The .off() method removes event handlers that were attached with .on(). Calling .off() with no arguments removes all handlers attached to the elements. The following removes all event handlers from all paragraphs: $('p').off(); The following removes all delegated click handlers from all paragraphs: $('p').off('click', '**'); The following removes just one previously bound handler by passing it as the third argument: $('body').off('click', 'p', foo); // ... Foo will no longer be called.