diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
index c0e187c58..b51597ea8 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.accordion.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.accordion", {
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOption.apply( this, arguments );
+		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 		
 		if ( key == "icons" ) {
 			this._destroyIcons();
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js b/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
index 0413306ce..fc213768a 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.autocomplete", {
 	},
 
 	_setOption: function( key, value ) {
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOption.apply( this, arguments );
+		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 		if ( key === "source" ) {
 			this._initSource();
 		}
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.button.js b/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
index 71d8cad12..d8ff25b25 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.button.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.button", {
 	},
 
 	_setOption: function( key, value ) {
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOption.apply( this, arguments );
+		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 		if ( key === "disabled" ) {
 			if ( value ) {
 				this.element.attr( "disabled", true );
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.buttonset", {
 			this.buttons.button( "option", key, value );
 		}
 
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOption.apply( this, arguments );
+		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 	},
 	
 	refresh: function() {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.buttonset", {
 			.end();
 	},
 
-	destroy: function() {
+	_destroy: function() {
 		this.element.removeClass( "ui-buttonset" );
 		this.buttons
 			.map(function() {
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ $.widget( "ui.buttonset", {
 				.removeClass( "ui-corner-left ui-corner-right" )
 			.end()
 			.button( "destroy" );
-
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js b/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js
index 50c2bb905..7b53f6915 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.dialog.js
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ $.widget("ui.dialog", {
 				break;
 		}
 
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOption.apply( self, arguments );
+		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 	},
 
 	_size: function() {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js b/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js
index ade258bee..c42d8ef85 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.progressbar.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.progressbar", {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOption.apply( this, arguments );
+		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 	},
 
 	_value: function() {
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
index 39a498359..4a50b7144 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.spinner.js
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ $.widget('ui.spinner', {
 				this.buttons.button("enable");
 			}
 		}
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOption.call( this, key, value );
+		this._super( "_setOption", key, value );
 	},
 	
 	_setOptions: function( options ) {
-		$.Widget.prototype._setOptions.call( this, options );
+		this._super( "_setOptions", options );
 		if ( "value" in options ) {
 			this._format( this.options.value );
 		}
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ $.widget('ui.spinner', {
 			.removeClass('ui-spinner-input')
 			.removeAttr('disabled')
 			.removeAttr('autocomplete');
-		$.Widget.prototype.destroy.call( this );
+		this._super( "destroy" );
 		this.uiSpinner.replaceWith(this.element);
 	},