Unbind event
<html> <head> <script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ function aClick() { $("div").show().fadeOut("slow"); } $("div").click(function () { $("div").unbind('click', aClick).text("Does nothing..."); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <body> <div><h1>header 1</h1></div> </body> </html>