diff --git a/assets/js/backend_calendar_default_view.js b/assets/js/backend_calendar_default_view.js
index aff5a3b3..736dbc12 100755
--- a/assets/js/backend_calendar_default_view.js
+++ b/assets/js/backend_calendar_default_view.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ window.BackendCalendarDefaultView = window.BackendCalendarDefaultView || {};
                 var successCallback = function () {
                     Backend.displayNotification(EALang.working_plan_exception_deleted);
 
-                    var workingPlanExceptions = jQuery.parseJSON(provider.settings.working_plan_exceptions) || {};
+                    var workingPlanExceptions = JSON.parse(provider.settings.working_plan_exceptions) || {};
                     delete workingPlanExceptions[date];
 
                     for (var index in GlobalVariables.availableProviders) {
@@ -1098,8 +1098,8 @@ window.BackendCalendarDefaultView = window.BackendCalendarDefaultView || {};
                         throw new Error('Provider was not found.');
                     }
 
-                    var workingPlan = jQuery.parseJSON(provider.settings.working_plan);
-                    var workingPlanExceptions = jQuery.parseJSON(provider.settings.working_plan_exceptions);
+                    var workingPlan = JSON.parse(provider.settings.working_plan);
+                    var workingPlanExceptions = JSON.parse(provider.settings.working_plan_exceptions);
                     var unavailabilityEvent;
                     var viewStart;
                     var viewEnd;
diff --git a/assets/js/backend_calendar_table_view.js b/assets/js/backend_calendar_table_view.js
index 7724f8b3..0de49d54 100755
--- a/assets/js/backend_calendar_table_view.js
+++ b/assets/js/backend_calendar_table_view.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ window.BackendCalendarTableView = window.BackendCalendarTableView || {};
                         var successCallback = function () {
                             Backend.displayNotification(EALang.working_plan_exception_saved);
 
-                            var workingPlanExceptions = jQuery.parseJSON(provider.settings.working_plan_exceptions) || {};
+                            var workingPlanExceptions = JSON.parse(provider.settings.working_plan_exceptions) || {};
 
                             workingPlanExceptions[date] = workingPlanException;
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ window.BackendCalendarTableView = window.BackendCalendarTableView || {};
                     .done(function () {
                         $('#message-box').dialog('close');
 
-                        var workingPlanExceptions = jQuery.parseJSON(lastFocusedEventData.data.settings.working_plan_exceptions);
+                        var workingPlanExceptions = JSON.parse(lastFocusedEventData.data.settings.working_plan_exceptions);
                         delete workingPlanExceptions[lastFocusedEventData.start.format('YYYY-MM-DD')];
                         lastFocusedEventData.data.settings.working_plan_exceptions = JSON.stringify(workingPlanExceptions);