diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.js
index 7e0d06cf33..ca4ef75f91 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 		},
 
 		shortcode : function( model ) {
-			var self = this, content;
+			var content;
 
 			_.each( this.defaults, function( value, key ) {
 				model[ key ] = self.coerce( model, key );
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 				if ( value === model[ key ] ) {
 					delete model[ key ];
 				}
-			});
+			}, this );
 
 			content = model.content;
 			delete model.content;
@@ -191,15 +191,15 @@
 		},
 
 		shortcode : function( model ) {
-			var self = this, content;
+			var content;
 
 			_.each( this.defaults, function( value, key ) {
-				model[ key ] = self.coerce( model, key );
+				model[ key ] = this.coerce( model, key );
 
 				if ( value === model[ key ] ) {
 					delete model[ key ];
 				}
-			});
+			}, this );
 
 			content = model.content;
 			delete model.content;
@@ -1189,14 +1189,12 @@ var PostMedia = Backbone.Model.extend({
 	},
 
 	changeAttachment: function( attachment ) {
-		var self = this;
-
 		this.setSource( attachment );
 
 		this.unset( 'src' );
 		_.each( _.without( wp.media.view.settings.embedExts, this.extension ), function( ext ) {
-			self.unset( ext );
-		} );
+			this.unset( ext );
+		}, this );
 	}
 });
 
@@ -2831,7 +2829,7 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 				controller: this.controller,
 				priority: -60,
 				click: function() {
-					var changed = [], removed = [], self = this,
+					var changed = [], removed = [],
 						selection = this.controller.state().get( 'selection' ),
 						library = this.controller.state().get( 'library' );
 
@@ -2872,10 +2870,10 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 					if ( changed.length ) {
 						selection.remove( removed );
 
-						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( function() {
+						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( _.bind( function() {
 							library._requery( true );
-							self.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
-						} );
+							this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
+						}, this ) );
 					} else {
 						this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
 					}
@@ -4145,10 +4143,11 @@ MediaDetails = AttachmentDisplay.extend({
 	 * @returns {media.view.MediaDetails} Returns itself to allow chaining
 	 */
 	render: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, arguments );
-		setTimeout( function() { self.resetFocus(); }, 10 );
+		
+		setTimeout( _.bind( function() {
+			this.resetFocus();
+		}, this ), 10 );
 
 		this.settings = _.defaults( {
 			success : this.success
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.manifest.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.manifest.js
index 6fd2e61b74..21c11cf1dd 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.manifest.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/audio-video.manifest.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 		},
 
 		shortcode : function( model ) {
-			var self = this, content;
+			var content;
 
 			_.each( this.defaults, function( value, key ) {
 				model[ key ] = self.coerce( model, key );
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 				if ( value === model[ key ] ) {
 					delete model[ key ];
 				}
-			});
+			}, this );
 
 			content = model.content;
 			delete model.content;
@@ -190,15 +190,15 @@
 		},
 
 		shortcode : function( model ) {
-			var self = this, content;
+			var content;
 
 			_.each( this.defaults, function( value, key ) {
-				model[ key ] = self.coerce( model, key );
+				model[ key ] = this.coerce( model, key );
 
 				if ( value === model[ key ] ) {
 					delete model[ key ];
 				}
-			});
+			}, this );
 
 			content = model.content;
 			delete model.content;
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/controllers/cropper.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/controllers/cropper.js
index e37af1402c..770246e58e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/controllers/cropper.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/controllers/cropper.js
@@ -67,18 +67,20 @@ Cropper = State.extend({
 					requires: { library: false, selection: false },
 
 					click: function() {
-						var self = this,
-							selection = this.controller.state().get('selection').first();
+						var controller = this.controller,
+							selection;
 
-						selection.set({cropDetails: this.controller.state().imgSelect.getSelection()});
+						selection = controller.state().get('selection').first();
+						selection.set({cropDetails: controller.state().imgSelect.getSelection()});
 
 						this.$el.text(l10n.cropping);
 						this.$el.attr('disabled', true);
-						this.controller.state().doCrop( selection ).done( function( croppedImage ) {
-							self.controller.trigger('cropped', croppedImage );
-							self.controller.close();
+						
+						controller.state().doCrop( selection ).done( function( croppedImage ) {
+							controller.trigger('cropped', croppedImage );
+							controller.close();
 						}).fail( function() {
-							self.controller.trigger('content:error:crop');
+							controller.trigger('content:error:crop');
 						});
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/grid.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/grid.js
index 74b86ca18c..8291d6119d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/grid.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/grid.js
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 				controller: this.controller,
 				priority: -60,
 				click: function() {
-					var changed = [], removed = [], self = this,
+					var changed = [], removed = [],
 						selection = this.controller.state().get( 'selection' ),
 						library = this.controller.state().get( 'library' );
 
@@ -2704,10 +2704,10 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 					if ( changed.length ) {
 						selection.remove( removed );
 
-						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( function() {
+						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( _.bind( function() {
 							library._requery( true );
-							self.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
-						} );
+							this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
+						}, this ) );
 					} else {
 						this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
 					}
@@ -3198,11 +3198,9 @@ Details = EditImage.extend({
 	},
 
 	save: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
-		this.model.fetch().done( function() {
-			self.frame.content.mode( 'edit-metadata' );
-		});
+		this.model.fetch().done( _.bind( function() {
+			this.frame.content.mode( 'edit-metadata' );
+		}, this ) );
 	}
 });
 
@@ -3251,12 +3249,11 @@ EditImage = View.extend({
 	},
 
 	save: function() {
-		var self = this,
-			lastState = this.controller.lastState();
+		var lastState = this.controller.lastState();
 
-		this.model.fetch().done( function() {
-			self.controller.setState( lastState );
-		});
+		this.model.fetch().done( _.bind( function() {
+			this.controller.setState( lastState );
+		}, this ) );
 	}
 
 });
@@ -3560,8 +3557,6 @@ EditAttachments = MediaFrame.extend({
 	},
 
 	createModal: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		// Initialize modal container view.
 		if ( this.options.modal ) {
 			this.modal = new Modal({
@@ -3569,18 +3564,18 @@ EditAttachments = MediaFrame.extend({
 				title:      this.options.title
 			});
 
-			this.modal.on( 'open', function () {
-				$( 'body' ).on( 'keydown.media-modal', _.bind( self.keyEvent, self ) );
-			} );
+			this.modal.on( 'open', _.bind( function () {
+				$( 'body' ).on( 'keydown.media-modal', _.bind( this.keyEvent, this ) );
+			}, this ) );
 
 			// Completely destroy the modal DOM element when closing it.
-			this.modal.on( 'close', function() {
-				self.modal.remove();
+			this.modal.on( 'close', _.bind( function() {
+				this.modal.remove();
 				$( 'body' ).off( 'keydown.media-modal' ); /* remove the keydown event */
 				// Restore the original focus item if possible
-				$( 'li.attachment[data-id="' + self.model.get( 'id' ) +'"]' ).focus();
-				self.resetRoute();
-			} );
+				$( 'li.attachment[data-id="' + this.model.get( 'id' ) +'"]' ).focus();
+				this.resetRoute();
+			}, this ) );
 
 			// Set this frame as the modal's content.
 			this.modal.content( this );
@@ -4145,10 +4140,11 @@ MediaDetails = AttachmentDisplay.extend({
 	 * @returns {media.view.MediaDetails} Returns itself to allow chaining
 	 */
 	render: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, arguments );
-		setTimeout( function() { self.resetFocus(); }, 10 );
+		
+		setTimeout( _.bind( function() {
+			this.resetFocus();
+		}, this ), 10 );
 
 		this.settings = _.defaults( {
 			success : this.success
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/models/post-media.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/models/post-media.js
index 1ac2917808..658e7b3613 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/models/post-media.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/models/post-media.js
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ var PostMedia = Backbone.Model.extend({
 	},
 
 	changeAttachment: function( attachment ) {
-		var self = this;
-
 		this.setSource( attachment );
 
 		this.unset( 'src' );
 		_.each( _.without( wp.media.view.settings.embedExts, this.extension ), function( ext ) {
-			self.unset( ext );
-		} );
+			this.unset( ext );
+		}, this );
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views.js
index 1f04776e2d..b33b013bd7 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views.js
@@ -333,18 +333,20 @@ Cropper = State.extend({
 					requires: { library: false, selection: false },
 
 					click: function() {
-						var self = this,
-							selection = this.controller.state().get('selection').first();
+						var controller = this.controller,
+							selection;
 
-						selection.set({cropDetails: this.controller.state().imgSelect.getSelection()});
+						selection = controller.state().get('selection').first();
+						selection.set({cropDetails: controller.state().imgSelect.getSelection()});
 
 						this.$el.text(l10n.cropping);
 						this.$el.attr('disabled', true);
-						this.controller.state().doCrop( selection ).done( function( croppedImage ) {
-							self.controller.trigger('cropped', croppedImage );
-							self.controller.close();
+						
+						controller.state().doCrop( selection ).done( function( croppedImage ) {
+							controller.trigger('cropped', croppedImage );
+							controller.close();
 						}).fail( function() {
-							self.controller.trigger('content:error:crop');
+							controller.trigger('content:error:crop');
 						});
 					}
 				}
@@ -3836,7 +3838,7 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 				controller: this.controller,
 				priority: -60,
 				click: function() {
-					var changed = [], removed = [], self = this,
+					var changed = [], removed = [],
 						selection = this.controller.state().get( 'selection' ),
 						library = this.controller.state().get( 'library' );
 
@@ -3877,10 +3879,10 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 					if ( changed.length ) {
 						selection.remove( removed );
 
-						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( function() {
+						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( _.bind( function() {
 							library._requery( true );
-							self.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
-						} );
+							this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
+						}, this ) );
 					} else {
 						this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
 					}
@@ -4395,12 +4397,11 @@ EditImage = View.extend({
 	},
 
 	save: function() {
-		var self = this,
-			lastState = this.controller.lastState();
+		var lastState = this.controller.lastState();
 
-		this.model.fetch().done( function() {
-			self.controller.setState( lastState );
-		});
+		this.model.fetch().done( _.bind( function() {
+			this.controller.setState( lastState );
+		}, this ) );
 	}
 
 });
@@ -4603,8 +4604,6 @@ EmbedUrl = View.extend({
 	},
 
 	initialize: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		this.$input = $('<input id="embed-url-field" type="url" />').val( this.model.get('url') );
 		this.input = this.$input[0];
 
@@ -4614,9 +4613,9 @@ EmbedUrl = View.extend({
 		this.listenTo( this.model, 'change:url', this.render );
 
 		if ( this.model.get( 'url' ) ) {
-			_.delay( function () {
-				self.model.trigger( 'change:url' );
-			}, 500 );
+			_.delay( _.bind( function () {
+				this.model.trigger( 'change:url' );
+			}, this ), 500 );
 		}
 	},
 	/**
@@ -6069,18 +6068,19 @@ ImageDetails = AttachmentDisplay.extend({
 	},
 
 	render: function() {
-		var self = this,
-			args = arguments;
+		var args = arguments;
 
 		if ( this.model.attachment && 'pending' === this.model.dfd.state() ) {
-			this.model.dfd.done( function() {
-				AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( self, args );
-				self.postRender();
-			} ).fail( function() {
-				self.model.attachment = false;
-				AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( self, args );
-				self.postRender();
-			} );
+			this.model.dfd
+				.done( _.bind( function() {
+					AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, args );
+					this.postRender();
+				}, this ) )
+				.fail( _.bind( function() {
+					this.model.attachment = false;
+					AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, args );
+					this.postRender();
+				}, this ) );
 		} else {
 			AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, arguments );
 			this.postRender();
@@ -7793,8 +7793,6 @@ EditorUploader = View.extend({
 	 * Bind drag'n'drop events to callbacks.
 	 */
 	initialize: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		this.initialized = false;
 
 		// Bail if not enabled or UA does not support drag'n'drop or File API.
@@ -7814,9 +7812,9 @@ EditorUploader = View.extend({
 		this.$document.on( 'dragover', _.bind( this.containerDragover, this ) );
 		this.$document.on( 'dragleave', _.bind( this.containerDragleave, this ) );
 
-		this.$document.on( 'dragstart dragend drop', function( event ) {
-			self.localDrag = event.type === 'dragstart';
-		});
+		this.$document.on( 'dragstart dragend drop', _.bind( function( event ) {
+			this.localDrag = event.type === 'dragstart';
+		}, this ) );
 
 		this.initialized = true;
 		return this;
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/attachments/browser.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/attachments/browser.js
index 7c49d0edd9..d7e435b7f2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/attachments/browser.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/attachments/browser.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 				controller: this.controller,
 				priority: -60,
 				click: function() {
-					var changed = [], removed = [], self = this,
+					var changed = [], removed = [],
 						selection = this.controller.state().get( 'selection' ),
 						library = this.controller.state().get( 'library' );
 
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ AttachmentsBrowser = View.extend({
 					if ( changed.length ) {
 						selection.remove( removed );
 
-						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( function() {
+						$.when.apply( null, changed ).then( _.bind( function() {
 							library._requery( true );
-							self.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
-						} );
+							this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
+						}, this ) );
 					} else {
 						this.controller.trigger( 'selection:action:done' );
 					}
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image-details.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image-details.js
index 604c4ef97d..e1bb647b7d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image-details.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image-details.js
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ Details = EditImage.extend({
 	},
 
 	save: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
-		this.model.fetch().done( function() {
-			self.frame.content.mode( 'edit-metadata' );
-		});
+		this.model.fetch().done( _.bind( function() {
+			this.frame.content.mode( 'edit-metadata' );
+		}, this ) );
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image.js
index 26cbc7c471..f985a33932 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/edit-image.js
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ EditImage = View.extend({
 	},
 
 	save: function() {
-		var self = this,
-			lastState = this.controller.lastState();
+		var lastState = this.controller.lastState();
 
-		this.model.fetch().done( function() {
-			self.controller.setState( lastState );
-		});
+		this.model.fetch().done( _.bind( function() {
+			this.controller.setState( lastState );
+		}, this ) );
 	}
 
 });
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/embed/url.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/embed/url.js
index 8aacbd8047..e0c9fbf273 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/embed/url.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/embed/url.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ EmbedUrl = View.extend({
 	},
 
 	initialize: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		this.$input = $('<input id="embed-url-field" type="url" />').val( this.model.get('url') );
 		this.input = this.$input[0];
 
@@ -34,9 +32,9 @@ EmbedUrl = View.extend({
 		this.listenTo( this.model, 'change:url', this.render );
 
 		if ( this.model.get( 'url' ) ) {
-			_.delay( function () {
-				self.model.trigger( 'change:url' );
-			}, 500 );
+			_.delay( _.bind( function () {
+				this.model.trigger( 'change:url' );
+			}, this ), 500 );
 		}
 	},
 	/**
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js
index 362d8a3a34..a4381c5252 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/frame/edit-attachments.js
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ EditAttachments = MediaFrame.extend({
 	},
 
 	createModal: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		// Initialize modal container view.
 		if ( this.options.modal ) {
 			this.modal = new Modal({
@@ -83,18 +81,18 @@ EditAttachments = MediaFrame.extend({
 				title:      this.options.title
 			});
 
-			this.modal.on( 'open', function () {
-				$( 'body' ).on( 'keydown.media-modal', _.bind( self.keyEvent, self ) );
-			} );
+			this.modal.on( 'open', _.bind( function () {
+				$( 'body' ).on( 'keydown.media-modal', _.bind( this.keyEvent, this ) );
+			}, this ) );
 
 			// Completely destroy the modal DOM element when closing it.
-			this.modal.on( 'close', function() {
-				self.modal.remove();
+			this.modal.on( 'close', _.bind( function() {
+				this.modal.remove();
 				$( 'body' ).off( 'keydown.media-modal' ); /* remove the keydown event */
 				// Restore the original focus item if possible
-				$( 'li.attachment[data-id="' + self.model.get( 'id' ) +'"]' ).focus();
-				self.resetRoute();
-			} );
+				$( 'li.attachment[data-id="' + this.model.get( 'id' ) +'"]' ).focus();
+				this.resetRoute();
+			}, this ) );
 
 			// Set this frame as the modal's content.
 			this.modal.content( this );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/image-details.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/image-details.js
index ca5d9e8ffe..b812df8fdc 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/image-details.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/image-details.js
@@ -49,18 +49,19 @@ ImageDetails = AttachmentDisplay.extend({
 	},
 
 	render: function() {
-		var self = this,
-			args = arguments;
+		var args = arguments;
 
 		if ( this.model.attachment && 'pending' === this.model.dfd.state() ) {
-			this.model.dfd.done( function() {
-				AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( self, args );
-				self.postRender();
-			} ).fail( function() {
-				self.model.attachment = false;
-				AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( self, args );
-				self.postRender();
-			} );
+			this.model.dfd
+				.done( _.bind( function() {
+					AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, args );
+					this.postRender();
+				}, this ) )
+				.fail( _.bind( function() {
+					this.model.attachment = false;
+					AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, args );
+					this.postRender();
+				}, this ) );
 		} else {
 			AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, arguments );
 			this.postRender();
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/media-details.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/media-details.js
index 31c6456e5e..c4bee442ac 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/media-details.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/media-details.js
@@ -110,10 +110,11 @@ MediaDetails = AttachmentDisplay.extend({
 	 * @returns {media.view.MediaDetails} Returns itself to allow chaining
 	 */
 	render: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		AttachmentDisplay.prototype.render.apply( this, arguments );
-		setTimeout( function() { self.resetFocus(); }, 10 );
+		
+		setTimeout( _.bind( function() {
+			this.resetFocus();
+		}, this ), 10 );
 
 		this.settings = _.defaults( {
 			success : this.success
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/uploader/editor.js b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/uploader/editor.js
index 1da63848ed..3edc35a224 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/uploader/editor.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/media/views/uploader/editor.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ EditorUploader = View.extend({
 	 * Bind drag'n'drop events to callbacks.
 	 */
 	initialize: function() {
-		var self = this;
-
 		this.initialized = false;
 
 		// Bail if not enabled or UA does not support drag'n'drop or File API.
@@ -51,9 +49,9 @@ EditorUploader = View.extend({
 		this.$document.on( 'dragover', _.bind( this.containerDragover, this ) );
 		this.$document.on( 'dragleave', _.bind( this.containerDragleave, this ) );
 
-		this.$document.on( 'dragstart dragend drop', function( event ) {
-			self.localDrag = event.type === 'dragstart';
-		});
+		this.$document.on( 'dragstart dragend drop', _.bind( function( event ) {
+			this.localDrag = event.type === 'dragstart';
+		}, this ) );
 
 		this.initialized = true;
 		return this;