diff --git a/BREAKING.md b/BREAKING.md
index 3f015668a2..3f3e4ad0fa 100644
--- a/BREAKING.md
+++ b/BREAKING.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ This is a comprehensive list of the breaking changes introduced in the major ver
   - [Content](#version-8x-content)
   - [Datetime](#version-8x-datetime)
   - [Input](#version-8x-input)
+  - [Modal](#version-8x-modal)
   - [Nav](#version-8x-nav)
   - [Picker](#version-8x-picker)
   - [Progress bar](#version-8x-progress-bar)
@@ -159,6 +160,10 @@ For more information on the dynamic font, refer to the [Dynamic Font Scaling doc
 - `accept` has been removed from the `ion-input` component. This was previously used in conjunction with the `type="file"`. However, the `file` value for `type` is not a valid value in Ionic Framework.
 - The `legacy` property and support for the legacy syntax, which involved placing an `ion-input` inside of an `ion-item` with an `ion-label`, have been removed. For more information on migrating from the legacy input syntax, refer to the [Input documentation](https://ionicframework.com/docs/api/input#migrating-from-legacy-input-syntax).
 
+<h4 id="version-8x-modal">Modal</h4>
+
+- Detection for Capacitor <= 2 with applying status bar styles has been removed. Developers should ensure they are using Capacitor 3 or later when using the card modal presentation.
+
 <h4 id="version-8x-nav">Nav</h4>
 
 - `getLength` returns `Promise<number>` instead of `<number>`. This method was not previously available in Nav's TypeScript interface, but developers could still access it by casting Nav as `any`. Developers should ensure they `await` their `getLength` call before accessing the returned value.
diff --git a/core/src/components/modal/utils.ts b/core/src/components/modal/utils.ts
index e2ea7e0142..ac01b3eebe 100644
--- a/core/src/components/modal/utils.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/modal/utils.ts
@@ -68,14 +68,9 @@ export const getBackdropValueForSheet = (x: number, backdropBreakpoint: number)
  * is not transformed, so we do not need to
  * adjust the status bar color.
  *
- * Note: We check supportsDefaultStatusBarStyle so that
- * Capacitor <= 2 users do not get their status bar
- * stuck in an inconsistent state due to a lack of
- * support for Style.Default.
  */
 export const setCardStatusBarDark = () => {
-  // TODO FW-4696 Remove supportDefaultStatusBarStyle in Ionic v8
-  if (!win || win.innerWidth >= 768 || !StatusBar.supportsDefaultStatusBarStyle()) {
+  if (!win || win.innerWidth >= 768) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -83,8 +78,7 @@ export const setCardStatusBarDark = () => {
 };
 
 export const setCardStatusBarDefault = (defaultStyle = Style.Default) => {
-  // TODO FW-4696 Remove supportDefaultStatusBarStyle in Ionic v8
-  if (!win || win.innerWidth >= 768 || !StatusBar.supportsDefaultStatusBarStyle()) {
+  if (!win || win.innerWidth >= 768) {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/utils/native/status-bar.ts b/core/src/utils/native/status-bar.ts
index 8d41d0264e..c673a55394 100644
--- a/core/src/utils/native/status-bar.ts
+++ b/core/src/utils/native/status-bar.ts
@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ export const StatusBar = {
     }
     return undefined;
   },
-  // TODO FW-4696 Remove supportDefaultStatusBarStyle in Ionic v8
-  supportsDefaultStatusBarStyle() {
-    const capacitor = getCapacitor() as any;
-    /**
-     * The 'DEFAULT' status bar style was added
-     * to the @capacitor/status-bar plugin in Capacitor 3.
-     * PluginHeaders is only supported in Capacitor 3+,
-     * so we can use this to detect Capacitor 3.
-     */
-    return !!capacitor?.PluginHeaders;
-  },
   setStyle(options: StyleOptions) {
     const engine = this.getEngine();
     if (!engine) {