diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
index e96afe484..34320de1d 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-legacy.js
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ export function initRepoCommentForm() {
       }
 
       if (editMode === 'true') {
-        const $form = $('#update_issueref_form');
+        const form = document.getElementById('update_issueref_form');
         const params = new URLSearchParams();
         params.append('ref', selectedValue);
         try {
-          await POST($form.attr('action'), {data: params});
+          await POST(form.getAttribute('action'), {data: params});
           window.location.reload();
         } catch (error) {
           console.error(error);
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ export function initRepoCommentForm() {
       hasUpdateAction = $listMenu.data('action') === 'update'; // Update the var
 
       const clickedItem = this; // eslint-disable-line unicorn/no-this-assignment
-      const scope = $(this).attr('data-scope');
+      const scope = this.getAttribute('data-scope');
 
       $(this).parent().find('.item').each(function () {
         if (scope) {
           // Enable only clicked item for scoped labels
-          if ($(this).attr('data-scope') !== scope) {
+          if (this.getAttribute('data-scope') !== scope) {
             return true;
           }
           if (this !== clickedItem && !$(this).hasClass('checked')) {
@@ -319,29 +319,32 @@ export function initRepoCommentForm() {
 async function onEditContent(event) {
   event.preventDefault();
 
-  const $segment = $(this).closest('.header').next();
-  const $editContentZone = $segment.find('.edit-content-zone');
-  const $renderContent = $segment.find('.render-content');
-  const $rawContent = $segment.find('.raw-content');
+  const segment = this.closest('.header').nextElementSibling;
+  const editContentZone = segment.querySelector('.edit-content-zone');
+  const renderContent = segment.querySelector('.render-content');
+  const rawContent = segment.querySelector('.raw-content');
 
   let comboMarkdownEditor;
 
-  const setupDropzone = async ($dropzone) => {
-    if (!$dropzone.length) return null;
+  /**
+   * @param {HTMLElement} dropzone
+   */
+  const setupDropzone = async (dropzone) => {
+    if (!dropzone) return null;
 
     let disableRemovedfileEvent = false; // when resetting the dropzone (removeAllFiles), disable the "removedfile" event
     let fileUuidDict = {}; // to record: if a comment has been saved, then the uploaded files won't be deleted from server when clicking the Remove in the dropzone
-    const dz = await createDropzone($dropzone[0], {
-      url: $dropzone.attr('data-upload-url'),
+    const dz = await createDropzone(dropzone, {
+      url: dropzone.getAttribute('data-upload-url'),
       headers: {'X-Csrf-Token': csrfToken},
-      maxFiles: $dropzone.attr('data-max-file'),
-      maxFilesize: $dropzone.attr('data-max-size'),
-      acceptedFiles: (['*/*', ''].includes($dropzone.attr('data-accepts'))) ? null : $dropzone.attr('data-accepts'),
+      maxFiles: dropzone.getAttribute('data-max-file'),
+      maxFilesize: dropzone.getAttribute('data-max-size'),
+      acceptedFiles: ['*/*', ''].includes(dropzone.getAttribute('data-accepts')) ? null : dropzone.getAttribute('data-accepts'),
       addRemoveLinks: true,
-      dictDefaultMessage: $dropzone.attr('data-default-message'),
-      dictInvalidFileType: $dropzone.attr('data-invalid-input-type'),
-      dictFileTooBig: $dropzone.attr('data-file-too-big'),
-      dictRemoveFile: $dropzone.attr('data-remove-file'),
+      dictDefaultMessage: dropzone.getAttribute('data-default-message'),
+      dictInvalidFileType: dropzone.getAttribute('data-invalid-input-type'),
+      dictFileTooBig: dropzone.getAttribute('data-file-too-big'),
+      dictRemoveFile: dropzone.getAttribute('data-remove-file'),
       timeout: 0,
       thumbnailMethod: 'contain',
       thumbnailWidth: 480,
@@ -350,46 +353,54 @@ async function onEditContent(event) {
         this.on('success', (file, data) => {
           file.uuid = data.uuid;
           fileUuidDict[file.uuid] = {submitted: false};
-          const $input = $(`<input id="${data.uuid}" name="files" type="hidden">`).val(data.uuid);
-          $dropzone.find('.files').append($input);
+          const input = document.createElement('input');
+          input.id = data.uuid;
+          input.name = 'files';
+          input.type = 'hidden';
+          input.value = data.uuid;
+          dropzone.querySelector('.files').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', input.outerHTML);
         });
         this.on('removedfile', async (file) => {
           if (disableRemovedfileEvent) return;
-          $(`#${file.uuid}`).remove();
-          if ($dropzone.attr('data-remove-url') && !fileUuidDict[file.uuid].submitted) {
+          document.getElementById(file.uuid)?.remove();
+          if (dropzone.getAttribute('data-remove-url') && !fileUuidDict[file.uuid].submitted) {
             try {
-              await POST($dropzone.attr('data-remove-url'), {data: new URLSearchParams({file: file.uuid})});
+              await POST(dropzone.getAttribute('data-remove-url'), {data: new URLSearchParams({file: file.uuid})});
             } catch (error) {
               console.error(error);
             }
           }
         });
         this.on('submit', () => {
-          $.each(fileUuidDict, (fileUuid) => {
+          for (const fileUuid of Object.keys(fileUuidDict)) {
             fileUuidDict[fileUuid].submitted = true;
-          });
+          }
         });
         this.on('reload', async () => {
           try {
-            const response = await GET($editContentZone.attr('data-attachment-url'));
+            const response = await GET(editContentZone.getAttribute('data-attachment-url'));
             const data = await response.json();
             // do not trigger the "removedfile" event, otherwise the attachments would be deleted from server
             disableRemovedfileEvent = true;
             dz.removeAllFiles(true);
-            $dropzone.find('.files').empty();
+            dropzone.querySelector('.files').innerHTML = '';
             fileUuidDict = {};
             disableRemovedfileEvent = false;
 
             for (const attachment of data) {
-              const imgSrc = `${$dropzone.attr('data-link-url')}/${attachment.uuid}`;
+              const imgSrc = `${dropzone.getAttribute('data-link-url')}/${attachment.uuid}`;
               dz.emit('addedfile', attachment);
               dz.emit('thumbnail', attachment, imgSrc);
               dz.emit('complete', attachment);
               dz.files.push(attachment);
               fileUuidDict[attachment.uuid] = {submitted: true};
-              $dropzone.find(`img[src='${imgSrc}']`)[0].style.maxWidth = '100%';
-              const $input = $(`<input id="${attachment.uuid}" name="files" type="hidden">`).val(attachment.uuid);
-              $dropzone.find('.files').append($input);
+              dropzone.querySelector(`img[src='${imgSrc}']`).style.maxWidth = '100%';
+              const input = document.createElement('input');
+              input.id = attachment.uuid;
+              input.name = 'files';
+              input.type = 'hidden';
+              input.value = attachment.uuid;
+              dropzone.querySelector('.files').insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', input.outerHTML);
             }
           } catch (error) {
             console.error(error);
@@ -402,44 +413,44 @@ async function onEditContent(event) {
   };
 
   const cancelAndReset = (dz) => {
-    showElem($renderContent);
-    hideElem($editContentZone);
+    showElem(renderContent);
+    hideElem(editContentZone);
     if (dz) {
       dz.emit('reload');
     }
   };
 
   const saveAndRefresh = async (dz) => {
-    showElem($renderContent);
-    hideElem($editContentZone);
+    showElem(renderContent);
+    hideElem(editContentZone);
 
     try {
       const params = new URLSearchParams({
         content: comboMarkdownEditor.value(),
-        context: $editContentZone.attr('data-context'),
+        context: editContentZone.getAttribute('data-context'),
       });
       for (const file of dz.files) params.append('files[]', file.uuid);
 
-      const response = await POST($editContentZone.attr('data-update-url'), {data: params});
+      const response = await POST(editContentZone.getAttribute('data-update-url'), {data: params});
       const data = await response.json();
       if (!data.content) {
-        $renderContent.html($('#no-content').html());
-        $rawContent.text('');
+        renderContent.innerHTML = document.getElementById('no-content').innerHTML;
+        rawContent.textContent = '';
       } else {
-        $renderContent.html(data.content);
-        $rawContent.text(comboMarkdownEditor.value());
-        const $refIssues = $renderContent.find('p .ref-issue');
-        attachRefIssueContextPopup($refIssues);
+        renderContent.innerHTML = data.content;
+        rawContent.textContent = comboMarkdownEditor.value();
+        const refIssues = renderContent.querySelectorAll('p .ref-issue');
+        attachRefIssueContextPopup(refIssues);
       }
-      const $content = $segment;
-      if (!$content.find('.dropzone-attachments').length) {
+      const content = segment;
+      if (!content.querySelector('.dropzone-attachments')) {
         if (data.attachments !== '') {
-          $content[0].insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', data.attachments);
+          content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', data.attachments);
         }
       } else if (data.attachments === '') {
-        $content.find('.dropzone-attachments').remove();
+        content.querySelector('.dropzone-attachments').remove();
       } else {
-        $content.find('.dropzone-attachments')[0].outerHTML = data.attachments;
+        content.querySelector('.dropzone-attachments').outerHTML = data.attachments;
       }
       if (dz) {
         dz.emit('submit');
@@ -452,29 +463,29 @@ async function onEditContent(event) {
     }
   };
 
-  if (!$editContentZone.html()) {
-    $editContentZone.html($('#issue-comment-editor-template').html());
-    comboMarkdownEditor = await initComboMarkdownEditor($editContentZone.find('.combo-markdown-editor'));
+  if (!editContentZone.innerHTML) {
+    editContentZone.innerHTML = document.getElementById('issue-comment-editor-template').innerHTML;
+    comboMarkdownEditor = await initComboMarkdownEditor(editContentZone.querySelector('.combo-markdown-editor'));
 
-    const $dropzone = $editContentZone.find('.dropzone');
-    const dz = await setupDropzone($dropzone);
-    $editContentZone.find('.cancel.button').on('click', (e) => {
+    const dropzone = editContentZone.querySelector('.dropzone');
+    const dz = await setupDropzone(dropzone);
+    editContentZone.querySelector('.cancel.button').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
       e.preventDefault();
       cancelAndReset(dz);
     });
-    $editContentZone.find('.save.button').on('click', (e) => {
+    editContentZone.querySelector('.save.button').addEventListener('click', (e) => {
       e.preventDefault();
       saveAndRefresh(dz);
     });
   } else {
-    comboMarkdownEditor = getComboMarkdownEditor($editContentZone.find('.combo-markdown-editor'));
+    comboMarkdownEditor = getComboMarkdownEditor(editContentZone.querySelector('.combo-markdown-editor'));
   }
 
   // Show write/preview tab and copy raw content as needed
-  showElem($editContentZone);
-  hideElem($renderContent);
+  showElem(editContentZone);
+  hideElem(renderContent);
   if (!comboMarkdownEditor.value()) {
-    comboMarkdownEditor.value($rawContent.text());
+    comboMarkdownEditor.value(rawContent.textContent);
   }
   comboMarkdownEditor.focus();
 }