When working with jQuery Mobile, jqmRemoveData should be used in place of jQuery core's removeData method (note that this includes $.fn.data, $.fn.removeData, and the $.data, $.removeData, and $.hasData utilities), as they automatically incorporate getting and setting of namespaced data attributes (even if no namespace is currently in use). -

When working with jQuery Mobile, jqmRemoveData should be used in place of jQuery core's removeData method (note that this includes $.fn.data, $.fn.removeData, and the $.data, $.removeData, and $.hasData utilities), as they automatically incorporate getting and setting of namespaced data attributes (even if no namespace is currently in use).