diff --git a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_core.js b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_core.js
index a0ea6c48fa..0a2ef895bd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_core.js
@@ -1,28 +1,20 @@
-/*
- * progressbar_core.js
- */
+module( "progressbar: core" );
 
-var el;
+test( "accessibility", function() {
+	expect( 7 );
+	var element = $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar();
 
-(function($) {
+	equal( element.attr( "role" ), "progressbar", "aria role" );
+	equal( element.attr( "aria-valuemin" ), 0, "aria-valuemin" );
+	equal( element.attr( "aria-valuemax" ), 100, "aria-valuemax" );
+	equal( element.attr( "aria-valuenow" ), 0, "aria-valuenow initially" );
 
-module("progressbar: core");
+	element.progressbar( "value", 77 );
+	equal( element.attr( "aria-valuenow" ), 77, "aria-valuenow" );
 
-test("accessibility", function() {
-	expect(7);
-	el = $("#progressbar").progressbar();
+	element.progressbar( "disable" );
+	equal( element.attr( "aria-disabled" ), "true", "aria-disabled on" );
 
-	equal(el.attr("role"), "progressbar", "aria role");
-	equal(el.attr("aria-valuemin"), 0, "aria-valuemin");
-	equal(el.attr("aria-valuemax"), 100, "aria-valuemax");
-	equal(el.attr("aria-valuenow"), 0, "aria-valuenow initially");
-	el.progressbar("value", 77);
-	equal(el.attr("aria-valuenow"), 77, "aria-valuenow");
-	el.progressbar("disable");
-	equal(el.attr("aria-disabled"), "true", "aria-disabled on");
-	el.progressbar("enable");
-	// FAIL: for some reason IE6 and 7 return a boolean false instead of the string
-	equal(el.attr("aria-disabled"), "false", "aria-disabled off");
+	element.progressbar( "enable" );
+	equal( element.attr( "aria-disabled" ), "false", "aria-disabled off" );
 });
-
-})(jQuery);
diff --git a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_events.js b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_events.js
index f3713171b4..bb0d3ca5cf 100644
--- a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_events.js
+++ b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_events.js
@@ -1,51 +1,43 @@
-/*
- * progressbar_events.js
- */
-(function($) {
+module( "progressbar: events" );
 
-module("progressbar: events");
-
-test("create", function() {
-	expect(1);
-	$("#progressbar").progressbar({
+test( "create", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
 		value: 5,
 		create: function() {
-			deepEqual(5, $(this).progressbar("value") );
+			deepEqual( 5, $( this ).progressbar( "value" ) );
 		},
 		change: function() {
-			ok(false, 'create() has triggered change()');
+			ok( false, "create() has triggered change()" );
 		}
 	});
 });
 
-test("change", function() {
-	expect(1);
-	$("#progressbar").progressbar({
+test( "change", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
 		change: function() {
-			deepEqual( 5, $(this).progressbar("value") );
+			deepEqual( 5, $( this ).progressbar( "value" ) );
 		}
-	}).progressbar("value", 5);
+	}).progressbar( "value", 5 );
 });
 
 test( "complete", function() {
 	expect( 3 );
-	var changes = 0,
-		value;
-
-	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
-		change: function() {
-			changes++;
-			deepEqual( $( this ).progressbar( "value" ), value, "change at " + value );
-		},
-		complete: function() {
-			equal( changes, 2, "complete triggered after change" );
-		}
-	});
+	var value,
+		changes = 0,
+		element = $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
+			change: function() {
+				changes++;
+				deepEqual( element.progressbar( "value" ), value, "change at " + value );
+			},
+			complete: function() {
+				equal( changes, 2, "complete triggered after change" );
+			}
+		});
 
 	value = 5;
-	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar( "value", value );
+	element.progressbar( "value", value );
 	value = 100;
-	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar( "value", value );
+	element.progressbar( "value", value );
 });
-
-})(jQuery);
diff --git a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_methods.js b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_methods.js
index 966c0c55a7..89478b9b13 100644
--- a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_methods.js
+++ b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_methods.js
@@ -1,36 +1,17 @@
-/*
- * progressbar_methods.js
- */
-(function($) {
-
-module("progressbar: methods");
-
-test("init", function() {
-	expect(1);
-
-	$("<div></div>").appendTo('body').progressbar().remove();
-	ok(true, '.progressbar() called on element');
+module( "progressbar: methods" );
 
+test( "destroy", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+	domEqual( "#progressbar", function() {
+		$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar().progressbar( "destroy" );
+	});
 });
 
-test("destroy", function() {
-	expect(2);
+test( "value", function() {
+	expect( 3 );
 
-	$("<div></div>").appendTo('body').progressbar().progressbar("destroy").remove();
-	ok(true, '.progressbar("destroy") called on element');
-
-	var expected = $('<div></div>').progressbar(),
-		actual = expected.progressbar('destroy');
-	equal(actual, expected, 'destroy is chainable');
+	var element = $( "<div>" ).progressbar({ value: 20 });
+	equal( element.progressbar( "value" ), 20, "correct value as getter" );
+	equal( element.progressbar( "value", 30), element, "chainable as setter" );
+	equal( element.progressbar( "option", "value" ), 30, "correct value after setter" );
 });
-
-test('value', function() {
-	expect(3);
-
-	var el = $('<div></div>').progressbar({ value: 20 });
-	equal(el.progressbar('value'), 20, 'correct value as getter');
-	equal(el.progressbar('value', 30), el, 'chainable as setter');
-	equal(el.progressbar('option', 'value'), 30, 'correct value after setter');
-});
-
-})(jQuery);
diff --git a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_options.js b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_options.js
index 815606ec66..f050fc5da6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/progressbar/progressbar_options.js
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-/*
- * progressbar_options.js
- */
-(function($) {
+module( "progressbar: options" );
 
-module("progressbar: options");
-
-test("{ value : 0 }, default", function() {
-	$("#progressbar").progressbar();
-	deepEqual( 0, $("#progressbar").progressbar("value") );
+test( "{ value : 0 }, default", function() {
+	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar();
+	equal( 0, $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar( "value" ) );
 });
 
 // Ticket #7231 - valueDiv should be hidden when value is at 0%
@@ -16,44 +11,47 @@ test( "value: visibility of valueDiv", function() {
 	var element = $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
 		value: 0
 	});
-	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":hidden" ), "valueDiv hidden when value is initialized at 0" );
+	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":hidden" ),
+		"valueDiv hidden when value is initialized at 0" );
 	element.progressbar( "value", 1 );
-	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":visible" ), "valueDiv visible when value is set to 1" );
+	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":visible" ),
+		"valueDiv visible when value is set to 1" );
 	element.progressbar( "value", 100 );
-	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":visible" ), "valueDiv visible when value is set to 100" );
+	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":visible" ),
+		"valueDiv visible when value is set to 100" );
 	element.progressbar( "value", 0 );
-	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":hidden" ), "valueDiv hidden when value is set to 0" );
+	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":hidden" ),
+		"valueDiv hidden when value is set to 0" );
 	element.progressbar( "value", -1 );
-	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":hidden" ), "valueDiv hidden when value set to -1 (normalizes to 0)" );
+	ok( element.children( ".ui-progressbar-value" ).is( ":hidden" ),
+		"valueDiv hidden when value set to -1 (normalizes to 0)" );
 });
 
-test("{ value : 5 }", function() {
-	$("#progressbar").progressbar({
+test( "{ value : 5 }", function() {
+	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
 		value: 5
 	});
-	deepEqual( 5, $("#progressbar").progressbar("value") );
+	equal( 5, $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar( "value" ) );
 });
 
-test("{ value : -5 }", function() {
-	$("#progressbar").progressbar({
+test( "{ value : -5 }", function() {
+	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
 		value: -5
 	});
-	deepEqual( 0, $("#progressbar").progressbar("value") );
+	deepEqual( 0, $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar( "value" ) );
 });
 
-test("{ value : 105 }", function() {
-	$("#progressbar").progressbar({
+test( "{ value : 105 }", function() {
+	$( "#progressbar" ).progressbar({
 		value: 105
 	});
-	deepEqual( 100, $("#progressbar").progressbar("value") );
+	deepEqual( 100, $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar( "value" ) );
 });
 
-test("{ max : 5, value : 10 }", function() {
+test( "{ max : 5, value : 10 }", function() {
 	$("#progressbar").progressbar({
 		max: 5,
 		value: 10
 	});
-	deepEqual( 5, $("#progressbar").progressbar("value") );
+	deepEqual( 5, $( "#progressbar" ).progressbar( "value" ) );
 });
-
-})(jQuery);