diff --git a/js/bootstrap-popover.js b/js/bootstrap-popover.js
index 456b74bdd4..fe22ecb47c 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-popover.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-popover.js
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@
     }
 
   , destroy: function () {
-      var $e = this.$element
-      $e.off()
-      $e.removeData('popover')
+      this.$element.off().removeData('popover')
     }
 
   })
diff --git a/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js b/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js
index 93525b8bd3..f280e36966 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-tooltip.js
@@ -236,9 +236,7 @@
     }
 
   , destroy: function () {
-      var $e = this.$element
-      $e.off()
-      $e.removeData('tooltip')
+      this.$element.off().removeData('tooltip')
     }
 
   }