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
 <script src="/static/js/formHandling.js"></script>
 <script src='/static/js/bootstrap.js'></script>
 </body>