diff --git a/src/attributes/val.js b/src/attributes/val.js
index 6fc4a84bb..ca5fa0838 100644
--- a/src/attributes/val.js
+++ b/src/attributes/val.js
@@ -71,14 +71,6 @@ jQuery.fn.extend({
 
 jQuery.extend({
 	valHooks: {
-		option: {
-			get: function( elem ) {
-				// attributes.value is undefined in Blackberry 4.7 but
-				// uses .value. See #6932
-				var val = elem.attributes.value;
-				return !val || val.specified ? elem.value : elem.text;
-			}
-		},
 		select: {
 			get: function( elem ) {
 				var value, option,
diff --git a/test/unit/attributes.js b/test/unit/attributes.js
index 548c6f318..7fc604470 100644
--- a/test/unit/attributes.js
+++ b/test/unit/attributes.js
@@ -1445,3 +1445,12 @@ test( "coords returns correct values in IE6/IE7, see #10828", function() {
 	area = map.html("<area shape='rect' coords='0,0,0,0' href='#' alt='a' />").find("area");
 	equal( area.attr("coords"), "0,0,0,0", "did not retrieve coords correctly" );
 });
+
+test( "should not throw at $(option).val() (#14686)", 1, function() {
+	try {
+		jQuery( "<option/>" ).val();
+		ok( true );
+	} catch ( _ ) {
+		ok( false );
+	}
+});