diff --git a/ui/ui.core.js b/ui/ui.core.js
index 05bb427f7..9432777d6 100644
--- a/ui/ui.core.js
+++ b/ui/ui.core.js
@@ -375,10 +375,7 @@ $.widget.prototype = {
 		var eventName = (type == this.widgetEventPrefix
 			? type : this.widgetEventPrefix + type);
 		event = event || $.event.fix({ type: eventName, target: this.element[0] });
-
-		this.element.trigger(event, data);
-		var ret = (this.options[type] && this.options[type].call(this.element[0], event, data));
-		return !event.isDefaultPrevented() && ret !== false;
+		return this.element.triggerHandler(eventName, [event, data], this.options[type]);
 	}
 };