diff --git a/src/.jshintrc b/src/.jshintrc
index fc2ae7403..70c481c30 100644
--- a/src/.jshintrc
+++ b/src/.jshintrc
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@
     "getAliasedAttrName": false,
     "createEventHandler": false,
     "JQLitePrototype": false,
-    "addEventListenerFn": false,
-    "removeEventListenerFn": false,
     "jqLiteIsTextNode": false,
     "jqLiteDocumentLoaded": false,
 
diff --git a/src/jqLite.js b/src/jqLite.js
index da55bae86..59219ae6a 100644
--- a/src/jqLite.js
+++ b/src/jqLite.js
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
 /* global JQLitePrototype: true,
-  addEventListenerFn: true,
-  removeEventListenerFn: true,
   BOOLEAN_ATTR: true,
   ALIASED_ATTR: true,
 */
@@ -121,13 +119,7 @@
 JQLite.expando = 'ng339';
 
 var jqCache = JQLite.cache = {},
-    jqId = 1,
-    addEventListenerFn = function(element, type, fn) {
-      element.addEventListener(type, fn, false);
-    },
-    removeEventListenerFn = function(element, type, fn) {
-      element.removeEventListener(type, fn, false);
-    };
+    jqId = 1;
 
 /*
  * !!! This is an undocumented "private" function !!!
@@ -325,7 +317,7 @@ function jqLiteOff(element, type, fn, unsupported) {
   if (!type) {
     for (type in events) {
       if (type !== '$destroy') {
-        removeEventListenerFn(element, type, handle);
+        element.removeEventListener(type, handle);
       }
       delete events[type];
     }
@@ -337,7 +329,7 @@ function jqLiteOff(element, type, fn, unsupported) {
         arrayRemove(listenerFns || [], fn);
       }
       if (!(isDefined(fn) && listenerFns && listenerFns.length > 0)) {
-        removeEventListenerFn(element, type, handle);
+        element.removeEventListener(type, handle);
         delete events[type];
       }
     };
@@ -874,7 +866,7 @@ forEach({
         eventFns = events[type] = [];
         eventFns.specialHandlerWrapper = specialHandlerWrapper;
         if (type !== '$destroy' && !noEventListener) {
-          addEventListenerFn(element, type, handle);
+          element.addEventListener(type, handle);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/src/ng/directive/form.js b/src/ng/directive/form.js
index 30a932a46..d88b02c55 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/form.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/form.js
@@ -497,13 +497,13 @@ var formDirectiveFactory = function(isNgForm) {
                 event.preventDefault();
               };
 
-              addEventListenerFn(formElement[0], 'submit', handleFormSubmission);
+              formElement[0].addEventListener('submit', handleFormSubmission);
 
               // unregister the preventDefault listener so that we don't not leak memory but in a
               // way that will achieve the prevention of the default action.
               formElement.on('$destroy', function() {
                 $timeout(function() {
-                  removeEventListenerFn(formElement[0], 'submit', handleFormSubmission);
+                  formElement[0].removeEventListener('submit', handleFormSubmission);
                 }, 0, false);
               });
             }
diff --git a/src/ng/httpBackend.js b/src/ng/httpBackend.js
index 0b16b34a7..6d17fd44f 100644
--- a/src/ng/httpBackend.js
+++ b/src/ng/httpBackend.js
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ function createHttpBackend($browser, createXhr, $browserDefer, callbacks, rawDoc
     script.async = true;
 
     callback = function(event) {
-      removeEventListenerFn(script, "load", callback);
-      removeEventListenerFn(script, "error", callback);
+      script.removeEventListener('load', callback);
+      script.removeEventListener('error', callback);
       rawDocument.body.removeChild(script);
       script = null;
       var status = -1;
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ function createHttpBackend($browser, createXhr, $browserDefer, callbacks, rawDoc
       }
     };
 
-    addEventListenerFn(script, "load", callback);
-    addEventListenerFn(script, "error", callback);
+    script.addEventListener('load', callback);
+    script.addEventListener('error', callback);
     rawDocument.body.appendChild(script);
     return callback;
   }
diff --git a/test/.jshintrc b/test/.jshintrc
index ac2419547..f7749ef4e 100644
--- a/test/.jshintrc
+++ b/test/.jshintrc
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@
     "getBooleanAttrName": false,
     "createEventHandler": false,
     "JQLitePrototype": false,
-    "addEventListenerFn": false,
-    "removeEventListenerFn": false,
     "jqLiteDocumentLoaded": false,
 
     /* apis.js */
diff --git a/test/jqLiteSpec.js b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
index 39216912f..28e721fc1 100644
--- a/test/jqLiteSpec.js
+++ b/test/jqLiteSpec.js
@@ -711,8 +711,12 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
   describe('class', function() {
 
     it('should properly do  with SVG elements', function() {
-      // this is a jqLite & SVG only test (jquery doesn't behave this way right now, which is a bug)
-      if (!window.SVGElement || !_jqLiteMode) return;
+      // This is not working correctly in jQuery prior to v3.0.
+      // See https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2199 for details.
+      var jQueryVersion = window.jQuery && window.jQuery.fn.jquery.split('.')[0];
+      var jQuery3xOrNewer = jQueryVersion && (Number(jQueryVersion) >= 3);
+      if (!_jqLiteMode && !jQuery3xOrNewer) return;
+
       var svg = jqLite('<svg><rect></rect></svg>');
       var rect = svg.children();
 
@@ -1536,6 +1540,10 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
 
 
     describe('native listener deregistration', function() {
+      var jQueryVersionString = window.jQuery && window.jQuery.fn.jquery;
+      var jQueryMajor = jQueryVersionString && Number(jQueryVersionString.split('.')[0]);
+      var jQueryMinor = jQueryVersionString && Number(jQueryVersionString.split('.')[1]);
+      var jQuery21 = jQueryMajor === 2 && jQueryMinor === 1;
 
       it('should deregister the native listener when all jqLite listeners for given type are gone ' +
          'after off("eventName", listener) call',  function() {
@@ -1547,12 +1555,22 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
         var jqLiteListener = function() {};
         aElem.on('click', jqLiteListener);
 
-        expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        // jQuery <2.2 passes the non-needed `false` useCapture parameter.
+        // See https://github.com/jquery/jquery/issues/2199 for details.
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        } else {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function));
+        }
         nativeListenerFn = addEventListenerSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
         expect(removeEventListenerSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
         aElem.off('click', jqLiteListener);
-        expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        } else {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', nativeListenerFn);
+        }
       });
 
 
@@ -1564,12 +1582,20 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
         var nativeListenerFn;
 
         aElem.on('click', function() {});
-        expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        } else {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function));
+        }
         nativeListenerFn = addEventListenerSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
         expect(removeEventListenerSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
         aElem.off('click');
-        expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        } else {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', nativeListenerFn);
+        }
       });
 
 
@@ -1581,19 +1607,32 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
         var nativeListenerFn;
 
         aElem.on('click', function() {});
-        expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        } else {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function));
+        }
         nativeListenerFn = addEventListenerSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
         addEventListenerSpy.calls.reset();
 
         aElem.on('dblclick', function() {});
-        expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        } else {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn);
+        }
 
         expect(removeEventListenerSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
         aElem.off('click dblclick');
 
-        expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
-        expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        } else {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('click', nativeListenerFn);
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn);
+        }
         expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       });
 
@@ -1606,17 +1645,30 @@ describe('jqLite', function() {
         var nativeListenerFn;
 
         aElem.on('click', function() {});
-        expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function), false);
+        } else {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('click', jasmine.any(Function));
+        }
         nativeListenerFn = addEventListenerSpy.calls.mostRecent().args[1];
         addEventListenerSpy.calls.reset();
 
         aElem.on('dblclick', function() {});
-        expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        } else {
+          expect(addEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledOnceWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn);
+        }
 
         aElem.off();
 
-        expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
-        expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        if (jQuery21) {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('click', nativeListenerFn, false);
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn, false);
+        } else {
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('click', nativeListenerFn);
+          expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('dblclick', nativeListenerFn);
+        }
         expect(removeEventListenerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       });
     });
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
index 56ac114ac..eecce5a5e 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/formSpec.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ describe('form', function() {
         submitted = true;
       };
 
-      addEventListenerFn(doc[0], 'submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
+      doc[0].addEventListener('submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
 
       browserTrigger(doc.find('input'));
 
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ describe('form', function() {
         expect(submitted).toBe(true);
 
         // prevent mem leak in test
-        removeEventListenerFn(doc[0], 'submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
+        doc[0].removeEventListener('submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
       })
       .done();
       job.start();
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ describe('form', function() {
 
         $compile(doc)(scope);
 
-        addEventListenerFn(form[0], 'submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
+        form[0].addEventListener('submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
 
         browserTrigger(doc.find('button'), 'click');
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ describe('form', function() {
                                          // now. (i)
 
           // prevent mem leak in test
-          removeEventListenerFn(form[0], 'submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
+          form[0].removeEventListener('submit', assertPreventDefaultListener);
         })
         .done();
         job.start();