diff --git a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php
index 5d0e8c5163f..0f15ecdf2fc 100644
--- a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php
+++ b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ if ( wc_tax_enabled() ) {
 		<div class="wc-backbone-modal-content">
 			<section class="wc-backbone-modal-main" role="main">
 				<header class="wc-backbone-modal-header">
-					<a class="modal-close modal-close-link" href="#"><span class="close-icon"><span class="screen-reader-text">Close media panel</span></span></a>
 					<h1><?php _e( 'Add products', 'woocommerce' ); ?></h1>
+					<button class="modal-close modal-close-link dashicons dashicons-no-alt">
+						<span class="screen-reader-text">Close modal panel</span>
+					</button>
 				</header>
 				<article>
 					<form action="" method="post">
@@ -321,8 +323,10 @@ if ( wc_tax_enabled() ) {
 		<div class="wc-backbone-modal-content">
 			<section class="wc-backbone-modal-main" role="main">
 				<header class="wc-backbone-modal-header">
-					<a class="modal-close modal-close-link" href="#"><span class="close-icon"><span class="screen-reader-text">Close media panel</span></span></a>
 					<h1><?php _e( 'Add tax', 'woocommerce' ); ?></h1>
+					<button class="modal-close modal-close-link dashicons dashicons-no-alt">
+						<span class="screen-reader-text">Close modal panel</span>
+					</button>
 				</header>
 				<article>
 					<form action="" method="post">