diff --git a/djangoproject/static/js/djangoproject.js b/djangoproject/static/js/djangoproject.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..474231d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djangoproject/static/js/djangoproject.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Toggle persistent display of documentation version and language options
+document.querySelectorAll('.doc-switcher li.current').forEach(function (el) {
+  el.addEventListener('click', function () {
+    this.parentElement.classList.toggle('open');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/djangoproject/static/js/main.js b/djangoproject/static/js/main.js
index 983a4918a..8d9dd2797 100644
--- a/djangoproject/static/js/main.js
+++ b/djangoproject/static/js/main.js
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ define(function () {
     mods.push('mod/version-switcher');
   }
 
-  if (hasClass('doc-switcher')) {
-    mods.push('mod/doc-switcher');
-  }
-
   if (hasClass('doc-floating-warning')) {
     mods.push('mod/floating-warning');
   }
diff --git a/djangoproject/static/js/mod/doc-switcher.js b/djangoproject/static/js/mod/doc-switcher.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 081d60664..000000000
--- a/djangoproject/static/js/mod/doc-switcher.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-define([
-  'jquery', //requires jquery
-], function ($) {
-  var DocSwitcher = function (switchers) {
-    this.switchers = $(switchers);
-    this.init();
-  };
-
-  DocSwitcher.prototype = {
-    init: function () {
-      var self = this;
-      $(document).ready(function () {
-        // Make version switcher clickable for touch devices
-
-        self.switchers.find('li.current').on('click', function () {
-          $(this).closest('ul').toggleClass('open');
-        });
-      });
-    },
-  };
-
-  // Export a single instance of our module:
-  return new DocSwitcher('.doc-switcher');
-});
diff --git a/djangoproject/templates/base.html b/djangoproject/templates/base.html
index d6b0c6071..896483b61 100644
--- a/djangoproject/templates/base.html
+++ b/djangoproject/templates/base.html
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
       };
     </script>
     <script data-main="{% static "js/main.js" %}" src="{% static "js/lib/require.js" %}"></script>
+    <script src="{% static "js/djangoproject.js" %}"></script>
     {% block body_extra %}{% endblock body_extra %}
   </body>
 </html>