diff --git a/src/gridstack.js b/src/gridstack.js
index b187f0629..3f9098144 100644
--- a/src/gridstack.js
+++ b/src/gridstack.js
@@ -702,15 +702,16 @@
 
         el
             .draggable(_.extend(this.opts.draggable, {
-                containment: this.opts.is_nested ? this.container.parent() : null
+                containment: this.opts.is_nested ? this.container.parent() : null,
+                start: on_start_moving,
+                stop: on_end_moving,
+                drag: drag_or_resize
             }))
-            .on('dragstart', on_start_moving)
-            .on('dragstop', on_end_moving)
-            .on('drag', drag_or_resize)
-            .resizable(_.extend(this.opts.resizable, {}))
-            .on('resizestart', on_start_moving)
-            .on('resizestop', on_end_moving)
-            .on('resize', drag_or_resize);
+            .resizable(_.extend(this.opts.resizable, {
+                resizestart: on_start_moving,
+                resizestop: on_end_moving,
+                resize: drag_or_resize
+            }));
 
         if (node.no_move || this._is_one_column_mode()) {
             el.draggable('disable');
@@ -1003,22 +1004,12 @@
 
     scope.GridStackUI.Utils = Utils;
 
-    function event_stop_propagate(event) {
-        event.stopPropagation();
-    }
     $.fn.gridstack = function(opts) {
         return this.each(function() {
             var o = $(this);
             if (!o.data('gridstack')) {
                 o
-                    .data('gridstack', new GridStack(this, opts))
-                    .on('dragstart', event_stop_propagate)
-                    .on('dragstop', event_stop_propagate)
-                    .on('drag', event_stop_propagate)
-                    .on('resizestart', event_stop_propagate)
-                    .on('resizestop', event_stop_propagate)
-                    .on('resize', event_stop_propagate)
-                    .on('change', event_stop_propagate);
+                    .data('gridstack', new GridStack(this, opts));
             }
         });
     };