diff --git a/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py b/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py
index e053bf37d..ffbfc9b1b 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/browser/browser.py
@@ -611,7 +611,9 @@ where id in %s"""
 
     def _on_preview_closed(self) -> None:
         if self.editor.web:
-            self.editor.web.eval("$('#previewButton').removeClass('highlighted')")
+            self.editor.web.eval(
+                "document.getElementById('previewButton').classList.remove('highlighted')"
+            )
         self._previewer = None
 
     # Card deletion
diff --git a/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py b/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py
index b795a8401..80410a077 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/deckbrowser.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class DeckBrowser:
         gui_hooks.deck_browser_did_render(self)
 
     def _scrollToOffset(self, offset: int) -> None:
-        self.web.eval("$(function() { window.scrollTo(0, %d, 'instant'); });" % offset)
+        self.web.eval("window.scrollTo(0, %d, 'instant');" % offset)
 
     def _renderStats(self) -> str:
         return '<div id="studiedToday"><span>{}</span></div>'.format(
diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index 6c054e934..62a968599 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -716,9 +716,7 @@ time = %(time)d;
         for ease, label in self._answerButtonList():
             buf += but(ease, label)
         buf += "</tr></table>"
-        script = """
-<script>$(function () { $("#defease").focus(); });</script>"""
-        return buf + script
+        return buf
 
     def _buttonTime(self, i: int) -> str:
         if not self.mw.col.conf["estTimes"]:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/toolbar.py b/qt/aqt/toolbar.py
index a8bd20bce..a4b06a104 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/toolbar.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/toolbar.py
@@ -149,11 +149,10 @@ class Toolbar:
 </a>"""
 
     def set_sync_active(self, active: bool) -> None:
-        if active:
-            meth = "addClass"
-        else:
-            meth = "removeClass"
-        self.web.eval(f"$('#sync-spinner').{meth}('spin')")
+        method = "add" if active else "remove"
+        self.web.eval(
+            f"document.getElementById('sync-spinner').classList.{method}('spin')"
+        )
 
     def set_sync_status(self, status: SyncStatus) -> None:
         self.web.eval(f"updateSyncColor({status.required})")
diff --git a/qt/aqt/webview.py b/qt/aqt/webview.py
index e9a3d1b17..7183e8677 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/webview.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/webview.py
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ body {{ zoom: {zoom}; background: {background}; direction: {lang_dir}; {font} }}
         self._bridge_context = None
 
     def adjustHeightToFit(self) -> None:
-        self.evalWithCallback("$(document.body).height()", self._onHeight)
+        self.evalWithCallback("document.documentElement.offsetHeight", self._onHeight)
 
     def _onHeight(self, qvar: Optional[int]) -> None:
         from aqt import mw