diff --git a/files/templates/comments.html b/files/templates/comments.html
index b474be569b..57b85b2c91 100644
--- a/files/templates/comments.html
+++ b/files/templates/comments.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/clipboard@2/dist/clipboard.min.js"></script>
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/clipboard@2.0.8/dist/clipboard.min.jsscript>
 
 {% if v %}
 	<script>
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@
 
 		// Expand comment box on focus, hide otherwise
 
-		$('.comment-box').focus(function (event) {
-			event.preventDefault();
-
-			$(this).parent().parent().addClass("collapsed");
-
-		});
+		for(let el of document.getElementsByClassName('comment-box')) {
+			el.addEventListener('focus', function(event) {
+				event.preventDefault();
+				this.parent().parent().addClass("collapsed");
+			});
+		}
 
 		// Open comment reply box
 
diff --git a/files/templates/default.html b/files/templates/default.html
index bb8d1e3737..75b9942ca6 100644
--- a/files/templates/default.html
+++ b/files/templates/default.html
@@ -192,18 +192,21 @@
 				autoExpand(event.target);
 			}, false);
 		
-			$('.text-expand').click(function(event){
-				if (event.which != 1) {
-					return
-				};
-				id=$(this).data('id');
+
+			for(let el of document.getElementsByClassName('text-expand')) {
+				el.onclick = function(event){
+					if (event.which != 1) {
+						return
+					};
+					id=this.data('id');
 
 
-				document.getElementById('post-text-'+id).toggleClass('d-none');
-				$('.text-expand-icon-'+id).toggleClass('fa-expand-alt');
-				$('.text-expand-icon-'+id).toggleClass('fa-compress-alt');
+					document.getElementById('post-text-'+id).toggleClass('d-none');
+					document.getElementsByClassName('text-expand-icon-'+id)[0].toggleClass('fa-expand-alt');
+					document.getElementsByClassName('text-expand-icon-'+id)[0].toggleClass('fa-compress-alt');
 
-			})
+				}
+			}
 
 		</script>
 
@@ -215,7 +218,8 @@
 			if (window.innerWidth <= 737){
 				try {
 					document.getElementById('mobile-prompt').tooltip('show')
-					$('.tooltip')[0].addEventListener(
+					
+					document.getElementsByClassName('tooltip')[0].addEventListener(
 						'click', 
 						function(event){
 							document.getElementById('mobile-prompt').tooltip('hide')
diff --git a/files/templates/emoji_modal.html b/files/templates/emoji_modal.html
index dba2cc6a06..85399196f2 100644
--- a/files/templates/emoji_modal.html
+++ b/files/templates/emoji_modal.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	function getEmoji(searchTerm, form) {
 		const commentBox = document.getElementById(form);
 		const old = commentBox.value;
-		const curPos = $(commentBox).data(TEXTAREA_POS);
+		const curPos = commentBox.data(TEXTAREA_POS);
 
 		const firstHalf = old.slice(0, curPos)
 		const lastHalf = old.slice(curPos)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 		const newPos = curPos + emoji.length
 
-		$(commentBox).data(TEXTAREA_POS, newPos)
+		commentBox.data(TEXTAREA_POS, newPos)
 	}
 
 	function loadEmojis(form) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 			container.innerHTML = container.innerHTML.replace(/@form@/g, form)
 
 			const commentBox = document.getElementById(form);
-			$(commentBox).data(TEXTAREA_POS, commentBox.selectionStart)
+			commentBox.data(TEXTAREA_POS, commentBox.selectionStart)
 
 			for (i=0; i < emojis.length; i++) {
 
diff --git a/files/templates/expanded_image_modal.html b/files/templates/expanded_image_modal.html
index d58beda0ff..02b26735a3 100644
--- a/files/templates/expanded_image_modal.html
+++ b/files/templates/expanded_image_modal.html
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 <script>
-	$('.expandable-image').click( function(event) {
+	for(let el of document.getElementsByClassName('expandable-image')) {
+		el.onclick = function(event) {
 
-		if (event.which != 1) {
-			return
+			if (event.which != 1) {
+				return
+			}
+			event.preventDefault();
+
+			var url= this.data('url');
+
+			expandDesktopImage(url,url);
 		}
-		event.preventDefault();
-
-		var url= $(this).data('url');
-
-		expandDesktopImage(url,url);
-	})
+	}
 
 	// Expand Images on Desktop
 
diff --git a/files/templates/submit.html b/files/templates/submit.html
index f582a41f13..899cf156a7 100644
--- a/files/templates/submit.html
+++ b/files/templates/submit.html
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 
 		<script>
 		
-			$(document).ready(function() {
+			document.ready(function() {
 				document.getElementById('submitform').submit(function() {
 						// disable button
-						$("#create_button").prop("disabled", true);
+						document.getElementById('create_button').prop("disabled", true);
 						// add spinner to button
-						$("#create_button").html('<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm mr-2" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>Creating post');
+						document.getElementById('create_button').html('<span class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm mr-2" role="status" aria-hidden="true"></span>Creating post');
 					});
 				});