diff --git a/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js b/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js
index a2a36cb4c1c..2083e16b1aa 100644
--- a/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/autocomplete/core.js
@@ -443,4 +443,27 @@ QUnit.test( "Close on click outside when focus remains", function( assert ) {
 	} );
 } );
 
+QUnit.test( "extra listeners created during typing (trac-15082, trac-15095)", function( assert ) {
+	assert.expect( 2 );
+
+	var origRemoveListenersCount;
+	var element = $( "#autocomplete" ).autocomplete( {
+		source: [ "java", "javascript" ],
+		delay: 0
+	} );
+
+	element.val( "j" ).autocomplete( "search", "j" );
+	origRemoveListenersCount = jQuery._data( element[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length;
+
+	element.val( "ja" ).autocomplete( "search", "ja" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( element[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after typing multiple letters" );
+
+	element.val( "jav" ).autocomplete( "search", "jav" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( element[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after typing multiple letters" );
+} );
+
 } );
diff --git a/tests/unit/selectmenu/core.js b/tests/unit/selectmenu/core.js
index 05a0e630113..f32cec9b99a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/selectmenu/core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/selectmenu/core.js
@@ -404,4 +404,34 @@ QUnit.test( "Options with hidden attribute should not be rendered", function( as
 	} );
 } );
 
+QUnit.test( "extra listeners created after selection (trac-15078, trac-15152)", function( assert ) {
+	assert.expect( 3 );
+
+	var origRemoveListenersCount;
+	var element = $( "#speed" ).selectmenu();
+	var menu = element.selectmenu( "widget" );
+
+	element.val( "Slow" );
+	element.selectmenu( "refresh" );
+	origRemoveListenersCount = jQuery._data( menu[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length;
+
+	element.val( "Fast" );
+	element.selectmenu( "refresh" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( menu[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after typing multiple letters" );
+
+	element.val( "Faster" );
+	element.selectmenu( "refresh" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( menu[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after typing multiple letters" );
+
+	element.val( "Slow" );
+	element.selectmenu( "refresh" );
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( menu[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after typing multiple letters" );
+} );
+
 } );
diff --git a/tests/unit/tabs/core.js b/tests/unit/tabs/core.js
index 8d4322463ed..37dd3d4e301 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tabs/core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/tabs/core.js
@@ -675,4 +675,56 @@ QUnit.test( "#4033 - IE expands hash to full url and misinterprets tab as ajax",
 	state( assert, element, 1 );
 } );
 
+
+QUnit.test( "extra listeners created when tabs are added/removed (trac-15136)", function( assert ) {
+	assert.expect( 3 );
+
+	var origRemoveListenersCount;
+	var element = $( "#tabs1" ).tabs();
+	var tabCounter = 10;
+
+	function addTab() {
+		var label = "Tab " + tabCounter;
+		var id = "tabs-" + tabCounter;
+		var li = $(
+			"<li>" +
+			"	<a href='#" + id + "'>" + label + "</a> " +
+			"	<span class='ui-icon ui-icon-close' role='presentation'>Remove Tab</span>" +
+			"</li>"
+		);
+		var tabContentHtml = "Tab " + tabCounter + " content.";
+
+		element.find( ".ui-tabs-nav" ).append( li );
+		element.append( "<div id='" + id + "'><p>" + tabContentHtml + "</p></div>" );
+		element.tabs( "refresh" );
+		tabCounter++;
+	}
+
+	function removeLastTab() {
+		element.find( ".ui-icon-close" ).last().trigger( "click" );
+	}
+
+	origRemoveListenersCount = jQuery._data( element[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length;
+
+	addTab();
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( element[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after adding a new tab" );
+
+	addTab();
+	addTab();
+	addTab();
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( element[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after adding multiple tabs" );
+
+	removeLastTab();
+	removeLastTab();
+	removeLastTab();
+	removeLastTab();
+	assert.equal( jQuery._data( element[ 0 ], "events" ).remove.length,
+		origRemoveListenersCount,
+		"No extra listeners after removing all the extra tabs" );
+} );
+
 } );
diff --git a/ui/widget.js b/ui/widget.js
index 04daaa88309..69240f92ceb 100644
--- a/ui/widget.js
+++ b/ui/widget.js
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ $.Widget.prototype = {
 		}, options );
 
 		function bindRemoveEvent() {
+			var nodesToBind = [];
+
 			options.element.each( function( _, element ) {
 				var isTracked = $.map( that.classesElementLookup, function( elements ) {
 					return elements;
@@ -508,11 +510,13 @@ $.Widget.prototype = {
 					} );
 
 				if ( !isTracked ) {
-					that._on( $( element ), {
-						remove: "_untrackClassesElement"
-					} );
+					nodesToBind.push( element );
 				}
 			} );
+
+			that._on( $( nodesToBind ), {
+				remove: "_untrackClassesElement"
+			} );
 		}
 
 		function processClassString( classes, checkOption ) {