diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index b2ba943b..4e6648b5 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "sinon": "http://sinonjs.org/releases/sinon-1.7.1.js",
     "requirejs": "~2.1.8",
     "davy": "~0.0.4",
-    "Backbone.NativeView": "0.3.1",
+    "backbone.nativeview": "0.3.1",
     "exoskeleton": "~0.7.0"
   },
   "exportsOverride": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54ff525a..9e048130 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "grunt-istanbul": "0.2.x",
     "grunt-urequire": "git://github.com/concordusapps/grunt-urequire",
     "grunt-coffeelint": "0.0.x",
-    "grunt-mocha": "0.2.x",
+    "grunt-mocha": "0.4.11",
     "grunt-transbrute": "~0.2.0",
     "prompt": "0.2.x",
     "phantomjs": "1.9.x"
diff --git a/src/chaplin/views/collection_view.coffee b/src/chaplin/views/collection_view.coffee
index 6a84700f..96ffc29d 100644
--- a/src/chaplin/views/collection_view.coffee
+++ b/src/chaplin/views/collection_view.coffee
@@ -5,14 +5,9 @@ Backbone = require 'backbone'
 View = require 'chaplin/views/view'
 utils = require 'chaplin/lib/utils'
 
-filterChildren = (nodeList, selector) ->
-  return nodeList unless selector
-  for node in nodeList when Backbone.utils.matchesSelector node, selector
-    node
-
 toggleElement = (elem, visible) ->
   if Backbone.$
-    $(elem).toggle visible
+    Backbone.$(elem).toggle visible
   else
     elem.style.display = (if visible then '' else 'none')
 
@@ -24,7 +19,7 @@ startAnimation = (elem, useCssAnimation, cls) ->
 
 endAnimation = (elem, duration) ->
   if Backbone.$
-    elem.animate {opacity: 1}, duration
+    Backbone.$(elem).animate {opacity: 1}, duration
   else
     elem.style.transition = "opacity #{(duration / 1000)}s"
     elem.opacity = 1
@@ -35,7 +30,7 @@ insertView = (list, viewEl, position, length, itemSelector) ->
 
   if insertInMiddle or itemSelector
     # Get the children which originate from item views.
-    children = filterChildren list.children, itemSelector
+    children = list.querySelectorAll(itemSelector)
     childrenLength = children.length
 
     # Check if it needs to be inserted.
diff --git a/test/spec/collection_view_spec.coffee b/test/spec/collection_view_spec.coffee
index 87fa7484..f534f736 100644
--- a/test/spec/collection_view_spec.coffee
+++ b/test/spec/collection_view_spec.coffee
@@ -412,51 +412,36 @@ define [
 
       it 'should animate the opacity of new items', ->
         return unless jQuery
-        $css = sinon.stub jQuery.prototype, 'css', -> this
         $animate = sinon.stub jQuery.prototype, 'animate', -> this
 
         createCollection()
         collectionView = new AnimatingCollectionView {collection}
 
-        expect($css.callCount).to.be collection.length
-        expect($css).was.calledWith 'opacity', 0
-
         expect($animate.callCount).to.be collection.length
         args = $animate.firstCall.args
         expect(args[0]).to.eql opacity: 1
         expect(args[1]).to.be collectionView.animationDuration
 
-        expect($css.calledBefore($animate)).to.be true
-
-        addThree()
-        expect($css.callCount).to.be collection.length
-
-        $css.restore()
         $animate.restore()
 
       it 'should not animate if animationDuration is 0', ->
         return unless jQuery
 
-        $css = sinon.spy jQuery.prototype, 'css'
         $animate = sinon.spy jQuery.prototype, 'animate'
 
         createCollection()
         collectionView = new TestCollectionView {collection}
 
-        expect($css).was.notCalled()
         expect($animate).was.notCalled()
 
         addThree()
-        expect($css).was.notCalled()
         expect($animate).was.notCalled()
 
-        $css.restore()
         $animate.restore()
 
       it 'should not animate when re-inserting', ->
         return unless jQuery
 
-        $css = sinon.stub jQuery.prototype, 'css', -> this
         $animate = sinon.stub jQuery.prototype, 'animate', -> this
 
         model1 = new Model id: 1
@@ -466,15 +451,12 @@ define [
         createCollection [model1, model2]
         collectionView = new AnimatingCollectionView {collection}
 
-        expect($css).was.calledTwice()
         expect($animate).was.calledTwice()
 
         collection.reset [model1, model2, model3]
 
-        expect($css.callCount).to.be collection.length
         expect($animate.callCount).to.be collection.length
 
-        $css.restore()
         $animate.restore()
 
       it 'should animate with CSS classes', (done) ->