diff --git a/lib/scripts/compatibility.js b/lib/scripts/compatibility.js
index bd5403f0dc49b26073da57dcc730ee240700605d..58efc03b96b204383125fa0e431f0a565d583954 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/compatibility.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/compatibility.js
@@ -23,3 +23,8 @@ function findPosY(object){
     return jQuery(object).position().top;
 }
 
+function getElementsByClass(searchClass,node,tag){
+    DEPRECATED('Use jQuery() instead');
+    if(node == null) node = document;
+    return jQuery(node).find(tag+'.'+searchClass).toArray();
+}
diff --git a/lib/scripts/script.js b/lib/scripts/script.js
index 68687c14e601935de645594809b79f941e122a57..fc8cb609610780adc7b6b74ae8b0a7d4b7e9d932 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/script.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/script.js
@@ -100,29 +100,6 @@ function isset(varname){
 }
 
 /**
- * Select elements by their class name
- *
- * @author Dustin Diaz <dustin [at] dustindiaz [dot] com>
- * @link   http://www.dustindiaz.com/getelementsbyclass/
- */
-function getElementsByClass(searchClass,node,tag) {
-    var classElements = new Array();
-    if ( node == null )
-        node = document;
-    if ( tag == null )
-        tag = '*';
-    var els = node.getElementsByTagName(tag);
-    var elsLen = els.length;
-    var pattern = new RegExp("(^|\\s)"+searchClass+"(\\s|$)");
-    for (var i = 0, j = 0; i < elsLen; i++) {
-        if ( pattern.test(els[i].className) ) {
-            classElements[j] = els[i];
-            j++;
-        }
-    }
-    return classElements;
-}
-
  * Get the computed style of a node.
  *
  * @link https://acidmartin.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/style-get-any-css-property-value-of-an-object/