diff --git a/js/src/modal.js b/js/src/modal.js
index db8345fac1..fdca482135 100644
--- a/js/src/modal.js
+++ b/js/src/modal.js
@@ -37,15 +37,13 @@ const ESCAPE_KEY = 'Escape'
 const Default = {
   backdrop: true,
   keyboard: true,
-  focus: true,
-  show: true
+  focus: true
 }
 
 const DefaultType = {
   backdrop: '(boolean|string)',
   keyboard: 'boolean',
-  focus: 'boolean',
-  show: 'boolean'
+  focus: 'boolean'
 }
 
 const EVENT_HIDE = `hide${EVENT_KEY}`
@@ -557,8 +555,6 @@ class Modal extends BaseComponent {
         }
 
         data[config](relatedTarget)
-      } else if (_config.show) {
-        data.show(relatedTarget)
       }
     })
   }
diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/modal.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/modal.md
index 5bd116c8ec..36dc3b5483 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/modal.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/modal.md
@@ -877,12 +877,6 @@ Options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript. For data attributes, ap
       <td><code>true</code></td>
       <td>Puts the focus on the modal when initialized.</td>
     </tr>
-    <tr>
-      <td><code>show</code></td>
-      <td>boolean</td>
-      <td><code>true</code></td>
-      <td>Shows the modal when initialized.</td>
-    </tr>
   </tbody>
 </table>