diff --git a/dist/client-side-validations.esm.js b/dist/client-side-validations.esm.js
index 101a015d..3088dfd0 100644
--- a/dist/client-side-validations.esm.js
+++ b/dist/client-side-validations.esm.js
@@ -661,17 +661,20 @@ var executeValidators = function executeValidators(validatorFunctions, $element,
   return true;
 };
 var isMarkedForDestroy = function isMarkedForDestroy($element) {
-  var elementName = $element.attr('name');
+  var element = $element[0];
+  var elementName = element.name;
   if (/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/.test(elementName)) {
     var destroyInputName = elementName.replace(/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/, '[_destroy]');
-    if (jQuery("input[name=\"".concat(destroyInputName, "\"]")).val() === '1') {
+    var destroyInputElement = document.querySelector("input[name=\"".concat(destroyInputName, "\"]"));
+    if (destroyInputElement && destroyInputElement.value === '1') {
       return true;
     }
   }
   return false;
 };
 var executeAllValidators = function executeAllValidators($element, validators) {
-  if ($element.data('changed') === false || $element.prop('disabled')) {
+  var element = $element[0];
+  if ($element.data('changed') === false || element.disabled) {
     return;
   }
   $element.data('changed', false);
diff --git a/dist/client-side-validations.js b/dist/client-side-validations.js
index d8ac4f04..2ce97c4b 100644
--- a/dist/client-side-validations.js
+++ b/dist/client-side-validations.js
@@ -665,17 +665,20 @@
     return true;
   };
   var isMarkedForDestroy = function isMarkedForDestroy($element) {
-    var elementName = $element.attr('name');
+    var element = $element[0];
+    var elementName = element.name;
     if (/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/.test(elementName)) {
       var destroyInputName = elementName.replace(/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/, '[_destroy]');
-      if (jQuery("input[name=\"".concat(destroyInputName, "\"]")).val() === '1') {
+      var destroyInputElement = document.querySelector("input[name=\"".concat(destroyInputName, "\"]"));
+      if (destroyInputElement && destroyInputElement.value === '1') {
         return true;
       }
     }
     return false;
   };
   var executeAllValidators = function executeAllValidators($element, validators) {
-    if ($element.data('changed') === false || $element.prop('disabled')) {
+    var element = $element[0];
+    if ($element.data('changed') === false || element.disabled) {
       return;
     }
     $element.data('changed', false);
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 7d306855..fe99561d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -168,12 +168,14 @@ const executeValidators = (validatorFunctions, $element, validators) => {
 }
 
 const isMarkedForDestroy = ($element) => {
-  const elementName = $element.attr('name')
+  const element = $element[0]
+  const elementName = element.name
 
   if (/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/.test(elementName)) {
     const destroyInputName = elementName.replace(/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/, '[_destroy]')
+    const destroyInputElement = document.querySelector(`input[name="${destroyInputName}"]`)
 
-    if (jQuery(`input[name="${destroyInputName}"]`).val() === '1') {
+    if (destroyInputElement && destroyInputElement.value === '1') {
       return true
     }
   }
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ const isMarkedForDestroy = ($element) => {
 }
 
 const executeAllValidators = ($element, validators) => {
-  if ($element.data('changed') === false || $element.prop('disabled')) {
+  const element = $element[0]
+  if ($element.data('changed') === false || element.disabled) {
     return
   }
 
diff --git a/vendor/assets/javascripts/rails.validations.js b/vendor/assets/javascripts/rails.validations.js
index d8ac4f04..2ce97c4b 100644
--- a/vendor/assets/javascripts/rails.validations.js
+++ b/vendor/assets/javascripts/rails.validations.js
@@ -665,17 +665,20 @@
     return true;
   };
   var isMarkedForDestroy = function isMarkedForDestroy($element) {
-    var elementName = $element.attr('name');
+    var element = $element[0];
+    var elementName = element.name;
     if (/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/.test(elementName)) {
       var destroyInputName = elementName.replace(/\[([^\]]*?)\]$/, '[_destroy]');
-      if (jQuery("input[name=\"".concat(destroyInputName, "\"]")).val() === '1') {
+      var destroyInputElement = document.querySelector("input[name=\"".concat(destroyInputName, "\"]"));
+      if (destroyInputElement && destroyInputElement.value === '1') {
         return true;
       }
     }
     return false;
   };
   var executeAllValidators = function executeAllValidators($element, validators) {
-    if ($element.data('changed') === false || $element.prop('disabled')) {
+    var element = $element[0];
+    if ($element.data('changed') === false || element.disabled) {
       return;
     }
     $element.data('changed', false);