diff --git a/media/system/js/moduleorder.js b/media/system/js/moduleorder.js
index be2af9344f5a0..0813b527449e1 100644
--- a/media/system/js/moduleorder.js
+++ b/media/system/js/moduleorder.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 			$linkedField = $field.data('linked-field') ? $field.data('linked-field') : 'jform_position',
 			$linkedFieldEl = $('#' + $linkedField),
 			$originalOrder = $field.data('ordering'),
-			$originalPos = $linkedFieldEl.chosen().val(),
+			$originalPos = $linkedFieldEl.val(),
 			$name = $field.data('name'),
 			$attr = $field.data('client-attr') ? $field.data('client-attr') : '',
 			$id = $field.attr('id') + '_1',
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
 								for (i = 0; i < response.data.length; ++i) {
 									$orders[i] = response.data[i].split(',');
 								}
+
+								// Remove previous <select>, it will be recreated by writeDynaList()
+								$("#" + $id).remove();
+
 								writeDynaList('name="' + $name + '" id="' + $id +'"' + $attr, $orders, $originalPos, $originalPos, $originalOrder, $element);
 
 								// Add chosen to the element
-								var $el = $("#" + $id);
-								if ($el) {
-									$el.chosen('destroy');
-									$el.chosen();
-								}
+								$("#" + $id).chosen();
 							}
 						}
 
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 		getNewOrder();
 
 		// Event listener for the linked field
-		$linkedFieldEl.chosen().change( function() {
-			$originalPos = $('#' + $linkedField).chosen().val();
+		$linkedFieldEl.on('change', function() {
+			$originalPos = $linkedFieldEl.val();
 			getNewOrder();
 		});
 	});