diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/events.php b/web/skins/classic/views/events.php
index 068ceae5f..972e7f64f 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/events.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/events.php
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ while ( $event_row = dbFetchNext($results) ) {
         </button>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-body">
-        <p>Populaed by Javascript</p>
+        <p><?php echo translate('ConfirmDeleteEvents') ?></p>
       </div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
         <button id="delCancelBtn" type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal"><?php echo translate('Cancel') ?></button>
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js
index fe95e5c52..485d7dc34 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/events.js
@@ -163,11 +163,7 @@ function initPage() {
       return;
     }
 
-    var modal = $j('#deleteConfirm');
-    var selections = getIdSelections();
-
     evt.preventDefault();
-    modal.find('.modal-body p').text('You are about to delete '+selections.length+' events. Are you sure?');
     $j('#deleteConfirm').modal('show');
   });