diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 565d05ce..4b5581fc 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ module.exports = {
 	extends: [
 		'@nextcloud',
 	],
-	globals: {
-		$: 'readonly',
-	},
 	rules: {
 		// no ending html tag on a new line (was warn in "vue/strongly-recommended")
 		'vue/html-closing-bracket-newline': ['error', { multiline: 'always' }],
diff --git a/src/components/EditorEasyMDE.vue b/src/components/EditorEasyMDE.vue
index ea817fd8..b92d71f6 100644
--- a/src/components/EditorEasyMDE.vue
+++ b/src/components/EditorEasyMDE.vue
@@ -60,26 +60,29 @@ export default {
 			this.mde.codemirror.on('change', () => {
 				this.$emit('input', this.mde.value())
 			})
-			this.initializeCheckboxes()
-		},
 
-		initializeCheckboxes() {
-			// TODO move the following from jQuery to plain JS
-			$('.CodeMirror-code').on('mousedown.checkbox touchstart.checkbox', '.cm-formatting-task', event => {
-				event.preventDefault()
-				event.stopImmediatePropagation()
-				this.toggleCheckbox(event.target)
+			document.querySelectorAll('.CodeMirror-code').forEach((codeElement) => {
+				codeElement.addEventListener('mousedown', this.onClickCodeElement)
+				codeElement.addEventListener('touchstart', this.onClickCodeElement)
 			})
 		},
 
+		onClickCodeElement(event) {
+			const element = event.target.closest('.cm-formatting-task')
+			if (element !== null) {
+				event.preventDefault()
+				event.stopImmediatePropagation()
+				this.toggleCheckbox(event.target)
+			}
+		},
+
 		toggleCheckbox(el) {
-			// TODO move the following from jQuery to plain JS
-			const $el = $(el)
 			const doc = this.mde.codemirror.getDoc()
-			const index = $el.parents('.CodeMirror-line').index()
+			const domLine = el.closest('.CodeMirror-line')
+			const index = [].indexOf.call(domLine.parentElement.children, domLine)
 			const line = doc.getLineHandle(index)
 
-			const newvalue = ($el.text() === '[x]') ? '[ ]' : '[x]'
+			const newvalue = (el.textContent === '[x]') ? '[ ]' : '[x]'
 
 			// + 1 for some reason... not sure why
 			doc.replaceRange(newvalue,
diff --git a/src/components/Note.vue b/src/components/Note.vue
index ab4acc85..d04dbd86 100644
--- a/src/components/Note.vue
+++ b/src/components/Note.vue
@@ -126,13 +126,17 @@ export default {
 
 	created() {
 		this.fetchData()
-		// TODO move the following from jQuery to plain JS
-		$(document).bind('webkitfullscreenchange mozfullscreenchange fullscreenchange', this.onDetectFullscreen)
-		$(document).bind('keypress.notes.save', this.onKeyPress)
+		document.addEventListener('webkitfullscreenchange', this.onDetectFullscreen)
+		document.addEventListener('mozfullscreenchange', this.onDetectFullscreen)
+		document.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', this.onDetectFullscreen)
+		document.addEventListener('keydown', this.onKeyPress)
 	},
 
 	destroyed() {
-		$(document).unbind('keypress.notes.save')
+		document.removeEventListener('webkitfullscreenchange', this.onDetectFullscreen)
+		document.removeEventListener('mozfullscreenchange', this.onDetectFullscreen)
+		document.removeEventListener('fullscreenchange', this.onDetectFullscreen)
+		document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.onKeyPress)
 		store.commit('setSidebarOpen', false)
 		this.onUpdateTitle(null)
 	},
@@ -246,6 +250,11 @@ export default {
 		},
 
 		onManualSave() {
+			const note = {
+				...this.note,
+				autotitle: routeIsNewNote(this.$route),
+			}
+			store.commit('add', note)
 			saveNoteManually(this.note.id)
 		},
 	},