diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/textarea-limit.js b/app/assets/javascripts/textarea-limit.js
index cf48d74..b325c60 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/textarea-limit.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/textarea-limit.js
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 $.fn.extend({
-  characterLimiter: function(limit, $label) {
-    $(this).on("keyup focus show", function() {
-      setCount(this, $label);
+  characterLimiter: function(limit, label) {
+    this.on("keyup focus show", function() {
+      setCount(this, label);
     });
 
-    // TODO: append label container after $this, instead of hard codeing
-    function setCount(src, $label) {
+    // TODO: append label container after $this, instead of hard HTML
+    function setCount(src, label) {
       if(src !== undefined) {
         var chars = src.value.length;
         if (chars >= limit) {
           src.value = src.value.substr(0, limit);
           chars = limit;
         }
-        $label.html(limit - chars);
+        label.html(limit - chars);
       }
     }
-    setCount($(this)[0], $label);
+
+    setCount(this[0], label);
   }
 });