diff --git a/apis_core/core/templates/base.html b/apis_core/core/templates/base.html
index df0771fdf..b3e500b59 100644
--- a/apis_core/core/templates/base.html
+++ b/apis_core/core/templates/base.html
@@ -244,7 +244,9 @@
     {% endblock footer %}
 
     {% block scripts %}
-      {% include "partials/bootstrap4_js.html" %}
+      <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@4.6.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"
+              integrity="sha384-Fy6S3B9q64WdZWQUiU+q4/2Lc9npb8tCaSX9FK7E8HnRr0Jz8D6OP9dO5Vg3Q9ct"
+              crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
       <script src="https://unpkg.com/htmx.org@1.9.10"></script>
       <script>
         document.body.addEventListener('htmx:beforeSwap', function(event) {
diff --git a/apis_core/core/templates/partials/bootstrap4_js.html b/apis_core/core/templates/partials/bootstrap4_js.html
deleted file mode 100644
index efdd42aea..000000000
--- a/apis_core/core/templates/partials/bootstrap4_js.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{# the bootstrap 4.6.2 javascript, as suggested on https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.6/getting-started/introduction/ #}
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@4.6.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"
-        integrity="sha384-Fy6S3B9q64WdZWQUiU+q4/2Lc9npb8tCaSX9FK7E8HnRr0Jz8D6OP9dO5Vg3Q9ct"
-        crossorigin="anonymous"></script>