diff --git a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_methods.js b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_methods.js
index 9f61647c4..2f4722070 100644
--- a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_methods.js
+++ b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_methods.js
@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ test( "destroy", function() {
 });
 
 test( "enable/disable", function() {
-	expect( 3 );
+	expect( 4 );
 	var element = $( "#list1" ).accordion();
 	accordion_state( element, 1, 0, 0 );
 	element.accordion( "disable" );
-	element.accordion( "option", "active", 1 );
+	// event does nothing
+	element.find( ".ui-accordion-header" ).eq( 1 ).trigger( "click" );
 	accordion_state( element, 1, 0, 0 );
-	element.accordion( "enable" );
+	// option still works
 	element.accordion( "option", "active", 1 );
 	accordion_state( element, 0, 1, 0 );
+	element.accordion( "enable" );
+	element.accordion( "option", "active", 2 );
+	accordion_state( element, 0, 0, 1 );
 });
 
 test( "refresh", function() {
diff --git a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js
index 8206b1d62..74a9a3177 100644
--- a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_options.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ test( "{ event: custom }", function() {
 
 	// ensure old event handlers are unbound
 	element.find( ".ui-accordion-header" ).eq( 1 ).trigger( "custom1" );
+	element.find( ".ui-accordion-header" ).eq( 1 ).trigger( "custom2" );
 	equal( element.accordion( "option", "active" ), 2 );
 	accordion_state( element, 0, 0, 1 );
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_test_helpers.js b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_test_helpers.js
index 7b316e983..542809ea0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_test_helpers.js
+++ b/tests/unit/accordion/accordion_test_helpers.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ function accordion_state( accordion ) {
 	var actual = accordion.find( ".ui-accordion-content" ).map(function() {
 		return $( this ).css( "display" ) === "none" ? 0 : 1;
 	}).get();
-	deepEqual( actual, expected );
+	QUnit.push( QUnit.equiv(actual, expected), actual, expected );
 }
 
 function accordion_equalHeights( accordion, min, max ) {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
index 169a07409..2200732ac 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 
 		this.headers
 			.attr( "role", "tab" )
-			// TODO: use _bind()
-			.bind( "keydown.accordion", $.proxy( this, "_keydown" ) )
 			.next()
 				.attr( "role", "tabpanel" );
 
@@ -161,8 +159,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 
 		if ( key === "event" ) {
 			if ( this.options.event ) {
-				// TODO: this is incorrect for multiple events (see _setupEvents)
-				this.headers.unbind( this.options.event + ".accordion", this._eventHandler );
+				this.headers.unbind( ".accordion" );
 			}
 			this._setupEvents( value );
 		}
@@ -190,8 +187,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 	},
 
 	_keydown: function( event ) {
-		// TODO: remove disabled check when using _bind()
-		if ( this.options.disabled || event.altKey || event.ctrlKey ) {
+		if ( event.altKey || event.ctrlKey ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -300,11 +296,15 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 	},
 
 	_setupEvents: function( event ) {
+		var events = {
+			keydown: "_keydown"
+		};
 		if ( event ) {
-			// TODO: use _bind()
-			this.headers.bind( event.split( " " ).join( ".accordion " ) + ".accordion",
-				$.proxy( this, "_eventHandler" ) );
+			$.each( event.split(" "), function( index, eventName ) {
+				events[ eventName ] = "_eventHandler";
+			});
 		}
+		this._bind( this.headers, events );
 	},
 
 	_eventHandler: function( event ) {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 
 		event.preventDefault();
 
-		if ( options.disabled ||
+		if (
 				// click on active header, but not collapsible
 				( clickedIsActive && !options.collapsible ) ||
 				// allow canceling activation