diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2de093277..9a43235a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - Instructions empty state to show when instructions are editable (#1165, #1168)
 - Allow `instructions` attribute to override instructions attached to the project (#1169)
 - Instructions tabs for edit and viewing (#1167)
-
+- Add remove instructions button modal (#1176)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
index d57e6cf98..2371ec5a9 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.jsx
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ import { setCurrentStepPosition } from "../../../../redux/InstructionsSlice";
 import DesignSystemButton from "../../../DesignSystemButton/DesignSystemButton";
 import { setProjectInstructions } from "../../../../redux/EditorSlice";
 import demoInstructions from "../../../../assets/markdown/demoInstructions.md";
+import RemoveInstructionsModal from "../../../Modals/RemoveInstructionsModal";
 
 const InstructionsPanel = () => {
+  const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false);
   const instructionsEditable = useSelector(
     (state) => state.editor?.instructionsEditable,
   );
@@ -104,6 +106,11 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
     dispatch(setProjectInstructions(demoInstructions));
   };
 
+  const removeInstructions = () => {
+    dispatch(setProjectInstructions(null));
+    setShowModal(false);
+  };
+
   const AddInstructionsButton = () => {
     return (
       <DesignSystemButton
@@ -118,6 +125,20 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
     );
   };
 
+  const RemoveInstructionsButton = () => {
+    return (
+      <DesignSystemButton
+        className="btn--secondary"
+        text={t("instructionsPanel.removeInstructions")}
+        onClick={() => {
+          setShowModal(true);
+        }}
+        fill
+        textAlways
+        small
+      />
+    );
+  };
   const onChange = (e) => {
     dispatch(setProjectInstructions(e.target.value));
   };
@@ -126,7 +147,13 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
     <SidebarPanel
       defaultWidth="30vw"
       heading={t("instructionsPanel.projectSteps")}
-      Button={instructionsEditable && !hasInstructions && AddInstructionsButton}
+      Button={
+        instructionsEditable
+          ? hasInstructions
+            ? RemoveInstructionsButton
+            : AddInstructionsButton
+          : null
+      }
       {...{ Footer: hasMultipleSteps && ProgressBar }}
     >
       <div className="project-instructions">
@@ -191,6 +218,29 @@ const InstructionsPanel = () => {
           ></div>
         )}
       </div>
+      {showModal && (
+        <RemoveInstructionsModal
+          buttons={[
+            <DesignSystemButton
+              type="primary"
+              key="remove"
+              variant="danger"
+              text={t(
+                "instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.removeInstructions",
+              )}
+              onClick={removeInstructions}
+            />,
+            <DesignSystemButton
+              type="secondary"
+              key="close"
+              text={t("instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.close")}
+              onClick={() => setShowModal(false)}
+            />,
+          ]}
+          isOpen={showModal}
+          setShowModal={setShowModal}
+        />
+      )}
     </SidebarPanel>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js
index 54c443aae..167af5152 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/InstructionsPanel/InstructionsPanel.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Provider } from "react-redux";
 import configureStore from "redux-mock-store";
 import { setProjectInstructions } from "../../../../redux/EditorSlice";
 import { act } from "react";
+import Modal from "react-modal";
 
 window.HTMLElement.prototype.scrollTo = jest.fn();
 window.Prism = {
@@ -14,6 +15,13 @@ describe("When instructionsEditable is true", () => {
   describe("When there are instructions", () => {
     let store;
 
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      const root = global.document.createElement("div");
+      root.setAttribute("id", "app");
+      global.document.body.appendChild(root);
+      Modal.setAppElement("#app");
+    });
+
     beforeEach(() => {
       const mockStore = configureStore([]);
       const initialState = {
@@ -67,6 +75,21 @@ describe("When instructionsEditable is true", () => {
         screen.queryByText("instructionsPanel.emptyState.addInstructions"),
       ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
+
+    test("Renders the remove instructions button", () => {
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText("instructionsPanel.removeInstructions"),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    test("Remove instructions modal is opened", () => {
+      const button = screen.queryByText("instructionsPanel.removeInstructions");
+      fireEvent.click(button);
+
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText("instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.heading"),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
   });
 
   describe("When there are no instructions", () => {
@@ -101,6 +124,12 @@ describe("When instructionsEditable is true", () => {
       ).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
+    test("Does not render the remove instructions button", () => {
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText("instructionsPanel.removeInstructions"),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
     test("Clicking the add instructions button adds the demo instructions", () => {
       const addInstructionsButton = screen.getByText(
         "instructionsPanel.emptyState.addInstructions",
@@ -153,6 +182,12 @@ describe("When instructions are not editable", () => {
       ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
+    test("Does not render the remove instructions button", () => {
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText("instructionsPanel.removeInstructions"),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
     test("Does not render the instructions explanation", () => {
       expect(
         screen.queryByText("instructionsPanel.emptyState.purpose"),
diff --git a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/Sidebar.jsx b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/Sidebar.jsx
index 18205614f..86987a52b 100644
--- a/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/Sidebar.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Menus/Sidebar/Sidebar.jsx
@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@ const Sidebar = ({ options = [] }) => {
     instructionsEditable || instructionsSteps ? "instructions" : "file",
   );
 
+  const hasInstructions = instructionsSteps && instructionsSteps.length > 0;
+
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (instructionsEditable || instructionsSteps) {
+    if (instructionsEditable || hasInstructions) {
       setOption("instructions");
     }
-  }, [instructionsEditable, instructionsSteps]);
+  }, [instructionsEditable, hasInstructions]);
 
   const toggleOption = (newOption) => {
     if (option !== newOption) {
diff --git a/src/components/Modals/RemoveInstructionsModal.jsx b/src/components/Modals/RemoveInstructionsModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb1422d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Modals/RemoveInstructionsModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+
+import GeneralModal from "./GeneralModal";
+
+const RemoveInstructionsModal = (props) => {
+  const {
+    buttons = null,
+    isOpen = false,
+    withCloseButton = false,
+    setShowModal = null,
+  } = props;
+
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  return (
+    <GeneralModal
+      heading={t("instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.heading")}
+      text={[
+        {
+          type: "paragraph",
+          content: t(
+            "instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.removeInstuctionsWarning",
+          ),
+        },
+      ]}
+      buttons={buttons}
+      isOpen={isOpen}
+      closeModal={() => setShowModal(false)}
+      withCloseButton={withCloseButton}
+    >
+      <div>
+        <p>
+          {t(
+            "instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.resultRemovingInstructions",
+          )}
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>
+            {t(
+              "instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.instructionsWillBeDeleted",
+            )}
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            {t(
+              "instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.studentsWorkingProjectNotRecievedInstructions",
+            )}
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            {t(
+              "instructionsPanel.removeInstructionsModal.studentsStartedWillSeeInstructions",
+            )}
+          </li>
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </GeneralModal>
+  );
+};
+
+export default RemoveInstructionsModal;
diff --git a/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.jsx b/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.jsx
index 92156014f..1a17274cb 100644
--- a/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.jsx
+++ b/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.jsx
@@ -83,18 +83,20 @@ const WebComponentProject = ({
   }, [projectIdentifier]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!projectInstructions || !permitInstructionsOverride) return;
+    if (!permitInstructionsOverride) return;
 
     dispatch(
       setInstructions({
         project: {
-          steps: [
-            {
-              quiz: false,
-              title: "",
-              content: marked.parse(projectInstructions),
-            },
-          ],
+          steps: projectInstructions
+            ? [
+                {
+                  quiz: false,
+                  title: "",
+                  content: marked.parse(projectInstructions),
+                },
+              ]
+            : [],
         },
         permitOverride: true,
       }),
diff --git a/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.test.js b/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.test.js
index 2141c095d..7aaad7e45 100644
--- a/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.test.js
+++ b/src/components/WebComponentProject/WebComponentProject.test.js
@@ -120,11 +120,16 @@ describe("When there are no instructions", () => {
   });
 
   test("Does not dispatch action to set instructions", () => {
-    expect(store.getActions()).not.toEqual(
+    expect(store.getActions()).toEqual(
       expect.arrayContaining([
         {
           type: "instructions/setInstructions",
-          payload: expect.any(Object),
+          payload: {
+            permitOverride: true,
+            project: {
+              steps: [],
+            },
+          },
         },
       ]),
     );
diff --git a/src/utils/i18n.js b/src/utils/i18n.js
index c69e5a40c..554844233 100644
--- a/src/utils/i18n.js
+++ b/src/utils/i18n.js
@@ -216,11 +216,27 @@ i18n
               purpose:
                 "Instructions can be added to your project to guide students.",
             },
+            removeInstructions: "Remove instructions",
             nextStep: "Next step",
             previousStep: "Previous step",
             projectSteps: "Project steps",
             edit: "Edit",
             view: "View",
+            removeInstructionsModal: {
+              removeInstructions: "Remove instructions",
+              close: "Close",
+              heading: "Remove project instructions?",
+              removeInstuctionsWarning:
+                "You are about to remove the instructions from the project.",
+              resultRemovingInstructions:
+                "As a result of removing these instructions:",
+              instructionsWillBeDeleted:
+                "Instructions content will be deleted.",
+              studentsWorkingProjectNotRecievedInstructions:
+                "Students who start working on this project will not receive instructions.",
+              studentsStartedWillSeeInstructions:
+                "Students who have already started working on this project will still be able to see the instructions as they were when they started.",
+            },
           },
           projectsPanel: {
             projects: "Projects",