diff --git a/src/Button.js b/src/Button.js
index 8312bb81f..7170d5a39 100644
--- a/src/Button.js
+++ b/src/Button.js
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ class Button extends React.Component {
       ...attributes
     } = this.props;
 
-    if (close && typeof attributes.children === 'undefined') {
-      attributes.children = <span aria-hidden>×</span>;
-    }
-
     const btnOutlineColor = `btn${outline ? '-outline' : ''}-${color}`;
 
     const classes = mapToCssModules(classNames(
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Button.spec.js b/src/__tests__/Button.spec.js
index 7719db7db..8dbc5a305 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Button.spec.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Button.spec.js
@@ -97,20 +97,6 @@ describe('Button', () => {
     expect(block.hasClass('d-block w-100')).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('should render close icon utility with default props', () => {
-    const times = '×'; // unicode: U+00D7 MULTIPLICATION SIGN
-    const expectedInnerHTML = `<span aria-hidden="true">${times}</span>`;
-
-    const wrapper = shallow(<Button close />);
-    const actualInnerHTML = wrapper.children().html();
-
-    expect(wrapper.find('.btn-close').length).toBe(1);
-    expect(wrapper.find('.btn').length).toBe(0);
-    expect(wrapper.find('.btn-secondary').length).toBe(0);
-    expect(wrapper.find('button').prop('aria-label')).toMatch(/close/i);
-    expect(actualInnerHTML).toBe(expectedInnerHTML);
-  });
-
   it('should render close icon with custom child and props', () => {
     const testChild = 'close this thing';
     const wrapper = shallow(<Button close>{testChild}</Button>);
diff --git a/stories/examples/ButtonCloseIcon.js b/stories/examples/ButtonCloseIcon.js
index 7ab0eed53..649b533ec 100644
--- a/stories/examples/ButtonCloseIcon.js
+++ b/stories/examples/ButtonCloseIcon.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react';
-import { Button, Card, CardBody, CardText, CardGroup, CardTitle } from 'reactstrap';
+import React from 'react';
+import { Button } from 'reactstrap';
 
 const Example = (props) => (
   <div>