diff --git a/addon-test-support/interactor.js b/addon-test-support/interactor.js
index f20fde6a..27ff5cf8 100644
--- a/addon-test-support/interactor.js
+++ b/addon-test-support/interactor.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { triggerEvent } from '@ember/test-helpers';
-import $ from 'jquery';
 
-const MONTH_SELECTOR = '.pika-lendar:visible .pika-select-month';
-const YEAR_SELECTOR = '.pika-lendar:visible .pika-select-year';
+const MONTH_SELECTOR = '.pika-lendar .pika-select-month';
+const YEAR_SELECTOR = '.pika-lendar .pika-select-year';
 
 /**
  * @param {Date} date
@@ -13,42 +12,39 @@ export async function selectDate(date) {
   const year = date.getFullYear();
   const selectEvent = 'ontouchend' in document ? 'touchend' : 'mousedown';
 
-  $(YEAR_SELECTOR).val(year);
-  await triggerEvent($(YEAR_SELECTOR)[0], 'change');
+  const yearElement = document.querySelector(YEAR_SELECTOR);
+  yearElement.value = year;
+  await triggerEvent(yearElement, 'change');
 
-  $(MONTH_SELECTOR).val(month);
-  await triggerEvent($(MONTH_SELECTOR)[0], 'change');
+  const monthElement = document.querySelector(MONTH_SELECTOR);
+  monthElement.value = month;
+  await triggerEvent(monthElement, 'change');
 
   await triggerEvent(
-    $(
-      'td[data-day="' + day + '"]:not(.is-outside-current-month) button:visible'
-    )[0],
+    document.querySelector(
+      'td[data-day="' + day + '"]:not(.is-outside-current-month) button'
+    ),
     selectEvent
   );
 }
 
 export function selectedDay() {
-  return $('.pika-single td.is-selected button').html();
+  return document.querySelector('.pika-single td.is-selected button').innerHTML;
 }
 
 export function selectedMonth() {
-  return $(MONTH_SELECTOR + ' option:selected').val();
+  return document.querySelector(MONTH_SELECTOR).value;
 }
 
 export function selectedYear() {
-  return $(YEAR_SELECTOR + ' option:selected').val();
+  return document.querySelector(YEAR_SELECTOR).value;
 }
 
 export function minimumYear() {
-  return $(YEAR_SELECTOR)
-    .children()
-    .first()
-    .val();
+  return document.querySelector(YEAR_SELECTOR).options[0].value;
 }
 
 export function maximumYear() {
-  return $(YEAR_SELECTOR)
-    .children()
-    .last()
-    .val();
+  const options = document.querySelector(YEAR_SELECTOR).options;
+  return options[options.length - 1].value;
 }
diff --git a/addon/components/pikaday-input.js b/addon/components/pikaday-input.js
index fa6f5031..5c778fce 100644
--- a/addon/components/pikaday-input.js
+++ b/addon/components/pikaday-input.js
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ export default Component.extend(PikadayMixin, {
   },
 
   onPikadayClose() {
-    if (this.get('pikaday').getDate() === null || isEmpty(this.$().val())) {
+    if (
+      this.get('pikaday').getDate() === null ||
+      isEmpty(this.get('element').value)
+    ) {
       this.set('value', null);
       this.get('onSelection')(null);
     }
diff --git a/addon/components/pikaday-inputless.js b/addon/components/pikaday-inputless.js
index 5bc0d1ac..851e77bd 100644
--- a/addon/components/pikaday-inputless.js
+++ b/addon/components/pikaday-inputless.js
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ export default Component.extend(PikadayMixin, {
   layout,
 
   didInsertElement() {
-    this.set('field', this.$('.ember-pikaday-input')[0]);
-    this.set('pikadayContainer', this.$('.ember-pikaday-container')[0]);
+    this.set('field', this.element.querySelector('.ember-pikaday-input'));
+    this.set(
+      'pikadayContainer',
+      this.element.querySelector('.ember-pikaday-container')
+    );
     this.setupPikaday();
   },
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33f0328b..23fc4001 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     "test": "tests"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@ember/jquery": "^0.5.2",
     "@ember/optional-features": "^0.6.3",
     "@ember/test-helpers": "^0.7.25",
     "broccoli-asset-rev": "^2.7.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6f4ad35d..844cfa3e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
-"@ember/jquery@^0.5.2":
-  version "0.5.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ember/jquery/-/jquery-0.5.2.tgz#fe312c03ada0022fa092d23f7cd7e2eb0374b53a"
-  dependencies:
-    broccoli-funnel "^2.0.1"
-    ember-cli-babel "^6.6.0"
-    jquery "^3.3.1"
-    resolve "^1.7.1"
-
 "@ember/optional-features@^0.6.3":
   version "0.6.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ember/optional-features/-/optional-features-0.6.4.tgz#8199f853c1781234fcb1f05090cddd0b822bff69"