diff --git a/src/pat/ajax/ajax.test.js b/src/pat/ajax/ajax.test.js
index caf07a484..e4206cee5 100644
--- a/src/pat/ajax/ajax.test.js
+++ b/src/pat/ajax/ajax.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import registry from "../../core/registry";
-import pattern from "./ajax";
 import $ from "jquery";
+import events from "../../core/events";
+import pattern from "./ajax";
+import registry from "../../core/registry";
 import { jest } from "@jest/globals";
 
 var $lab;
@@ -47,13 +48,13 @@ describe("pat-ajax", function () {
         });
 
         it("triggers ajax request on submit", function () {
-            $form.submit();
+            $form[0].dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
             expect(spy_ajax).toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
 
         it("honors method='post'", function () {
             $form.attr("method", "post");
-            $form.submit();
+            $form[0].dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
             var ajaxargs = $.ajax.mock.calls[$.ajax.mock.calls.length - 1][0];
             expect(ajaxargs.url).toEqual("action.html");
             expect(ajaxargs.method).toEqual("POST");
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ describe("pat-ajax", function () {
         });
 
         it("does not include submit buttons if not clicked", function () {
-            $form.submit();
+            $form[0].dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
             var ajaxargs = $.ajax.mock.calls[$.ajax.mock.calls.length - 1][0];
             expect(ajaxargs.url).toEqual("action.html");
             expect(ajaxargs.data).toEqual("input1=value1");
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ describe("pat-ajax", function () {
             document.body.innerHTML = `<form class="pat-ajax" action="somewhere.html"/>`;
             registry.scan(document.body);
             jest.spyOn($, "ajax");
-            $(".pat-ajax").submit();
+            $(".pat-ajax")[0].dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
             const ajaxargs = $.ajax.mock.calls[$.ajax.mock.calls.length - 1][0];
             expect(ajaxargs.url).toEqual("somewhere.html");
         });
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ describe("pat-ajax", function () {
             `;
             registry.scan(document.body);
             jest.spyOn($, "ajax");
-            $(".pat-ajax").submit();
+            $(".pat-ajax")[0].dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
             const ajaxargs = $.ajax.mock.calls[$.ajax.mock.calls.length - 1][0];
             expect(ajaxargs.url).toEqual("else.html");
         });
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ describe("pat-ajax", function () {
                 data-pat-ajax="browser-cache: cache"
                 />`;
             registry.scan(document.body);
-            $(".pat-ajax").submit(); // need jquery submit here
+            $(".pat-ajax")[0].dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
             const ajaxargs = spy_ajax.mock.calls[spy_ajax.mock.calls.length - 1][0];
             expect(ajaxargs.cache).toBe(false);
             spy_ajax.mockRestore();
diff --git a/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js b/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js
index 6562730af..4ab1dcf7f 100644
--- a/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js
+++ b/src/pat/inject/inject.test.js
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ describe("pat-inject", function () {
             registry.scan(document.body);
             await utils.timeout(1);
 
-            $(".pat-inject").submit(); // need jquery submit here
+            document.querySelector(".pat-inject").dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
             const ajaxargs = spy_ajax.mock.calls[spy_ajax.mock.calls.length - 1][0];
             expect(ajaxargs.cache).toBe(false);
             spy_ajax.mockRestore();
diff --git a/src/pat/push/push.js b/src/pat/push/push.js
index 646743a01..11e9552e8 100644
--- a/src/pat/push/push.js
+++ b/src/pat/push/push.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default Base.extend({
                 if (this.options.mode === "desktop-notification") {
                     this.desktop_notification();
                 } else if (this.el.tagName === "FORM") {
-                    this.el.submit();
+                    this.el.dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
                 } else {
                     this.perform_inject();
                 }
diff --git a/src/pat/sortable/sortable.test.js b/src/pat/sortable/sortable.test.js
index 23c4e713e..8cbbc0857 100644
--- a/src/pat/sortable/sortable.test.js
+++ b/src/pat/sortable/sortable.test.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe("pat-sortable", function () {
         $("#item3").prependTo($("ol")); // Simulate dragging it to the top.
         const submitCallback = jest.fn();
         submitCallback.mockReturnValue(false);
-        $(form).submit(submitCallback);
+        form.addEventListener("submit", submitCallback);
         document
             .querySelector("#item3 a.sortable-handle")
             .dispatchEvent(events.dragend_event());
diff --git a/src/pat/subform/subform.js b/src/pat/subform/subform.js
index 205720f7b..053cbec9d 100644
--- a/src/pat/subform/subform.js
+++ b/src/pat/subform/subform.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import $ from "jquery";
 import ajax from "../ajax/ajax";
 import Base from "../../core/base";
+import events from "../../core/events";
 import inject from "../inject/inject";
 import logging from "../../core/logging";
 
@@ -16,7 +17,12 @@ export default Base.extend({
     trigger: ".pat-subform",
 
     init($el) {
-        $el.submit(this.submit.bind(this));
+        events.add_event_listener(
+            $el[0],
+            "submit",
+            "pat-subform--submit",
+            this.submit.bind(this)
+        );
         $el.find("input").on("keyup keypress keydown", this.keyboard_handler.bind(this));
         $el.find("button[type=submit]").on("click", this.submitClicked.bind(this));
     },
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ export default Base.extend({
         if (!$subform.is(".pat-autosubmit")) {
             return;
         }
-        return $subform.submit();
+        $subform[0].dispatchEvent(events.submit_event());
     },
 
     submitClicked(ev) {