diff --git a/core/client/components/gh-codemirror.js b/core/client/components/gh-codemirror.js
index a65b4acb72..2febdbfc2f 100644
--- a/core/client/components/gh-codemirror.js
+++ b/core/client/components/gh-codemirror.js
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import MarkerManager from 'ghost/mixins/marker-manager';
 import mobileCodeMirror from 'ghost/utils/codemirror-mobile';
 import setScrollClassName from 'ghost/utils/set-scroll-classname';
 import codeMirrorShortcuts from 'ghost/utils/codemirror-shortcuts';
-import bind from 'ghost/utils/bind';
 
 codeMirrorShortcuts.init();
 
 var onChangeHandler = function (cm, changeObj) {
     var line,
-        component = cm.component,
+        component = cm.component;
 
     // fill array with a range of numbers
     for (line = changeObj.from.line; line < changeObj.from.line + changeObj.text.length; line += 1) {
diff --git a/core/client/components/gh-markdown.js b/core/client/components/gh-markdown.js
index b83e0d6252..f949e5d71f 100644
--- a/core/client/components/gh-markdown.js
+++ b/core/client/components/gh-markdown.js
@@ -15,26 +15,21 @@ var Markdown = Ember.Component.extend({
     // fire off 'enable' API function from uploadManager
     // might need to make sure markdown has been processed first
     reInitDropzones: function () {
-        Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', this, function () {
-            var dropzones = $('.js-drop-zone'),
-                self = this;
+        function handleDropzoneEvents() {
+            var dropzones = $('.js-drop-zone');
 
             uploader.call(dropzones, {
                 editor: true,
                 fileStorage: this.get('config.fileStorage')
             });
 
-            function boundSendAction(actionName) {
-                return function() {
-                  self.sendAction.call(self, actionName);
-                }
-            }
+            dropzones.on('uploadstart', Ember.run.bind(this, 'sendAction', 'uploadStarted'));
+            dropzones.on('uploadfailure', Ember.run.bind(this, 'sendAction', 'uploadFinished'));
+            dropzones.on('uploadsuccess', Ember.run.bind(this, 'sendAction', 'uploadFinished'));
+            dropzones.on('uploadsuccess', Ember.run.bind(this, 'sendAction', 'uploadSuccess'));
+        }
 
-            dropzones.on('uploadstart', boundSendAction('uploadStarted'));
-            dropzones.on('uploadfailure', boundSendAction('uploadFinished'));
-            dropzones.on('uploadsuccess', boundSendAction('uploadFinished'));
-            dropzones.on('uploadsuccess', boundSendAction('uploadSuccess'));
-        });
+        Ember.run.scheduleOnce('afterRender', this, handleDropzoneEvents);
     }.observes('markdown')
 });
 
diff --git a/core/client/controllers/post-settings-menu.js b/core/client/controllers/post-settings-menu.js
index a015ad1259..0808619992 100644
--- a/core/client/controllers/post-settings-menu.js
+++ b/core/client/controllers/post-settings-menu.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ var PostSettingsMenuController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({
             el = $('.rendered-markdown');
 
             // Get rendered markdown
-            if (!_.isUndefined(el) && el.length > 0) {
+            if (el !== undefined && el.length > 0) {
                 html = el.clone();
                 html.find('.image-uploader').remove();
                 html = html[0].innerHTML;
diff --git a/core/client/mixins/pagination-route.js b/core/client/mixins/pagination-route.js
index 40f6e076b8..192fb15f13 100644
--- a/core/client/mixins/pagination-route.js
+++ b/core/client/mixins/pagination-route.js
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ var PaginationRoute = Ember.Mixin.create({
 
         settings = settings || {};
         for (var key in defaultPaginationSettings) {
-            if (!settings.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                settings[key] = defaultPaginationSettings[key];
+            if (defaultPaginationSettings.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                if (!settings.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                    settings[key] = defaultPaginationSettings[key];
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/core/client/models/user.js b/core/client/models/user.js
index cf4d9414de..520576c417 100644
--- a/core/client/models/user.js
+++ b/core/client/models/user.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ var User = DS.Model.extend(NProgressSaveMixin, SelectiveSaveMixin, ValidationEng
     active: function () {
         return ['active', 'warn-1', 'warn-2', 'warn-3', 'warn-4', 'locked'].indexOf(this.get('status')) > -1;
     }.property('status'),
- 
+
     invited: function () {
         return ['invited', 'invited-pending'].indexOf(this.get('status')) > -1;
     }.property('status'),
diff --git a/core/client/routes/settings/index.js b/core/client/routes/settings/index.js
index 0cf8c5c091..a48b516456 100644
--- a/core/client/routes/settings/index.js
+++ b/core/client/routes/settings/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import MobileIndexRoute from 'ghost/routes/mobile-index-route';
 import CurrentUserSettings from 'ghost/mixins/current-user-settings';
 import mobileQuery from 'ghost/utils/mobile';
-import bind from 'ghost/utils/bind';
 
 var SettingsIndexRoute = MobileIndexRoute.extend(SimpleAuth.AuthenticatedRouteMixin, CurrentUserSettings, {
     // Redirect users without permission to view settings,
diff --git a/core/client/views/application.js b/core/client/views/application.js
index 4f1f5db79c..f9dece9b78 100644
--- a/core/client/views/application.js
+++ b/core/client/views/application.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import mobileQuery from 'ghost/utils/mobile';
+import bind from 'ghost/utils/bind';
 
 var ApplicationView = Ember.View.extend({
     elementId: 'container',
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ var ApplicationView = Ember.View.extend({
     }.observes('controller.showGlobalMobileNav'),
 
     setupCloseNavOnDesktop: function () {
-        this.set('closeGlobalMobileNavOnDesktop', _.bind(function closeGlobalMobileNavOnDesktop(mq) {
+        this.set('closeGlobalMobileNavOnDesktop', bind(function closeGlobalMobileNavOnDesktop(mq) {
             if (!mq.matches) {
                 // Is desktop sized
                 this.set('controller.showGlobalMobileNav', false);
diff --git a/core/client/views/settings.js b/core/client/views/settings.js
index 29f0aa44da..516ca3adc7 100644
--- a/core/client/views/settings.js
+++ b/core/client/views/settings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import MobileParentView from 'ghost/views/mobile/parent-view';
-import bind from 'ghost/utils/bind';
 
 var SettingsView = MobileParentView.extend({
     // MobileParentView callbacks