diff --git a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ProgressiveRendering.java b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ProgressiveRendering.java
index c13932e211..04b2f97956 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ProgressiveRendering.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/jenkins/util/ProgressiveRendering.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.kohsuke.stapler.bind.JavaScriptMethod;
  * (since it may be canceled if the user simply browses to another page while it is running).
  * <ol>
  * <li>Write a {@code <script>} section defining {@code function display(data)}.
- *     (Call {@code ts_refresh(document.getElementById('someid'))} if using a {@code sortable} table.)
+ *     (Call {@code document.getElementById('someid').sortable.refresh()} if using a {@code sortable} table.)
  * <li>Use {@code <l:progressiveRendering handler="${it.something()}" callback="display"/>} from your
  *     Jelly page to display a progress bar and initialize JavaScript infrastructure.
  *     (The callback attribute can take arbitrary JavaScript expression to be evaluated in the browser
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/AsynchPeople/index.jelly b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/AsynchPeople/index.jelly
index 649eaabaa5..3541617663 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/AsynchPeople/index.jelly
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/AsynchPeople/index.jelly
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
                   }
                   r.appendChild(d);
 
-                  ts_refresh(p);
+                  p.sortable.refresh();
               }
           }
       </script>
diff --git a/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js b/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
index b690bd8979..0fcbbd3e79 100644
--- a/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
+++ b/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/hudson-behavior.js
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ var jenkinsRules = {
     },
 
     "TABLE.sortable" : function(e) {// sortable table
-        ts_makeSortable(e);
+        e.sortable = new Sortable.Sortable(e);
     },
 
     "TABLE.progress-bar" : function(e) { // progressBar.jelly
diff --git a/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/sortable.js b/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/sortable.js
index 42cbb0a875..e92e6173c1 100644
--- a/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/sortable.js
+++ b/war/src/main/webapp/scripts/sortable.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ var Sortable = (function() {
     function Sortable(table) {
         this.table = table;
         this.arrows = [];
-        table.sortable = this;
 
         var firstRow = this.getFirstRow();
         if (!firstRow) return;