diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 6a5e383b7..8e0141599 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
     },
     hoverend: function(e) {
       ui.el.parentNode.removeChild(ui.el);
-      return $.unbind(d, 'mousemove', ui.hoverend);
+      return d.removeEventListener('mousemove', ui.hoverend, false);
     }
   };
   /*
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 9ef362291..cfeb48f3e 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ ui =
 
   hoverend: (e) ->
     ui.el.parentNode.removeChild ui.el
-    $.unbind d, 'mousemove', ui.hoverend
+    d.removeEventListener 'mousemove', ui.hoverend, false
 
 ###
 loosely follows the jquery api: