diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
index 20cff7aa93..1764c162b4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ inlineEditPost = {
 		});
 
 		// add events
-		$('a.editinline').live('click', function(){
+		$('#the-list').on('click', 'a.editinline', function(){
 			inlineEditPost.edit(this);
 			return false;
 		});
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
index 76adab4f64..6d5293ac3c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 		t.type = $('#the-list').attr('data-wp-lists').substr(5);
 		t.what = '#'+t.type+'-';
 
-		$('.editinline').live('click', function(){
+		$('#the-list').on('click', 'a.editinline', function(){
 			inlineEditTax.edit(this);
 			return false;
 		});
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/post.js b/wp-admin/js/post.js
index 15b7a9f151..b6507abe7c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/post.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/post.js
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 			return false;
 		});
 
-		$('#' + taxonomy + 'checklist li.popular-category input[type="checkbox"], #' + taxonomy + 'checklist-pop input[type="checkbox"]').live( 'click', function(){
+		$('#' + taxonomy + 'checklist, #' + taxonomy + 'checklist-pop').on( 'click', 'li.popular-category input[type="checkbox"], input[type="checkbox"]', function() {
 			var t = $(this), c = t.is(':checked'), id = t.val();
 			if ( id && t.parents('#taxonomy-'+taxonomy).length )
 				$('#in-' + taxonomy + '-' + id + ', #in-popular-' + taxonomy + '-' + id).prop( 'checked', c );
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/tags.js b/wp-admin/js/tags.js
index e8ac151a20..c403ad8c24 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/tags.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/tags.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
 
-	$('.delete-tag').live('click', function(e){
+	$('#the-list').on('click', '.delete-tag', function(e){
 		var t = $(this), tr = t.parents('tr'), r = true, data;
 		if ( 'undefined' != showNotice )
 			r = showNotice.warn();