diff --git a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php
index 4df4dea686c..5d0e8c5163f 100644
--- a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php
+++ b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/views/html-order-items.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ if ( wc_tax_enabled() ) {
 			</section>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-	<div class="wc-backbone-modal-backdrop modal-close">&nbsp;</div>
+	<div class="wc-backbone-modal-backdrop modal-close"></div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/template" id="wc-modal-add-tax">
@@ -368,5 +368,5 @@ if ( wc_tax_enabled() ) {
 			</section>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-	<div class="wc-backbone-modal-backdrop modal-close">&nbsp;</div>
+	<div class="wc-backbone-modal-backdrop modal-close"></div>
 </script>