diff --git a/js/carousel.js b/js/carousel.js
index b688990095..8884424efd 100644
--- a/js/carousel.js
+++ b/js/carousel.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
   // CAROUSEL DATA-API
   // =================
 
-  $(document).on('click.bs.carousel.data-api', '[data-slide], [data-slide-to]', function (e) {
+  var clickHandler = function (e) {
     var href
     var $this   = $(this)
     var $target = $($this.attr('data-target') || (href = $this.attr('href')) && href.replace(/.*(?=#[^\s]+$)/, '')) // strip for ie7
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@
     }
 
     e.preventDefault()
-  })
+  }
+
+  $(document)
+    .on('click.bs.carousel.data-api', '[data-slide]', clickHandler)
+    .on('click.bs.carousel.data-api', '[data-slide-to]', clickHandler)
 
   $(window).on('load', function () {
     $('[data-ride="carousel"]').each(function () {
diff --git a/js/dropdown.js b/js/dropdown.js
index 7388f81246..fd7f658f72 100644
--- a/js/dropdown.js
+++ b/js/dropdown.js
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@
     .on('click.bs.dropdown.data-api', clearMenus)
     .on('click.bs.dropdown.data-api', '.dropdown form', function (e) { e.stopPropagation() })
     .on('click.bs.dropdown.data-api', toggle, Dropdown.prototype.toggle)
-    .on('keydown.bs.dropdown.data-api', toggle + ', [role="menu"], [role="listbox"]', Dropdown.prototype.keydown)
+    .on('keydown.bs.dropdown.data-api', toggle, Dropdown.prototype.keydown)
+    .on('keydown.bs.dropdown.data-api', '[role="menu"]', Dropdown.prototype.keydown)
+    .on('keydown.bs.dropdown.data-api', '[role="listbox"]', Dropdown.prototype.keydown)
 
 }(jQuery);
diff --git a/js/tab.js b/js/tab.js
index dd307a424a..5c09da49be 100644
--- a/js/tab.js
+++ b/js/tab.js
@@ -141,9 +141,13 @@
   // TAB DATA-API
   // ============
 
-  $(document).on('click.bs.tab.data-api', '[data-toggle="tab"], [data-toggle="pill"]', function (e) {
+  var clickHandler = function (e) {
     e.preventDefault()
     Plugin.call($(this), 'show')
-  })
+  }
+
+  $(document)
+    .on('click.bs.tab.data-api', '[data-toggle="tab"]', clickHandler)
+    .on('click.bs.tab.data-api', '[data-toggle="pill"]', clickHandler)
 
 }(jQuery);