diff --git a/tests/unit/resizable/resizable_defaults.js b/tests/unit/resizable/resizable_defaults.js
index 52513924d..f69e5217c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/resizable/resizable_defaults.js
+++ b/tests/unit/resizable/resizable_defaults.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var resizable_defaults = {
 	maxWidth: null,
 	minHeight: 10,
 	minWidth: 10,
-	preventDefault: true,
 	zIndex: 1000
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/visual/resizable/resizable_option_preventDefault_false.html b/tests/visual/resizable/resizable_option_preventDefault_false.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d22f6b38..000000000
--- a/tests/visual/resizable/resizable_option_preventDefault_false.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<!doctype html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-	<title>Resizable Visual Test : Resizable option preventDefault false</title>
-	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../visual.css" type="text/css" />
-	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../themes/base/ui.all.css" type="text/css" />
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../jquery-1.3.1.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../ui/ui.core.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../ui/ui.resizable.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript">
-	$(function() {
-		$("#resizable").resizable({
-			preventDefault: false
-		});
-	});
-	</script>
-</head>
-<body>
-
-<textarea id="resizable">Resizable</texarea>
-
-</body>
-</html>
diff --git a/tests/visual/resizable/resizable_option_preventDefault_true.html b/tests/visual/resizable/resizable_option_preventDefault_true.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d153b6e9..000000000
--- a/tests/visual/resizable/resizable_option_preventDefault_true.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<!doctype html>
-<html lang="en">
-<head>
-	<title>Resizable Visual Test : Resizable option preventDefault true</title>
-	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../visual.css" type="text/css" />
-	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../themes/base/ui.all.css" type="text/css" />
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../jquery-1.3.1.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../ui/ui.core.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../ui/ui.resizable.js"></script>
-	<script type="text/javascript">
-	$(function() {
-		$("#resizable").resizable({
-			preventDefault: true
-		});
-	});
-	</script>
-</head>
-<body>
-
-<textarea id="resizable">Resizable</texarea>
-
-</body>
-</html>
diff --git a/ui/ui.resizable.js b/ui/ui.resizable.js
index a0503c456..bea9b4de1 100644
--- a/ui/ui.resizable.js
+++ b/ui/ui.resizable.js
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ $.widget("ui.resizable", $.extend({}, $.ui.mouse, {
 			this.originalElement.css({ marginLeft: 0, marginTop: 0, marginRight: 0, marginBottom: 0});
 
 			//Prevent Safari textarea resize
-			if ($.browser.safari && o.preventDefault) this.originalElement.css('resize', 'none');
+			this.originalResizeStyle = this.originalElement.css('resize');
+			this.originalElement.css('resize', 'none');
 
 			//Push the actual element to our proportionallyResize internal array
 			this._proportionallyResizeElements.push(this.originalElement.css({ position: 'static', zoom: 1, display: 'block' }));
@@ -183,17 +184,19 @@ $.widget("ui.resizable", $.extend({}, $.ui.mouse, {
 		//TODO: Unwrap at same DOM position
 		if (this.elementIsWrapper) {
 			_destroy(this.element);
-			this.wrapper.parent().append(
+			var wrapper = this.element;
+			wrapper.parent().append(
 				this.originalElement.css({
-					position: this.wrapper.css('position'),
-					width: this.wrapper.outerWidth(),
-					height: this.wrapper.outerHeight(),
-					top: this.wrapper.css('top'),
-					left: this.wrapper.css('left')
+					position: wrapper.css('position'),
+					width: wrapper.outerWidth(),
+					height: wrapper.outerHeight(),
+					top: wrapper.css('top'),
+					left: wrapper.css('left')
 				})
 			).end().remove();
 		}
 
+		this.originalElement.css('resize', this.originalResizeStyle);
 		_destroy(this.originalElement);
 
 	},
@@ -514,7 +517,6 @@ $.extend($.ui.resizable, {
 		maxWidth: null,
 		minHeight: 10,
 		minWidth: 10,
-		preventDefault: true,
 		zIndex: 1000
 	}
 });
