diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-body.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-body.js
index 035da9505f1..fb8bf92456b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-body.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-body.js
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import discourseDebounce from "discourse-common/lib/debounce";
 import { headerHeight } from "discourse/components/site-header";
 import positioningWorkaround from "discourse/lib/safari-hacks";
 
-const START_EVENTS = "touchstart mousedown";
-const DRAG_EVENTS = "touchmove mousemove";
-const END_EVENTS = "touchend mouseup";
+const START_DRAG_EVENTS = ["touchstart", "mousedown"];
+const DRAG_EVENTS = ["touchmove", "mousemove"];
+const END_DRAG_EVENTS = ["touchend", "mouseup"];
 
 const THROTTLE_RATE = 20;
 
@@ -54,17 +54,15 @@ export default Component.extend(KeyEnterEscape, {
   },
 
   movePanels(size) {
-    $("#main-outlet").css("padding-bottom", size ? size : "");
+    document.querySelector("#main-outlet").style.paddingBottom = size
+      ? `${size}px`
+      : "";
 
     // signal the progress bar it should move!
     this.appEvents.trigger("composer:resized");
   },
 
-  @observes(
-    "composeState",
-    "composer.action",
-    "composer.canEditTopicFeaturedLink"
-  )
+  @observes("composeState", "composer.{action,canEditTopicFeaturedLink}")
   resize() {
     schedule("afterRender", () => {
       if (!this.element || this.isDestroying || this.isDestroyed) {
@@ -76,8 +74,11 @@ export default Component.extend(KeyEnterEscape, {
   },
 
   debounceMove() {
-    const h = $("#reply-control:not(.saving)").height() || 0;
-    this.movePanels(h);
+    let height = 0;
+    if (!this.element.classList.contains("saving")) {
+      height = this.element.offsetHeight;
+    }
+    this.movePanels(height);
   },
 
   keyUp() {
@@ -105,45 +106,13 @@ export default Component.extend(KeyEnterEscape, {
   },
 
   setupComposerResizeEvents() {
-    const $composer = $(this.element);
-    const $grippie = $(this.element.querySelector(".grippie"));
-    const $document = $(document);
-    let origComposerSize = 0;
-    let lastMousePos = 0;
+    this.origComposerSize = 0;
+    this.lastMousePos = 0;
 
-    const performDrag = (event) => {
-      $composer.trigger("div-resizing");
-      this.appEvents.trigger("composer:div-resizing");
-      $composer.addClass("clear-transitions");
-      const currentMousePos = mouseYPos(event);
-      let size = origComposerSize + (lastMousePos - currentMousePos);
-
-      const winHeight = $(window).height();
-      size = Math.min(size, winHeight - headerHeight());
-      this.movePanels(size);
-      $composer.height(size);
-    };
-
-    const throttledPerformDrag = ((event) => {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      throttle(this, performDrag, event, THROTTLE_RATE);
-    }).bind(this);
-
-    const endDrag = (() => {
-      this.appEvents.trigger("composer:resize-ended");
-      $document.off(DRAG_EVENTS, throttledPerformDrag);
-      $document.off(END_EVENTS, endDrag);
-      $composer.removeClass("clear-transitions");
-      $composer.focus();
-    }).bind(this);
-
-    $grippie.on(START_EVENTS, (event) => {
-      event.preventDefault();
-      origComposerSize = $composer.height();
-      lastMousePos = mouseYPos(event);
-      $document.on(DRAG_EVENTS, throttledPerformDrag);
-      $document.on(END_EVENTS, endDrag);
-      this.appEvents.trigger("composer:resize-started");
+    START_DRAG_EVENTS.forEach((startDragEvent) => {
+      this.element
+        .querySelector(".grippie")
+        ?.addEventListener(startDragEvent, this.startDragHandler);
     });
 
     if (this._visualViewportResizing()) {
@@ -152,6 +121,58 @@ export default Component.extend(KeyEnterEscape, {
     }
   },
 
+  @bind
+  performDragHandler() {
+    this.appEvents.trigger("composer:div-resizing");
+    this.element.classList.add("clear-transitions");
+    const currentMousePos = mouseYPos(event);
+    let size = this.origComposerSize + (this.lastMousePos - currentMousePos);
+
+    size = Math.min(size, window.innerHeight - headerHeight());
+    this.movePanels(size);
+    this.element.style.height = size ? `${size}px` : "";
+  },
+
+  @bind
+  startDragHandler(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+
+    this.origComposerSize = this.element.offsetHeight;
+    this.lastMousePos = mouseYPos(event);
+
+    DRAG_EVENTS.forEach((dragEvent) => {
+      document.addEventListener(dragEvent, this.throttledPerformDrag);
+    });
+
+    END_DRAG_EVENTS.forEach((endDragEvent) => {
+      document.addEventListener(endDragEvent, this.endDragHandler);
+    });
+
+    this.appEvents.trigger("composer:resize-started");
+  },
+
+  @bind
+  endDragHandler() {
+    this.appEvents.trigger("composer:resize-ended");
+
+    DRAG_EVENTS.forEach((dragEvent) => {
+      document.removeEventListener(dragEvent, this.throttledPerformDrag);
+    });
+
+    END_DRAG_EVENTS.forEach((endDragEvent) => {
+      document.removeEventListener(endDragEvent, this.endDragHandler);
+    });
+
+    this.element.classList.remove("clear-transitions");
+    this.element.focus();
+  },
+
+  @bind
+  throttledPerformDrag(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    throttle(this, this.performDragHandler, event, THROTTLE_RATE);
+  },
+
   @bind
   viewportResize() {
     const composerVH = window.visualViewport.height * 0.01,
@@ -207,10 +228,17 @@ export default Component.extend(KeyEnterEscape, {
 
   willDestroyElement() {
     this._super(...arguments);
+
     if (this._visualViewportResizing()) {
       window.visualViewport.removeEventListener("resize", this.viewportResize);
     }
 
+    START_DRAG_EVENTS.forEach((startDragEvent) => {
+      this.element
+        .querySelector(".grippie")
+        ?.removeEventListener(startDragEvent, this.startDragHandler);
+    });
+
     cancel(this._lastKeyTimeout);
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.js
index a98df73ad18..fe511fd6f2f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/composer-editor.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   tinyAvatar,
 } from "discourse/lib/utilities";
 import discourseComputed, {
+  bind,
   observes,
   on,
 } from "discourse-common/utils/decorators";
@@ -138,9 +139,7 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
 
   @discourseComputed
   showLink() {
-    return (
-      this.currentUser && this.currentUser.get("link_posting_access") !== "none"
-    );
+    return this.currentUser && this.currentUser.link_posting_access !== "none";
   },
 
   @observes("focusTarget")
@@ -189,7 +188,8 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
     };
   },
 
-  userSearchTerm(term) {
+  @bind
+  _userSearchTerm(term) {
     const topicId = this.get("topic.id");
     // maybe this is a brand new topic, so grab category from composer
     const categoryId =
@@ -218,34 +218,42 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
     return extensions.map((ext) => `.${ext}`).join();
   },
 
+  @bind
+  _afterMentionComplete(value) {
+    this.composer.set("reply", value);
+
+    // ensures textarea scroll position is correct
+    schedule("afterRender", () => {
+      const input = this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-input");
+      input?.blur();
+      input?.focus();
+    });
+  },
+
   @on("didInsertElement")
   _composerEditorInit() {
     const $input = $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-input"));
-    const $preview = $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper"));
 
     if (this.siteSettings.enable_mentions) {
       $input.autocomplete({
         template: findRawTemplate("user-selector-autocomplete"),
-        dataSource: (term) => this.userSearchTerm.call(this, term),
+        dataSource: this._userSearchTerm,
         key: "@",
         transformComplete: (v) => v.username || v.name,
-        afterComplete: (value) => {
-          this.composer.set("reply", value);
-
-          // ensures textarea scroll position is correct
-          schedule("afterRender", () => $input.blur().focus());
-        },
+        afterComplete: this._afterMentionComplete,
         triggerRule: (textarea) =>
           !inCodeBlock(textarea.value, caretPosition(textarea)),
       });
     }
 
     if (this._enableAdvancedEditorPreviewSync()) {
-      this._initInputPreviewSync($input, $preview);
+      const input = this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-input");
+      const preview = this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper");
+      this._initInputPreviewSync(input, preview);
     } else {
-      $input.on("scroll", () =>
-        throttle(this, this._syncEditorAndPreviewScroll, $input, $preview, 20)
-      );
+      this.element
+        .querySelector(".d-editor-input")
+        ?.addEventListener("scroll", this._throttledSyncEditorAndPreviewScroll);
     }
 
     // Focus on the body unless we have a title
@@ -316,30 +324,47 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
     this.set("shouldBuildScrollMap", true);
   },
 
-  _initInputPreviewSync($input, $preview) {
+  @bind
+  _handleInputInteraction(event) {
+    const preview = this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper");
+
+    if (!$(preview).is(":visible")) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    preview.removeEventListener("scroll", this._handleInputOrPreviewScroll);
+    event.target.addEventListener("scroll", this._handleInputOrPreviewScroll);
+  },
+
+  @bind
+  _handleInputOrPreviewScroll(event) {
+    this._syncScroll(
+      this._syncEditorAndPreviewScroll,
+      $(event.target),
+      $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper"))
+    );
+  },
+
+  @bind
+  _handlePreviewInteraction(event) {
+    this.element
+      .querySelector(".d-editor-input")
+      ?.removeEventListener("scroll", this._handleInputOrPreviewScroll);
+
+    event.target?.addEventListener("scroll", this._handleInputOrPreviewScroll);
+  },
+
+  _initInputPreviewSync(input, preview) {
     REBUILD_SCROLL_MAP_EVENTS.forEach((event) => {
       this.appEvents.on(event, this, this._resetShouldBuildScrollMap);
     });
 
     schedule("afterRender", () => {
-      $input.on("touchstart mouseenter", () => {
-        if (!$preview.is(":visible")) {
-          return;
-        }
-        $preview.off("scroll");
+      input?.addEventListener("touchstart", this._handleInputInteraction);
+      input?.addEventListener("mouseenter", this._handleInputInteraction);
 
-        $input.on("scroll", () => {
-          this._syncScroll(this._syncEditorAndPreviewScroll, $input, $preview);
-        });
-      });
-
-      $preview.on("touchstart mouseenter", () => {
-        $input.off("scroll");
-
-        $preview.on("scroll", () => {
-          this._syncScroll(this._syncPreviewAndEditorScroll, $input, $preview);
-        });
-      });
+      preview?.addEventListener("touchstart", this._handlePreviewInteraction);
+      preview?.addEventListener("mouseenter", this._handlePreviewInteraction);
     });
   },
 
@@ -353,13 +378,15 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
   },
 
   _teardownInputPreviewSync() {
-    [
-      $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-input")),
-      $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper")),
-    ].forEach(($element) => {
-      $element.off("mouseenter touchstart");
-      $element.off("scroll");
-    });
+    const input = this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-input");
+    input?.removeEventListener("mouseEnter", this._handleInputInteraction);
+    input?.removeEventListener("touchstart", this._handleInputInteraction);
+    input?.removeEventListener("scroll", this._handleInputOrPreviewScroll);
+
+    const preview = this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper");
+    preview?.removeEventListener("mouseEnter", this._handlePreviewInteraction);
+    preview?.removeEventListener("touchstart", this._handlePreviewInteraction);
+    preview?.removeEventListener("scroll", this._handleInputOrPreviewScroll);
 
     REBUILD_SCROLL_MAP_EVENTS.forEach((event) => {
       this.appEvents.off(event, this, this._resetShouldBuildScrollMap);
@@ -453,6 +480,19 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
     return scrollMap;
   },
 
+  @bind
+  _throttledSyncEditorAndPreviewScroll(event) {
+    const $preview = $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper"));
+
+    throttle(
+      this,
+      this._syncEditorAndPreviewScroll,
+      $(event.target),
+      $preview,
+      20
+    );
+  },
+
   _syncEditorAndPreviewScroll($input, $preview, scrollMap) {
     if (this._enableAdvancedEditorPreviewSync()) {
       let scrollTop;
@@ -599,91 +639,103 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
     });
   },
 
-  _registerImageScaleButtonClick($preview) {
-    $preview.off("click", ".scale-btn").on("click", ".scale-btn", (e) => {
+  @bind
+  _handleImageScaleButtonClick(event) {
+    if (!event.target.classList.contains("scale-btn")) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const index = parseInt(
+      event.target.closest(".button-wrapper").dataset.imageIndex,
+      10
+    );
+
+    const scale = event.target.dataset.scale;
+    const matchingPlaceholder = this.get("composer.reply").match(
+      IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX
+    );
+
+    if (matchingPlaceholder) {
+      const match = matchingPlaceholder[index];
+
+      if (match) {
+        const replacement = match.replace(
+          IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX,
+          `![$1|$2, ${scale}%$4]($5)`
+        );
+
+        this.appEvents.trigger(
+          "composer:replace-text",
+          matchingPlaceholder[index],
+          replacement,
+          { regex: IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX, index }
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault();
+    return;
+  },
+
+  @bind
+  _handleAltTextInputKeypress(event) {
+    if (!event.target.classList.contains("alt-text-input")) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (event.key === "[" || event.key === "]") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    if (event.key === "Enter") {
       const index = parseInt(
-        $(e.target).closest(".button-wrapper").attr("data-image-index"),
+        $(event.target).closest(".button-wrapper").attr("data-image-index"),
         10
       );
-
-      const scale = e.target.attributes["data-scale"].value;
       const matchingPlaceholder = this.get("composer.reply").match(
         IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX
       );
+      const match = matchingPlaceholder[index];
+      const replacement = match.replace(
+        IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX,
+        `![${$(event.target).val()}|$2$3$4]($5)`
+      );
 
-      if (matchingPlaceholder) {
-        const match = matchingPlaceholder[index];
+      this.appEvents.trigger("composer:replace-text", match, replacement);
 
-        if (match) {
-          const replacement = match.replace(
-            IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX,
-            `![$1|$2, ${scale}%$4]($5)`
-          );
-
-          this.appEvents.trigger(
-            "composer:replace-text",
-            matchingPlaceholder[index],
-            replacement,
-            { regex: IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX, index }
-          );
-        }
-      }
-
-      e.preventDefault();
-      return;
-    });
+      const parentContainer = $(event.target).closest(
+        ".alt-text-readonly-container"
+      );
+      const altText = parentContainer.find(".alt-text");
+      const altTextButton = parentContainer.find(".alt-text-edit-btn");
+      altText.show();
+      altTextButton.show();
+      $(event.target).hide();
+    }
   },
 
-  _registerImageAltTextButtonClick($preview) {
-    $preview
-      .off("click", ".alt-text-edit-btn")
-      .on("click", ".alt-text-edit-btn", (e) => {
-        const parentContainer = $(e.target).closest(
-          ".alt-text-readonly-container"
-        );
-        const altText = parentContainer.find(".alt-text");
-        const correspondingInput = parentContainer.find(".alt-text-input");
+  @bind
+  _handleAltTextEditButtonClick(event) {
+    if (!event.target.classList.contains("alt-text-edit-btn")) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-        $(e.target).hide();
-        altText.hide();
-        correspondingInput.val(altText.text());
-        correspondingInput.show();
-        e.preventDefault();
-      });
+    const parentContainer = $(event.target).closest(
+      ".alt-text-readonly-container"
+    );
+    const altText = parentContainer.find(".alt-text");
+    const correspondingInput = parentContainer.find(".alt-text-input");
 
-    $preview
-      .off("keypress", ".alt-text-input")
-      .on("keypress", ".alt-text-input", (e) => {
-        if (e.key === "[" || e.key === "]") {
-          e.preventDefault();
-        }
+    $(event.target).hide();
+    altText.hide();
+    correspondingInput.val(altText.text());
+    correspondingInput.show();
+    event.preventDefault();
+  },
 
-        if (e.key === "Enter") {
-          const index = parseInt(
-            $(e.target).closest(".button-wrapper").attr("data-image-index"),
-            10
-          );
-          const matchingPlaceholder = this.get("composer.reply").match(
-            IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX
-          );
-          const match = matchingPlaceholder[index];
-          const replacement = match.replace(
-            IMAGE_MARKDOWN_REGEX,
-            `![${$(e.target).val()}|$2$3$4]($5)`
-          );
-
-          this.appEvents.trigger("composer:replace-text", match, replacement);
-
-          const parentContainer = $(e.target).closest(
-            ".alt-text-readonly-container"
-          );
-          const altText = parentContainer.find(".alt-text");
-          const altTextButton = parentContainer.find(".alt-text-edit-btn");
-          altText.show();
-          altTextButton.show();
-          $(e.target).hide();
-        }
-      });
+  _registerImageAltTextButtonClick(preview) {
+    preview.addEventListener("click", this._handleAltTextEditButtonClick);
+    preview.addEventListener("keypress", this._handleAltTextInputKeypress);
   },
 
   @on("willDestroyElement")
@@ -701,6 +753,20 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
     if (this._enableAdvancedEditorPreviewSync()) {
       this._teardownInputPreviewSync();
     }
+
+    if (!this._enableAdvancedEditorPreviewSync()) {
+      this.element
+        .querySelector(".d-editor-input")
+        ?.removeEventListener(
+          "scroll",
+          this._throttledSyncEditorAndPreviewScroll
+        );
+    }
+
+    const preview = this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview-wrapper");
+    preview?.removeEventListener("click", this._handleImageScaleButtonClick);
+    preview?.removeEventListener("click", this._handleAltTextEditButtonClick);
+    preview?.removeEventListener("keypress", this._handleAltTextInputKeypress);
   },
 
   onExpandPopupMenuOptions(toolbarEvent) {
@@ -863,8 +929,8 @@ export default Component.extend(ComposerUpload, {
         );
       }
 
-      this._registerImageScaleButtonClick($preview);
-      this._registerImageAltTextButtonClick($preview);
+      preview.addEventListener("click", this._handleImageScaleButtonClick);
+      this._registerImageAltTextButtonClick(preview);
 
       this.trigger("previewRefreshed", preview);
       this.afterRefresh($preview);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js
index 2c64f015707..13f589fba46 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/d-editor.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   translateModKey,
 } from "discourse/lib/utilities";
 import discourseComputed, {
+  bind,
   observes,
   on,
 } from "discourse-common/utils/decorators";
@@ -286,31 +287,9 @@ export default Component.extend(TextareaTextManipulation, {
     });
 
     // disable clicking on links in the preview
-    $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview")).on(
-      "click.preview",
-      (e) => {
-        if (wantsNewWindow(e)) {
-          return;
-        }
-        const $target = $(e.target);
-        if ($target.is("a.mention")) {
-          this.appEvents.trigger(
-            "click.discourse-preview-user-card-mention",
-            $target
-          );
-        }
-        if ($target.is("a.mention-group")) {
-          this.appEvents.trigger(
-            "click.discourse-preview-group-card-mention-group",
-            $target
-          );
-        }
-        if ($target.is("a")) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          return false;
-        }
-      }
-    );
+    this.element
+      .querySelector(".d-editor-preview")
+      .addEventListener("click", this._handlePreviewLinkClick);
 
     if (this.composerEvents) {
       this.appEvents.on("composer:insert-block", this, "_insertBlock");
@@ -323,6 +302,32 @@ export default Component.extend(TextareaTextManipulation, {
     }
   },
 
+  @bind
+  _handlePreviewLinkClick(event) {
+    if (wantsNewWindow(event)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (event.target.tagName === "A") {
+      if (event.target.classList.contains("mention")) {
+        this.appEvents.trigger(
+          "click.discourse-preview-user-card-mention",
+          $(event.target)
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (event.target.classList.contains("mention-group")) {
+        this.appEvents.trigger(
+          "click.discourse-preview-group-card-mention-group",
+          $(event.target)
+        );
+      }
+
+      event.preventDefault();
+      return false;
+    }
+  },
+
   @on("willDestroyElement")
   _shutDown() {
     if (this.composerEvents) {
@@ -334,7 +339,9 @@ export default Component.extend(TextareaTextManipulation, {
     this._itsatrap?.destroy();
     this._itsatrap = null;
 
-    $(this.element.querySelector(".d-editor-preview")).off("click.preview");
+    this.element
+      .querySelector(".d-editor-preview")
+      ?.removeEventListener("click", this._handlePreviewLinkClick);
 
     this._previewMutationObserver?.disconnect();
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js
index 99b77405a97..30d4aa519de 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/lib/autocomplete.js
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ const keys = {
 let inputTimeout;
 
 export default function (options) {
-  const autocompletePlugin = this;
-
   if (this.length === 0) {
     return;
   }
@@ -55,13 +53,11 @@ export default function (options) {
   if (options === "destroy" || options.updateData) {
     cancel(inputTimeout);
 
-    $(this)
-      .off("keyup.autocomplete")
-      .off("keydown.autocomplete")
-      .off("paste.autocomplete")
-      .off("click.autocomplete");
-
-    $(window).off("click.autocomplete");
+    this[0].removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
+    this[0].removeEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
+    this[0].removeEventListener("paste", handlePaste);
+    this[0].removeEventListener("click", closeAutocomplete);
+    window.removeEventListener("click", closeAutocomplete);
 
     if (options === "destroy") {
       return;
@@ -116,8 +112,12 @@ export default function (options) {
   const isInput = me[0].tagName === "INPUT" && !options.treatAsTextarea;
   let inputSelectedItems = [];
 
+  function handlePaste() {
+    later(() => me.trigger("keydown"), 50);
+  }
+
   function closeAutocomplete() {
-    _autoCompletePopper && _autoCompletePopper.destroy();
+    _autoCompletePopper?.destroy();
 
     if (div) {
       div.hide().remove();
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export default function (options) {
     this.val("");
     completeStart = 0;
     wrap.click(function () {
-      autocompletePlugin.focus();
+      this.focus();
       return true;
     });
   }
@@ -447,24 +447,17 @@ export default function (options) {
     closeAutocomplete();
   });
 
-  $(window).on("click.autocomplete", () => closeAutocomplete());
-  $(this).on("click.autocomplete", () => closeAutocomplete());
-
-  $(this).on("paste.autocomplete", () => {
-    later(() => me.trigger("keydown"), 50);
-  });
-
   function checkTriggerRule(opts) {
     return options.triggerRule ? options.triggerRule(me[0], opts) : true;
   }
 
-  $(this).on("keyup.autocomplete", function (e) {
+  function handleKeyUp(e) {
     if (options.debounced) {
       discourseDebounce(this, performAutocomplete, e, INPUT_DELAY);
     } else {
       performAutocomplete(e);
     }
-  });
+  }
 
   function performAutocomplete(e) {
     if ([keys.esc, keys.enter].indexOf(e.which) !== -1) {
@@ -503,7 +496,7 @@ export default function (options) {
     }
   }
 
-  $(this).on("keydown.autocomplete", function (e) {
+  function handleKeyDown(e) {
     let c, i, initial, prev, prevIsGood, stopFound, term, total, userToComplete;
     let cp;
 
@@ -602,7 +595,9 @@ export default function (options) {
             // We're cancelling it, really.
             return true;
           }
+
           e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+          e.preventDefault();
           return false;
         case keys.upArrow:
           selectedOption = selectedOption - 1;
@@ -652,7 +647,13 @@ export default function (options) {
           return true;
       }
     }
-  });
+  }
+
+  window.addEventListener("click", closeAutocomplete);
+  this[0].addEventListener("click", closeAutocomplete);
+  this[0].addEventListener("paste", handlePaste);
+  this[0].addEventListener("keyup", handleKeyUp);
+  this[0].addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
 
   return this;
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/textarea-text-manipulation.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/textarea-text-manipulation.js
index 5f229ace6b1..b8253943d9d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/textarea-text-manipulation.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/mixins/textarea-text-manipulation.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { bind } from "discourse-common/utils/decorators";
 import Mixin from "@ember/object/mixin";
 import toMarkdown from "discourse/lib/to-markdown";
 import { isTesting } from "discourse-common/config/environment";
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   determinePostReplaceSelection,
   safariHacksDisabled,
 } from "discourse/lib/utilities";
-import { bind } from "discourse-common/utils/decorators";
 import { next, schedule } from "@ember/runloop";
 
 const isInside = (text, regex) => {