diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
index a31abd198..c0e187c58 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 		this.element.removeClass( "ui-accordion-icons" );
 	},
 
-	destroy: function() {
+	_destroy: function() {
 		var options = this.options;
 
 		this.element
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 		if ( options.heightStyle !== "content" ) {
 			contents.css( "height", "" );
 		}
-
-		return $.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
 	},
 
 	_setOption: function( key, value ) {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js b/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
index f48dc032a..0413306ce 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 		}
 	},
 
-	destroy: function() {
+	_destroy: function() {
 		this.element
 			.removeClass( "ui-autocomplete-input" )
 			.removeAttr( "autocomplete" )
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 			.removeAttr( "aria-autocomplete" )
 			.removeAttr( "aria-haspopup" );
 		this.menu.element.remove();
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
 	},
 
 	_setOption: function( key, value ) {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.button.js b/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
index 78134e308..71d8cad12 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.button", {
 		return this.buttonElement;
 	},
 
-	destroy: function() {
+	_destroy: function() {
 		this.element
 			.removeClass( "ui-helper-hidden-accessible" );
 		this.buttonElement
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.button", {
 		if ( !this.hasTitle ) {
 			this.buttonElement.removeAttr( "title" );
 		}
-
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
 	},
 
 	_setOption: function( key, value ) {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js b/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js
index e2b857723..50c2bb905 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ $.widget("ui.dialog", {
 		}
 	},
 
-	destroy: function() {
+	_destroy: function() {
 		var self = this;
 		
 		if ( self.overlay ) {
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ $.widget("ui.dialog", {
 		if ( self.originalTitle ) {
 			self.element.attr( "title", self.originalTitle );
 		}
-
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
-		return self;
 	},
 
 	widget: function() {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
index 6381bedbc..b48b549fd 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.menu.js
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ $.widget("ui.menu", {
 		});
 	},
 	
-	destroy: function() {
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.apply( this, arguments );
-		
+	_destroy: function() {
 		this.element
 			.removeClass( "ui-menu ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" )
 			.removeAttr( "tabIndex" )
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js b/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js
index 009049d27..ade258bee 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.progressbar", {
 		this._refreshValue();
 	},
 
-	destroy: function() {
+	_destroy: function() {
 		this.element
 			.removeClass( "ui-progressbar ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all" )
 			.removeAttr( "role" )
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.progressbar", {
 			.removeAttr( "aria-valuenow" );
 
 		this.valueDiv.remove();
-
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.apply( this, arguments );
 	},
 
 	value: function( newValue ) {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js b/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js
index ea3cde339..fd0faceae 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.tooltip.js
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ $.widget("ui.tooltip", {
 		this.options.disabled = true;
 	},
 	
-	destroy: function() {
+	_destroy: function() {
 		this.tooltip.remove();
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
 	},
 	
 	widget: function() {