diff --git a/static/scripts/docs.js b/static/scripts/docs.js
index 1c29068f2031..36a39b5a510d 100644
--- a/static/scripts/docs.js
+++ b/static/scripts/docs.js
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ function setUpTooltip(t) {
 }
 function alertClose(t) {
     t.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        t.preventDefault()
         var alertElement = document.querySelector(".alert");
             alertElement.style.display = "none";
     }