diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js
index 0f9a188d4b..52471d9472 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/SelectFilter2.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*global SelectBox, addEvent, gettext, interpolate, quickElement, SelectFilter*/
+/*global SelectBox, gettext, interpolate, quickElement, SelectFilter*/
 /*
 SelectFilter2 - Turns a multiple-select box into a filter interface.
 
@@ -118,19 +118,33 @@ Requires jQuery, core.js, and SelectBox.js.
                 }
                 e.preventDefault();
             };
-            addEvent(choose_all, 'click', function(e) { move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move_all, field_id + '_from', field_id + '_to'); });
-            addEvent(add_link, 'click', function(e) { move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move, field_id + '_from', field_id + '_to'); });
-            addEvent(remove_link, 'click', function(e) { move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move, field_id + '_to', field_id + '_from'); });
-            addEvent(clear_all, 'click', function(e) { move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move_all, field_id + '_to', field_id + '_from'); });
-            addEvent(filter_input, 'keypress', function(e) { SelectFilter.filter_key_press(e, field_id); });
-            addEvent(filter_input, 'keyup', function(e) { SelectFilter.filter_key_up(e, field_id); });
-            addEvent(filter_input, 'keydown', function(e) { SelectFilter.filter_key_down(e, field_id); });
-            addEvent(selector_div, 'change', function(e) {
+            choose_all.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+                move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move_all, field_id + '_from', field_id + '_to');
+            });
+            add_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+                move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move, field_id + '_from', field_id + '_to');
+            });
+            remove_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+                move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move, field_id + '_to', field_id + '_from');
+            });
+            clear_all.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+                move_selection(e, this, SelectBox.move_all, field_id + '_to', field_id + '_from');
+            });
+            filter_input.addEventListener('keypress', function(e) {
+                SelectFilter.filter_key_press(e, field_id);
+            });
+            filter_input.addEventListener('keyup', function(e) {
+                SelectFilter.filter_key_up(e, field_id);
+            });
+            filter_input.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
+                SelectFilter.filter_key_down(e, field_id);
+            });
+            selector_div.addEventListener('change', function(e) {
                 if (e.target.tagName === 'SELECT') {
                     SelectFilter.refresh_icons(field_id);
                 }
             });
-            addEvent(selector_div, 'dblclick', function(e) {
+            selector_div.addEventListener('dblclick', function(e) {
                 if (e.target.tagName === 'OPTION') {
                     if (e.target.closest('select').id === field_id + '_to') {
                         SelectBox.move(field_id + '_to', field_id + '_from');
@@ -140,7 +154,9 @@ Requires jQuery, core.js, and SelectBox.js.
                     SelectFilter.refresh_icons(field_id);
                 }
             });
-            addEvent(findForm(from_box), 'submit', function() { SelectBox.select_all(field_id + '_to'); });
+            findForm(from_box).addEventListener('submit', function() {
+                SelectBox.select_all(field_id + '_to');
+            });
             SelectBox.init(field_id + '_from');
             SelectBox.init(field_id + '_to');
             // Move selected from_box options to to_box
@@ -225,7 +241,7 @@ Requires jQuery, core.js, and SelectBox.js.
         }
     };
 
-    addEvent(window, 'load', function(e) {
+    window.addEventListener('load', function(e) {
         $('select.selectfilter, select.selectfilterstacked').each(function() {
             var $el = $(this),
                 data = $el.data();
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js
index af6502e49b..0a57c2279b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/admin/DateTimeShortcuts.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*global addEvent, Calendar, cancelEventPropagation, findPosX, findPosY, getStyle, get_format, gettext, interpolate, ngettext, quickElement, removeEvent*/
+/*global Calendar, findPosX, findPosY, getStyle, get_format, gettext, interpolate, ngettext, quickElement*/
 // Inserts shortcut buttons after all of the following:
 //     <input type="text" class="vDateField">
 //     <input type="text" class="vTimeField">
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@
             var now_link = document.createElement('a');
             now_link.setAttribute('href', "#");
             now_link.appendChild(document.createTextNode(gettext('Now')));
-            addEvent(now_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            now_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.handleClockQuicklink(num, -1);
             });
             var clock_link = document.createElement('a');
             clock_link.setAttribute('href', '#');
             clock_link.id = DateTimeShortcuts.clockLinkName + num;
-            addEvent(clock_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            clock_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 // avoid triggering the document click handler to dismiss the clock
                 e.stopPropagation();
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
             clock_box.className = 'clockbox module';
             clock_box.setAttribute('id', DateTimeShortcuts.clockDivName + num);
             document.body.appendChild(clock_box);
-            addEvent(clock_box, 'click', cancelEventPropagation);
+            clock_box.addEventListener('click', function(e) { e.stopPropagation(); });
 
             quickElement('h2', clock_box, gettext('Choose a time'));
             var time_list = quickElement('ul', clock_box);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
             var name = typeof DateTimeShortcuts.clockHours[inp.name] === 'undefined' ? 'default_' : inp.name;
             DateTimeShortcuts.clockHours[name].forEach(function(element) {
                 var time_link = quickElement('a', quickElement('li', time_list), gettext(element[0]), 'href', '#');
-                addEvent(time_link, 'click', function(e) {
+                time_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                     e.preventDefault();
                     DateTimeShortcuts.handleClockQuicklink(num, element[1]);
                 });
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@
             var cancel_p = quickElement('p', clock_box);
             cancel_p.className = 'calendar-cancel';
             var cancel_link = quickElement('a', cancel_p, gettext('Cancel'), 'href', '#');
-            addEvent(cancel_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            cancel_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.dismissClock(num);
             });
 
-            django.jQuery(document).bind('keyup', function(event) {
+            document.addEventListener('keyup', function(event) {
                 if (event.which === 27) {
                     // ESC key closes popup
                     DateTimeShortcuts.dismissClock(num);
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@
 
             // Show the clock box
             clock_box.style.display = 'block';
-            addEvent(document, 'click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissClockFunc[num]);
+            document.addEventListener('click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissClockFunc[num]);
         },
         dismissClock: function(num) {
             document.getElementById(DateTimeShortcuts.clockDivName + num).style.display = 'none';
-            removeEvent(document, 'click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissClockFunc[num]);
+            document.removeEventListener('click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissClockFunc[num]);
         },
         handleClockQuicklink: function(num, val) {
             var d;
@@ -246,14 +246,14 @@
             var today_link = document.createElement('a');
             today_link.setAttribute('href', '#');
             today_link.appendChild(document.createTextNode(gettext('Today')));
-            addEvent(today_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            today_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.handleCalendarQuickLink(num, 0);
             });
             var cal_link = document.createElement('a');
             cal_link.setAttribute('href', '#');
             cal_link.id = DateTimeShortcuts.calendarLinkName + num;
-            addEvent(cal_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            cal_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 // avoid triggering the document click handler to dismiss the calendar
                 e.stopPropagation();
@@ -292,20 +292,20 @@
             cal_box.className = 'calendarbox module';
             cal_box.setAttribute('id', DateTimeShortcuts.calendarDivName1 + num);
             document.body.appendChild(cal_box);
-            addEvent(cal_box, 'click', cancelEventPropagation);
+            cal_box.addEventListener('click', function(e) { e.stopPropagation(); });
 
             // next-prev links
             var cal_nav = quickElement('div', cal_box);
             var cal_nav_prev = quickElement('a', cal_nav, '<', 'href', '#');
             cal_nav_prev.className = 'calendarnav-previous';
-            addEvent(cal_nav_prev, 'click', function(e) {
+            cal_nav_prev.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.drawPrev(num);
             });
 
             var cal_nav_next = quickElement('a', cal_nav, '>', 'href', '#');
             cal_nav_next.className = 'calendarnav-next';
-            addEvent(cal_nav_next, 'click', function(e) {
+            cal_nav_next.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.drawNext(num);
             });
@@ -320,19 +320,19 @@
             var shortcuts = quickElement('div', cal_box);
             shortcuts.className = 'calendar-shortcuts';
             var day_link = quickElement('a', shortcuts, gettext('Yesterday'), 'href', '#');
-            addEvent(day_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            day_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.handleCalendarQuickLink(num, -1);
             });
             shortcuts.appendChild(document.createTextNode('\u00A0|\u00A0'));
             day_link = quickElement('a', shortcuts, gettext('Today'), 'href', '#');
-            addEvent(day_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            day_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.handleCalendarQuickLink(num, 0);
             });
             shortcuts.appendChild(document.createTextNode('\u00A0|\u00A0'));
             day_link = quickElement('a', shortcuts, gettext('Tomorrow'), 'href', '#');
-            addEvent(day_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            day_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.handleCalendarQuickLink(num, +1);
             });
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
             var cancel_p = quickElement('p', cal_box);
             cancel_p.className = 'calendar-cancel';
             var cancel_link = quickElement('a', cancel_p, gettext('Cancel'), 'href', '#');
-            addEvent(cancel_link, 'click', function(e) {
+            cancel_link.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
                 DateTimeShortcuts.dismissCalendar(num);
             });
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@
             cal_box.style.top = Math.max(0, findPosY(cal_link) - 75) + 'px';
 
             cal_box.style.display = 'block';
-            addEvent(document, 'click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissCalendarFunc[num]);
+            document.addEventListener('click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissCalendarFunc[num]);
         },
         dismissCalendar: function(num) {
             document.getElementById(DateTimeShortcuts.calendarDivName1 + num).style.display = 'none';
-            removeEvent(document, 'click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissCalendarFunc[num]);
+            document.removeEventListener('click', DateTimeShortcuts.dismissCalendarFunc[num]);
         },
         drawPrev: function(num) {
             DateTimeShortcuts.calendars[num].drawPreviousMonth();
@@ -421,6 +421,6 @@
         }
     };
 
-    addEvent(window, 'load', DateTimeShortcuts.init);
+    window.addEventListener('load', DateTimeShortcuts.init);
     window.DateTimeShortcuts = DateTimeShortcuts;
 })();
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/calendar.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/calendar.js
index 36480994cc..a4c047aa72 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/calendar.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/calendar.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*global gettext, pgettext, get_format, quickElement, removeChildren, addEvent*/
+/*global gettext, pgettext, get_format, quickElement, removeChildren*/
 /*
 calendar.js - Calendar functions by Adrian Holovaty
 depends on core.js for utility functions like removeChildren or quickElement
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ depends on core.js for utility functions like removeChildren or quickElement
 
                 var cell = quickElement('td', tableRow, '', 'class', todayClass);
                 var link = quickElement('a', cell, currentDay, 'href', '#');
-                addEvent(link, 'click', calendarMonth(year, month));
+                link.addEventListener('click', calendarMonth(year, month));
                 currentDay++;
             }
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/core.js b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/core.js
index edccdc0217..2989a94c51 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/core.js
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/js/core.js
@@ -4,44 +4,6 @@
 var isOpera = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") >= 0) && parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);
 var isIE = ((document.all) && (!isOpera)) && parseFloat(navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE ")[1].split(";")[0]);
 
-// Cross-browser event handlers.
-function addEvent(obj, evType, fn) {
-    'use strict';
-    if (obj.addEventListener) {
-        obj.addEventListener(evType, fn, false);
-        return true;
-    } else if (obj.attachEvent) {
-        var r = obj.attachEvent("on" + evType, fn);
-        return r;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-function removeEvent(obj, evType, fn) {
-    'use strict';
-    if (obj.removeEventListener) {
-        obj.removeEventListener(evType, fn, false);
-        return true;
-    } else if (obj.detachEvent) {
-        obj.detachEvent("on" + evType, fn);
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-function cancelEventPropagation(e) {
-    'use strict';
-    if (!e) {
-        e = window.event;
-    }
-    e.cancelBubble = true;
-    if (e.stopPropagation) {
-        e.stopPropagation();
-    }
-}
-
 // quickElement(tagType, parentReference [, textInChildNode, attribute, attributeValue ...]);
 function quickElement() {
     'use strict';