diff --git a/app/views/courses/join_private_courses.js.erb b/app/views/courses/join_private_courses.js.erb
index 7bbb5ee99..0cf723f6b 100644
--- a/app/views/courses/join_private_courses.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/courses/join_private_courses.js.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 $('#ajax-modal').html('<%= escape_javascript(render :partial => 'join_private_course') %>');
 showModal('ajax-modal', '510px');
-$('#ajax-modal').addClass('new-watcher');
 $('#ajax-modal').css('height','330px');
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