diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js
index 95e57a8ed3..6a08c7f41b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixpresale/js/ui/main.js
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ $(function () {
         e.preventDefault();
         e.stopPropagation();
         window.pretix.dialog({
-            type: "alert",
             label: gettext("You have not selected any ticket."),
             message: gettext("Please tick a checkbox or enter a quantity for one of the ticket types to add to the cart."),
             icon: 'exclamation',