diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index f49c97cfe..19ec6595c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ source "https://rails-assets.org" do
   gem "rails-assets-autosize",                      "3.0.6"
 end
 
-gem "facebox-rails", "0.2.0"
-
 # Localization
 
 gem "http_accept_language", "2.0.5"
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6b6b45921..e1ff1e9fc 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ GEM
       sigar (~> 0.7.2)
       state_machine
       thor
-    facebox-rails (0.2.0)
-      railties (>= 3.0, < 5.0)
-      thor (>= 0.14, < 2.0)
     factory_girl (4.5.0)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0)
     factory_girl_rails (4.5.0)
@@ -769,7 +766,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   diaspora-vines (~> 0.1.27)
   entypo-rails (= 2.2.3)
   eye (= 0.7.pre)
-  facebox-rails (= 0.2.0)
   factory_girl_rails (= 4.5.0)
   faraday (= 0.9.1)
   faraday-cookie_jar (= 0.0.6)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js
index ef9321ab7..d623e2eda 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/app.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ var app = {
     app.router = new app.Router();
 
     this.setupDummyPreloads();
-    this.setupFacebox();
     this.setupUser();
     this.setupHeader();
     this.setupBackboneLinks();
@@ -90,12 +89,6 @@ var app = {
     }
   },
 
-  setupFacebox: function() {
-    $.facebox.settings.closeImage = ImagePaths.get('facebox/closelabel.png');
-    $.facebox.settings.loadingImage = ImagePaths.get('facebox/loading.gif');
-    $.facebox.settings.opacity = 0.75;
-  },
-
   setupBackboneLinks: function() {
     Backbone.history.start({pushState: true});
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js
index 840edfe46..87422ed32 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/contact_view.js
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ app.views.Contact = app.views.Base.extend({
     $.get(href, function(resp) {
       dropdownEl.html(resp);
       new app.views.AspectMembership({el: $('.aspect_dropdown',dropdownEl)});
-
-      // UGLY (re-)attach the facebox
-      self.$('a[rel*=facebox]').facebox();
     });
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
index 322f81bf8..bbc07d474 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view.js
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ app.views.ProfileHeader = app.views.Base.extend({
     $.get(href, function(resp) {
       dropdownEl.html(resp);
       new app.views.AspectMembership({el: $('.aspect_dropdown',dropdownEl)});
-
-      // UGLY (re-)attach the facebox
-      self.$('a[rel*=facebox]').facebox();
     });
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
index 9c7346c0b..48a07f568 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 //= require jquery.charcount
 //= require jquery-placeholder
 //= require rails-timeago
-//= require jquery.facebox
 //= require browser_detection
 //= require jquery.events.input
 //= require jakobmattsson-jquery-elastic
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/view.js
index 32c14d325..5f43ad4dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/view.js
@@ -32,19 +32,10 @@ var View = {
 
     $(document.body).click(this.dropdowns.removeFocus);
 
-    $('a[rel*=facebox]').facebox();
-    $(document).bind('reveal.facebox', function() {
-      Diaspora.page.directionDetector.updateBinds();
-    });
-
-
     $("a.new_aspect").click(function(){
       $("input#aspect_name").focus();
     });
 
-    /* facebox 'done' buttons */
-    $(document).on('click', "*[rel*=close]", function(){ $.facebox.close(); });
-
     /* notification routing */
     $("#notification").delegate('.hard_object_link', 'click', function(evt){
       var post = $("#"+ $(this).attr('data-ref')),
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_application.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_application.scss
index 13e67f3d2..f913a9131 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_application.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_application.scss
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 
 /* conversations */
 @import 'conversations';
-@import 'jquery.facebox';
-@import 'facebox';
 
 /* publisher */
 @import 'publisher';
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/facebox.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/facebox.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 43440b475..000000000
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/facebox.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-.facebox_content { display: none; }
-
-#facebox {
-  input[type='text'], input.text { width: 98%; }
-}
-
-#facebox_header {
-  position: relative;
-  padding-bottom: 10px;
-
-  .right {
-    z-index: 3;
-    right: 1em;
-    top: 14px;
-    color: #ccc;
-
-    img {
-      vertical-align: top;
-      position: relative;
-      top: 0px;
-    }
-  }
-
-  h3, h4 {
-    .description { margin-top: 0px; }
-  }
-
-  .tiny_text {
-    font-size: $font-size-small;
-    font-weight: normal;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/rtl.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/rtl.scss
index b46cf4d8b..95392bea5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/rtl.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/rtl.scss
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ footer ul#footer_nav {
   left: auto;
 }
 
-#publisher_textarea_wrapper #file-upload, #publisher_textarea_wrapper #hide_publisher, #facebox .close {
+#publisher_textarea_wrapper #file-upload, #publisher_textarea_wrapper #hide_publisher {
   right: auto;
   left: 0;
   margin-left: 3px;
@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ form p.checkbox_select label {
   margin-right: 10px;
 }
 
-#facebox_header h3, #facebox_header h4 {
-  text-align: right;
-}
-
 textarea.comment_box {
   left: auto;
   right: -9999px;
@@ -281,10 +277,6 @@ ul.comments li form p, ul.show_comments li form p, div.likes li form p, div.disl
   padding-left: 0;
 }
 
-#facebox {
-  text-align: right;
-}
-
 .stream_element.conversation .message_count {
   right: auto;
   left: 10px;
diff --git a/app/views/conversations/create.js.erb b/app/views/conversations/create.js.erb
index 21912cebc..95ffa52ca 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/create.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/conversations/create.js.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var response = <%= raw @response.to_json %>;
   Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({ 'success':response.success, 'notice':response.message });
   if(response.success){
     $("#new_conversation").removeClass('form_do_not_clear').clearForm();
-    $.facebox.close();
     window.location.href = "<%= conversations_path(conversation_id: @conversation.id) %>";
   }
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/conversations/new.mobile.haml b/app/views/conversations/new.mobile.haml
index b99070f8a..d7c6fe94e 100644
--- a/app/views/conversations/new.mobile.haml
+++ b/app/views/conversations/new.mobile.haml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   });
 
 .col-md-6#new_conversation_pane
-  #facebox_header.container-fluid.row
+  .container-fluid.row
     %h3
       = t('conversations.index.new_conversation')
 
diff --git a/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml b/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml
index 4d24f4191..ed136c40f 100644
--- a/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/publisher/_publisher.html.haml
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
               - if current_user.services
                 - for service in current_user.services
                   = service_button(service)
-              %a.btn.btn-link{ href: "#question_mark_pane", class: 'question_mark', rel: 'facebox', title: t('shared.public_explain.manage') }
+              .btn.btn-link{ class: "question_mark",
+                             title: t("shared.public_explain.manage"),
+                             data:  {toggle: "modal", target: "#publicExplainModal"}}
                 %i.entypo.cog
 
             = render partial: "publisher/aspect_dropdown", locals: { :selected_aspects => selected_aspects }
@@ -73,10 +75,8 @@
               %span.text
                 = t('shared.publisher.share')
 
-          .facebox_content
-            #question_mark_pane
-              = render 'shared/public_explain'
     = link_to '', contacts_path(:aspect_ids => aspect_ids), class: 'selected_contacts_link hidden'
 
-
     #publisher_photo_upload
+
+= render 'shared/public_explain'
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml b/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml
index 4b181e5c0..249de1105 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_public_explain.haml
@@ -2,22 +2,25 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-.span-12.last
-  .modal_title_bar
-    %h4=t('.title')
-  %p
-    =t('.outside')
-    %br
-    %br
-    = link_to t('.atom_feed'), "#{current_user.public_url}.atom"
-    %br
-    - if current_user.services
-      - for service in current_user.services
-        = t('.logged_in', :service => service.provider)
-        %br
-
-    = link_to t('.manage'), services_path
-
-    %br
-    %br
-    = link_to t('ok'), '#', :class => "button", :onClick => '$.facebox.close();'
+.modal.fade{"id" => "publicExplainModal",
+            "tabindex" => "-1",
+            "role" => "dialog",
+            "aria-labelledby" => "publicExplainModalLabel",
+            "aria-hidden" => "true"}
+  .modal-dialog
+    .modal-content
+      .modal-header
+        %button.close{"type" => "button", "data-dismiss" => "modal", "aria-hidden" => "true"}
+          &times;
+        %h3.modal-title{id: "publicExplainModalLabel"}
+          = t(".title")
+      .modal-body
+        %p=t('.outside')
+        %p= link_to t('.atom_feed'), "#{current_user.public_url}.atom"
+        - if current_user.services
+          - for service in current_user.services
+            %p= t('.logged_in', :service => service.provider)
+        %p= link_to t('.manage'), services_path
+      .modal-footer
+        .btn.btn-default{type: "button", data: {dismiss: "modal"}, aria: {hidden: "true"}}
+          = t("ok")
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index e4b6ec47d..47d39fcad 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ module Diaspora
       home.css
       color_themes/*/desktop.css
       color_themes/*/mobile.css
-
-      # images from facebox gem
-      facebox/*
     }
 
     # Version of your assets, change this if you want to expire all your assets
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
index 3fafbb68c..a5510c84e 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
@@ -127,12 +127,6 @@ And /^I reject the alert$/ do
   page.driver.browser.switch_to.alert.dismiss
 end
 
-When /^(.*) in the modal window$/ do |action|
-  within('#facebox') do
-    step action
-  end
-end
-
 When /^(.*) in the mention modal$/ do |action|
   within('#mentionModal') do
     step action