diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
index 102517a74..cd6d5a1a2 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
@@ -490,7 +490,9 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
         const categoryList = document.getElementById("categoryFilterList");
         if (!categoryList)
             return;
-        categoryList.getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+
+        for (const category of categoryList.querySelectorAll("li"))
+            category.destroy();
 
         const categoryItemTemplate = document.getElementById("categoryFilterItem");
 
@@ -611,7 +613,8 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
         if (tagFilterList === null)
             return;
 
-        tagFilterList.getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+        for (const tag of tagFilterList.querySelectorAll("li"))
+            tag.destroy();
 
         const tagItemTemplate = document.getElementById("tagFilterItem");
 
@@ -664,7 +667,8 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
         if (trackerFilterList === null)
             return;
 
-        trackerFilterList.getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+        for (const tracker of trackerFilterList.querySelectorAll("li"))
+            tracker.destroy();
 
         const trackerItemTemplate = document.getElementById("trackerFilterItem");
 
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
index ffbfb3d86..6adb93d72 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ window.qBittorrent.ContextMenu ??= (() => {
 
         updateCategoriesSubMenu(categories) {
             const contextCategoryList = $("contextCategoryList");
-            contextCategoryList.getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+            for (const category of contextCategoryList.querySelectorAll("li"))
+                category.destroy();
 
             const createMenuItem = (text, imgURL, clickFn) => {
                 const anchor = document.createElement("a");
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ window.qBittorrent.ContextMenu ??= (() => {
     class SearchPluginsTableContextMenu extends ContextMenu {
         updateMenuItems() {
             const enabledColumnIndex = (text) => {
-                const columns = $("searchPluginsTableFixedHeaderRow").getChildren("th");
+                const columns = document.querySelectorAll("#searchPluginsTableFixedHeaderRow th");
                 for (let i = 0; i < columns.length; ++i) {
                     if (columns[i].textContent === "Enabled")
                         return i;
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@ window.qBittorrent.ContextMenu ??= (() => {
             };
 
             this.showItem("Enabled");
-            this.setItemChecked("Enabled", (this.options.element.getChildren("td")[enabledColumnIndex()].textContent === "Yes"));
+            this.setItemChecked("Enabled", (this.options.element.children[enabledColumnIndex()].textContent === "Yes"));
 
             this.showItem("Uninstall");
         }
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/dynamicTable.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/dynamicTable.js
index fd9c47204..59800e010 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/dynamicTable.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/dynamicTable.js
@@ -1247,8 +1247,8 @@ window.qBittorrent.DynamicTable ??= (() => {
                 if ((progressFormatted === 100.0) && (progress !== 1.0))
                     progressFormatted = 99.9;
 
-                if (td.getChildren("div").length > 0) {
-                    const div = td.getChildren("div")[0];
+                const div = td.firstElementChild;
+                if (div !== null) {
                     if (td.resized) {
                         td.resized = false;
                         div.setWidth(progressColumnWidth - 5);
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
index df873927d..a8e27fc3a 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/views/preferences.html
@@ -2102,7 +2102,9 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
 
         // Advanced Tab
         const updateNetworkInterfaces = (default_iface, default_iface_name) => {
-            $("networkInterface").getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+            for (const option of document.querySelectorAll("#networkInterface option"))
+                option.destroy();
+
             fetch("api/v2/app/networkInterfaceList", {
                     method: "GET",
                     cache: "no-store"
@@ -2130,7 +2132,9 @@ Use ';' to split multiple entries. Can use wildcard '*'.)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=OptionsD
         };
 
         const updateInterfaceAddresses = (iface, default_addr) => {
-            $("optionalIPAddressToBind").getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+            for (const option of document.querySelectorAll("#optionalIPAddressToBind option"))
+                option.destroy();
+
             const url = new URL("api/v2/app/networkInterfaceAddressList", window.location);
             url.search = new URLSearchParams({
                 iface: iface
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/views/rss.html b/src/webui/www/private/views/rss.html
index 0e69af988..4e44ec534 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/views/rss.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/views/rss.html
@@ -417,13 +417,19 @@
                     });
                 });
 
-            $("rssDetailsView").getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+            clearDetails();
             rssArticleTable.updateTable(false);
         };
 
+        const clearDetails = () => {
+            for (const element of [...document.getElementById("rssDetailsView").children])
+                element.destroy();
+        };
+
         const showDetails = (feedUid, articleID) => {
             markArticleAsRead(pathByFeedId.get(feedUid), articleID);
-            $("rssDetailsView").getChildren().each(c => c.destroy());
+            clearDetails();
+
             const article = feedData[feedUid].filter((article) => article.id === articleID)[0];
             if (article) {
                 $("rssDetailsView").append((() => {