diff --git a/src/api/objects/MutableObject.js b/src/api/objects/MutableObject.js
index 3386cab4fd..82736e0aa1 100644
--- a/src/api/objects/MutableObject.js
+++ b/src/api/objects/MutableObject.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ define([
         this.unlisteners.forEach(function (unlisten) {
             unlisten();
         });
+        this.unlisteners = [];
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Condition.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Condition.js
index 983a7cd0a4..3dd9586f37 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Condition.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Condition.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ define([
     './input/ObjectSelect',
     './input/KeySelect',
     './input/OperationSelect',
+    './eventHelpers',
     'EventEmitter',
     'zepto'
 ], function (
@@ -10,10 +11,10 @@ define([
     ObjectSelect,
     KeySelect,
     OperationSelect,
+    eventHelpers,
     EventEmitter,
     $
 ) {
-
     /**
      * Represents an individual condition for a summary widget rule. Manages the
      * associated inputs and view.
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ define([
      *                                            selects with configuration data
      */
     function Condition(conditionConfig, index, conditionManager) {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
         this.config = conditionConfig;
         this.index = index;
         this.conditionManager = conditionManager;
@@ -71,15 +73,17 @@ define([
                 value = (isNaN(elem.valueAsNumber) ? elem.value : elem.valueAsNumber),
                 inputIndex = self.valueInputs.indexOf(elem);
 
-            self.eventEmitter.emit('change', {
-                value: value,
-                property: 'values[' + inputIndex + ']',
-                index: self.index
-            });
+            if (elem.tagName.toUpperCase() === 'INPUT') {
+                self.eventEmitter.emit('change', {
+                    value: value,
+                    property: 'values[' + inputIndex + ']',
+                    index: self.index
+                });
+            }
         }
 
-        this.deleteButton.on('click', this.remove);
-        this.duplicateButton.on('click', this.duplicate);
+        this.listenTo(this.deleteButton, 'click', this.remove, this);
+        this.listenTo(this.duplicateButton, 'click', this.duplicate, this);
 
         this.selects.object = new ObjectSelect(this.config, this.conditionManager, [
             ['any', 'any telemetry'],
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ define([
             $('.t-configuration', self.domElement).append(select.getDOM());
         });
 
-        $(this.domElement).on('input', 'input', onValueInput);
+        this.listenTo($(this.domElement), 'input', onValueInput);
     }
 
     Condition.prototype.getDOM = function (container) {
@@ -139,6 +143,14 @@ define([
      */
     Condition.prototype.remove = function () {
         this.eventEmitter.emit('remove', this.index);
+        this.destroy();
+    };
+
+    Condition.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        this.stopListening();
+        Object.values(this.selects).forEach(function (select) {
+            select.destroy();
+        });
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Rule.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Rule.js
index a6487fa43d..516bc11726 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Rule.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/Rule.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ define([
     './Condition',
     './input/ColorPalette',
     './input/IconPalette',
+    './eventHelpers',
     'EventEmitter',
     'lodash',
     'zepto'
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ define([
     Condition,
     ColorPalette,
     IconPalette,
+    eventHelpers,
     EventEmitter,
     _,
     $
 ) {
-
     /**
      * An object representing a summary widget rule. Maintains a set of text
      * and css properties for output, and a set of conditions for configuring
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ define([
      * @param {element} container The DOM element which cotains this summary widget
      */
     function Rule(ruleConfig, domainObject, openmct, conditionManager, widgetDnD, container) {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
         var self = this;
 
         this.config = ruleConfig;
@@ -196,24 +198,24 @@ define([
 
         Object.keys(this.textInputs).forEach(function (inputKey) {
             self.textInputs[inputKey].prop('value', self.config[inputKey] || '');
-            self.textInputs[inputKey].on('input', function () {
+            self.listenTo(self.textInputs[inputKey], 'input', function () {
                 onTextInput(this, inputKey);
             });
         });
 
-        this.deleteButton.on('click', this.remove);
-        this.duplicateButton.on('click', this.duplicate);
-        this.addConditionButton.on('click', function () {
+        this.listenTo(this.deleteButton, 'click', this.remove);
+        this.listenTo(this.duplicateButton, 'click', this.duplicate);
+        this.listenTo(this.addConditionButton, 'click', function () {
             self.initCondition();
         });
-        this.toggleConfigButton.on('click', toggleConfig);
-        this.trigger.on('change', onTriggerInput);
+        this.listenTo(this.toggleConfigButton, 'click', toggleConfig);
+        this.listenTo(this.trigger, 'change', onTriggerInput);
 
         this.title.html(self.config.name);
         this.description.html(self.config.description);
         this.trigger.prop('value', self.config.trigger);
 
-        this.grippy.on('mousedown', onDragStart);
+        this.listenTo(this.grippy, 'mousedown', onDragStart);
         this.widgetDnD.on('drop', function () {
             this.domElement.show();
             $('.t-drag-indicator').hide();
@@ -258,6 +260,10 @@ define([
             palette.destroy();
         });
         this.iconInput.destroy();
+        this.stopListening();
+        this.conditions.forEach(function (condition) {
+            condition.destroy();
+        });
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/SummaryWidget.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/SummaryWidget.js
index 98bf2721d3..100718572d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/SummaryWidget.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/SummaryWidget.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ define([
     './ConditionManager',
     './TestDataManager',
     './WidgetDnD',
+    './eventHelpers',
     'lodash',
     'zepto'
 ], function (
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ define([
     ConditionManager,
     TestDataManager,
     WidgetDnD,
+    eventHelpers,
     _,
     $
 ) {
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ define([
      * @param {MCT} openmct An MCT instance
      */
     function SummaryWidget(domainObject, openmct) {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
+
         this.domainObject = domainObject;
         this.openmct = openmct;
 
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ define([
             self.outerWrapper.toggleClass('expanded-widget-test-data');
             self.toggleTestDataControl.toggleClass('expanded');
         }
-        this.toggleTestDataControl.on('click', toggleTestData);
+        this.listenTo(this.toggleTestDataControl, 'click', toggleTestData);
 
         /**
          * Toggles the configuration area for rules in the view
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ define([
             self.outerWrapper.toggleClass('expanded-widget-rules');
             self.toggleRulesControl.toggleClass('expanded');
         }
-        this.toggleRulesControl.on('click', toggleRules);
+        this.listenTo(this.toggleRulesControl, 'click', toggleRules);
 
         openmct.$injector.get('objectService')
             .getObjects([id])
@@ -160,13 +164,15 @@ define([
         this.widgetDnD = new WidgetDnD(this.domElement, this.domainObject.configuration.ruleOrder, this.rulesById);
         this.initRule('default', 'Default');
         this.domainObject.configuration.ruleOrder.forEach(function (ruleId) {
-            self.initRule(ruleId);
+            if (ruleId !== 'default') {
+                self.initRule(ruleId);
+            }
         });
         this.refreshRules();
         this.updateWidget();
         this.updateView();
 
-        this.addRuleButton.on('click', this.addRule);
+        this.listenTo(this.addRuleButton, 'click', this.addRule);
         this.conditionManager.on('receiveTelemetry', this.executeRules, this);
         this.widgetDnD.on('drop', this.reorder, this);
     };
@@ -178,11 +184,14 @@ define([
     SummaryWidget.prototype.destroy = function (container) {
         this.editListenerUnsubscribe();
         this.conditionManager.destroy();
+        this.testDataManager.destroy();
         this.widgetDnD.destroy();
         this.watchForChangesUnsubscribe();
         Object.values(this.rulesById).forEach(function (rule) {
             rule.destroy();
         });
+
+        this.stopListening();
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataItem.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataItem.js
index b18380b259..a4af9ff7bd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataItem.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataItem.js
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ define([
     'text!../res/testDataItemTemplate.html',
     './input/ObjectSelect',
     './input/KeySelect',
+    './eventHelpers',
     'EventEmitter',
     'zepto'
 ], function (
     itemTemplate,
     ObjectSelect,
     KeySelect,
+    eventHelpers,
     EventEmitter,
     $
 ) {
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ define([
      * @constructor
      */
     function TestDataItem(itemConfig, index, conditionManager) {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
         this.config = itemConfig;
         this.index = index;
         this.conditionManager = conditionManager;
@@ -70,16 +73,17 @@ define([
         function onValueInput(event) {
             var elem = event.target,
                 value = (isNaN(elem.valueAsNumber) ? elem.value : elem.valueAsNumber);
-
-            self.eventEmitter.emit('change', {
-                value: value,
-                property: 'value',
-                index: self.index
-            });
+            if (elem.tagName.toUpperCase() === 'INPUT') {
+                self.eventEmitter.emit('change', {
+                    value: value,
+                    property: 'value',
+                    index: self.index
+                });
+            }
         }
 
-        this.deleteButton.on('click', this.remove);
-        this.duplicateButton.on('click', this.duplicate);
+        this.listenTo(this.deleteButton, 'click', this.remove);
+        this.listenTo(this.duplicateButton, 'click', this.duplicate);
 
         this.selects.object = new ObjectSelect(this.config, this.conditionManager);
         this.selects.key = new KeySelect(
@@ -97,8 +101,7 @@ define([
         Object.values(this.selects).forEach(function (select) {
             $('.t-configuration', self.domElement).append(select.getDOM());
         });
-
-        $(this.domElement).on('input', 'input', onValueInput);
+        this.listenTo(this.domElement, 'input', onValueInput);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -137,6 +140,11 @@ define([
     TestDataItem.prototype.remove = function () {
         var self = this;
         this.eventEmitter.emit('remove', self.index);
+        this.stopListening();
+
+        Object.values(this.selects).forEach(function (select) {
+            select.destroy();
+        });
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataManager.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataManager.js
index 570eec0951..30923795a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataManager.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/TestDataManager.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 define([
+    './eventHelpers',
     'text!../res/testDataTemplate.html',
     './TestDataItem',
     'zepto',
     'lodash'
 ], function (
+    eventHelpers,
     testDataTemplate,
     TestDataItem,
     $,
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ define([
      * @param {MCT} openmct and MCT instance
      */
     function TestDataManager(domainObject, conditionManager, openmct) {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
         var self = this;
 
         this.domainObject = domainObject;
@@ -45,10 +48,10 @@ define([
             self.updateTestCache();
         }
 
-        this.addItemButton.on('click', function () {
+        this.listenTo(this.addItemButton, 'click', function () {
             self.initItem();
         });
-        this.testDataInput.on('change', toggleTestData);
+        this.listenTo(this.testDataInput, 'change', toggleTestData);
 
         this.evaluator.setTestDataCache(this.testCache);
         this.evaluator.useTestData(false);
@@ -186,5 +189,12 @@ define([
         this.openmct.objects.mutate(this.domainObject, 'configuration.testDataConfig', this.config);
     };
 
+    TestDataManager.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        this.items.forEach(function (item) {
+            item.remove();
+        });
+        this.stopListening();
+    };
+
     return TestDataManager;
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/eventHelpers.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/eventHelpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3dc80de611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/eventHelpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+var listenersCount = 0;
+/*global define*/
+// jscs:disable disallowDanglingUnderscores
+define([], function () {
+    var helperFunctions = {
+        listenTo: function (object, event, callback, context) {
+            if (!this._listeningTo) {
+                this._listeningTo = [];
+            }
+            var listener = {
+                object: object,
+                event: event,
+                callback: callback,
+                context: context,
+                _cb: !!context ? callback.bind(context) : callback
+            };
+            if (object.$watch && event.indexOf('change:') === 0) {
+                var scopePath = event.replace('change:', '');
+                listener.unlisten = object.$watch(scopePath, listener._cb, true);
+            } else if (object.$on) {
+                listener.unlisten = object.$on(event, listener._cb);
+            } else if (object.addEventListener) {
+                object.addEventListener(event, listener._cb);
+            } else {
+                object.on(event, listener._cb);
+            }
+            this._listeningTo.push(listener);
+            listenersCount++;
+        },
+
+        stopListening: function (object, event, callback, context) {
+            if (!this._listeningTo) {
+                this._listeningTo = [];
+            }
+
+            this._listeningTo.filter(function (listener) {
+                    if (object && object !== listener.object) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    if (event && event !== listener.event) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    if (callback && callback !== listener.callback) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    if (context && context !== listener.context) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                })
+                .map(function (listener) {
+                    if (listener.unlisten) {
+                        listener.unlisten();
+                    } else if (listener.object.removeEventListener) {
+                        listener.object.removeEventListener(listener.event, listener._cb);
+                    } else {
+                        listener.object.off(listener.event, listener._cb);
+                    }
+                    listenersCount--;
+                    return listener;
+                })
+                .forEach(function (listener) {
+                    this._listeningTo.splice(this._listeningTo.indexOf(listener), 1);
+                }, this);
+        },
+
+        extend: function (object) {
+            object.listenTo = helperFunctions.listenTo;
+            object.stopListening = helperFunctions.stopListening;
+        }
+    };
+
+    return helperFunctions;
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/KeySelect.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/KeySelect.js
index 07edf6cd97..bb96f63e2f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/KeySelect.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/KeySelect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
+define([
+    './Select'
+], function (
+    Select
+) {
 
     /**
      * Create a {Select} element whose composition is dynamically updated with
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
             onMetadataLoad();
         }
 
-        this.objectSelect.on('change', onObjectChange);
+        this.objectSelect.on('change', onObjectChange, this);
         this.manager.on('metadata', onMetadataLoad);
 
         return this.select;
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@ define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
         }
     };
 
+    KeySelect.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        this.objectSelect.destroy();
+    };
+
     return KeySelect;
 
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/OperationSelect.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/OperationSelect.js
index c33b9f6064..8ee6b65f56 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/OperationSelect.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/OperationSelect.js
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
+define([
+    './Select',
+    '../eventHelpers'
+], function (
+    Select,
+    eventHelpers
+) {
 
     /**
      * Create a {Select} element whose composition is dynamically updated with
@@ -17,6 +23,7 @@ define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
     var NULLVALUE = '- Select Comparison -';
 
     function OperationSelect(config, keySelect, manager, changeCallback) {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
         var self = this;
 
         this.config = config;
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
         this.select.hide();
         this.select.addOption('', NULLVALUE);
         if (changeCallback) {
-            this.select.on('change', changeCallback);
+            this.listenTo(this.select, 'change', changeCallback);
         }
 
         /**
@@ -63,7 +70,6 @@ define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
             }
             self.select.setSelected(self.config.operation);
         }
-
         this.keySelect.on('change', onKeyChange);
         this.manager.on('metadata', onMetadataLoad);
 
@@ -109,6 +115,10 @@ define(['./Select'], function (Select) {
         });
     };
 
+    OperationSelect.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        this.stopListening();
+    };
+
     return OperationSelect;
 
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Palette.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Palette.js
index 7bda402ccb..bdc1a54d9e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Palette.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Palette.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 define([
+    '../eventHelpers',
     'text!../../res/input/paletteTemplate.html',
     'EventEmitter',
     'zepto'
 ], function (
+    eventHelpers,
     paletteTemplate,
     EventEmitter,
     $
 ) {
-
     /**
      * Instantiates a new Open MCT Color Palette input
      * @constructor
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ define([
      *                         up to the descendent class
      */
     function Palette(cssClass, container, items) {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
+
         var self = this;
 
         this.cssClass = cssClass;
@@ -49,8 +52,8 @@ define([
 
         $('.menu', self.domElement).hide();
 
-        $(document).on('click', this.hideMenu);
-        $('.l-click-area', self.domElement).on('click', function (event) {
+        this.listenTo($(document), 'click', this.hideMenu);
+        this.listenTo($('.l-click-area', self.domElement), 'click', function (event) {
             event.stopPropagation();
             $('.menu', self.container).hide();
             $('.menu', self.domElement).show();
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ define([
             $('.menu', self.domElement).hide();
         }
 
-        $('.s-palette-item', self.domElement).on('click', handleItemClick);
+        this.listenTo($('.s-palette-item', self.domElement), 'click', handleItemClick);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ define([
      * Clean up any event listeners registered to DOM elements external to the widget
      */
     Palette.prototype.destroy = function () {
-        $(document).off('click', this.hideMenu);
+        this.stopListening();
     };
 
     Palette.prototype.hideMenu = function () {
diff --git a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Select.js b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Select.js
index a5cc1390de..d0619a6896 100644
--- a/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Select.js
+++ b/src/plugins/summaryWidget/src/input/Select.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 define([
+    '../eventHelpers',
     'text!../../res/input/selectTemplate.html',
     'EventEmitter',
     'zepto'
 ], function (
+    eventHelpers,
     selectTemplate,
     EventEmitter,
     $
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ define([
      * @constructor
      */
     function Select() {
+        eventHelpers.extend(this);
+
         var self = this;
 
         this.domElement = $(selectTemplate);
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ define([
             self.eventEmitter.emit('change', value[0]);
         }
 
-        $('select', this.domElement).on('change', onChange);
+        this.listenTo($('select', this.domElement), 'change', onChange, this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -140,5 +144,9 @@ define([
         $('.equal-to').removeClass('hidden');
     };
 
+    Select.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        this.stopListening();
+    };
+
     return Select;
 });