diff --git a/build/media/legacy/joomla.asset.json b/build/media/legacy/joomla.asset.json
index 3a8ea5875373f..094b8d289aa24 100644
--- a/build/media/legacy/joomla.asset.json
+++ b/build/media/legacy/joomla.asset.json
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@
       "js": [
         "media/legacy/js/jquery-noconflict.min.js"
       ]
+    },
+    "jquery.ui.core": {
+      "name": "jquery.ui.core",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "jquery"
+      ],
+      "js": [
+        "media/vendor/jquery-ui/js/jquery.ui.core.js"
+      ]
+    },
+    "jquery.ui.sortable": {
+      "name": "jquery.ui.sortable",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "jquery.ui.core"
+      ],
+      "js": [
+        "media/vendor/jquery-ui/js/jquery.ui.sortable.js"
+      ]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/build/media_src/system/joomla.asset.json b/build/media_src/system/joomla.asset.json
index 017321869e31d..a2b3c9b371780 100644
--- a/build/media_src/system/joomla.asset.json
+++ b/build/media_src/system/joomla.asset.json
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
       ],
       "js": [
         "media/system/js/searchtools.min.js"
+      ],
+      "css": [
+        "system/searchtools.css"
       ]
     },
     "showon": {
diff --git a/libraries/cms/html/jquery.php b/libraries/cms/html/jquery.php
index e82d312193081..3a3473fcdf05d 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/html/jquery.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/html/jquery.php
@@ -39,37 +39,26 @@ abstract class JHtmlJquery
 	 * @return  void
 	 *
 	 * @since   3.0
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 5.0  Use Joomla\CMS\WebAsset\WebAssetRegistry::enableAsset();
 	 */
 	public static function framework($noConflict = true, $debug = null, $migrate = false)
 	{
-		// Only load once
-		if (!empty(static::$loaded[__METHOD__]))
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// If no debugging value is set, use the configuration setting
-		if ($debug === null)
-		{
-			$debug = (boolean) Factory::getApplication()->get('debug');
-		}
-
-		HTMLHelper::_('script', 'vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true, 'detectDebug' => $debug));
+		$wa = Factory::getApplication()->getDocument()->getWebAssetManager();
+		$wa->enableAsset('jquery');
 
 		// Check if we are loading in noConflict
 		if ($noConflict)
 		{
-			HTMLHelper::_('script', 'legacy/jquery-noconflict.min.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));
+			$wa->enableAsset('jquery-noconflict');
 		}
 
 		// Check if we are loading Migrate
 		if ($migrate)
 		{
-			HTMLHelper::_('script', 'vendor/jquery-migrate/jquery-migrate.min.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true, 'detectDebug' => $debug));
+			$wa->enableAsset('jquery-migrate');
 		}
 
-		static::$loaded[__METHOD__] = true;
-
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -84,38 +73,21 @@ public static function framework($noConflict = true, $debug = null, $migrate = f
 	 * @return  void
 	 *
 	 * @since   3.0
+	 *
+	 * @deprecated 5.0  Use Joomla\CMS\WebAsset\WebAssetRegistry::enableAsset();
 	 */
 	public static function ui(array $components = array('core'), $debug = null)
 	{
 		// Set an array containing the supported jQuery UI components handled by this method
 		$supported = array('core', 'sortable');
 
-		// Include jQuery
-		static::framework();
-
-		// If no debugging value is set, use the configuration setting
-		if ($debug === null)
-		{
-			$debug = JDEBUG;
-		}
+		$wa = Factory::getApplication()->getDocument()->getWebAssetManager();
 
-		// Load each of the requested components
 		foreach ($components as $component)
 		{
-			// Only attempt to load the component if it's supported in core and hasn't already been loaded
-			if (in_array($component, $supported) && empty(static::$loaded[__METHOD__][$component]))
+			if (in_array($component, $supported))
 			{
-				HTMLHelper::_(
-					'script',
-					'vendor/jquery-ui/jquery.ui.' . $component . '.min.js',
-					array(
-						'version' => 'auto',
-						'relative' => true,
-						'detectDebug' => $debug,
-					)
-				);
-
-				static::$loaded[__METHOD__][$component] = true;
+				$wa->enableAsset('jquery.ui.' . $component);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/libraries/cms/html/searchtools.php b/libraries/cms/html/searchtools.php
index 1b47897acab40..403b689cbb76c 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/html/searchtools.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/html/searchtools.php
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ public static function form($selector = '.js-stools-form', $options = array())
 			$options = static::optionsToRegistry($options);
 
 			// Load the script && css files
-			HTMLHelper::_('behavior.core');
-			HTMLHelper::_('script', 'system/searchtools.min.js', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));
-			HTMLHelper::_('stylesheet', 'system/searchtools.css', array('version' => 'auto', 'relative' => true));
+			Factory::getApplication()->getDocument()->getWebAssetManager()->enableAsset('searchtools');
 
 			Factory::getDocument()->addScriptOptions('searchtools', $options);