diff --git a/src/components/Modal.tsx b/src/components/Modal.tsx
index 313ecee43b..0ba50f6e8f 100644
--- a/src/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ function Modal({
       accessibilityViewIsModal
       accessibilityLiveRegion="polite"
       style={StyleSheet.absoluteFill}
-      onAccessibilityEscape={hideModal}
+      onAccessibilityEscape={onDismissCallback}
       testID={testID}
     >
       <AnimatedPressable
         accessibilityLabel={overlayAccessibilityLabel}
         accessibilityRole="button"
         disabled={!dismissable}
-        onPress={dismissable ? hideModal : undefined}
+        onPress={dismissable ? onDismissCallback : undefined}
         importantForAccessibility="no"
         style={[
           styles.backdrop,
diff --git a/src/components/__tests__/Modal.test.tsx b/src/components/__tests__/Modal.test.tsx
index 68f8627283..29a6ab113c 100644
--- a/src/components/__tests__/Modal.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/__tests__/Modal.test.tsx
@@ -130,29 +130,6 @@ describe('Modal', () => {
           opacity: 1,
         });
       });
-
-      it('should invoke the onDismiss function after the animation', () => {
-        const onDismiss = jest.fn();
-        const { getByTestId } = render(
-          <Modal testID="modal" visible onDismiss={onDismiss}>
-            {null}
-          </Modal>
-        );
-
-        expect(onDismiss).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-        act(() => {
-          fireEvent.press(getByTestId('modal-backdrop'));
-        });
-
-        expect(onDismiss).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-        act(() => {
-          jest.runAllTimers();
-        });
-
-        expect(onDismiss).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      });
     });
 
     describe('if closed via Android back button', () => {