diff --git a/assets/scripts/src/choices.js b/assets/scripts/src/choices.js
index 1358a70..e1bfebf 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/src/choices.js
+++ b/assets/scripts/src/choices.js
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@ class Choices {
     this._onTouchEnd = this._onTouchEnd.bind(this);
     this._onMouseDown = this._onMouseDown.bind(this);
     this._onMouseOver = this._onMouseOver.bind(this);
-    this._onPaste = this._onPaste.bind(this);
-    this._onInput = this._onInput.bind(this);
 
     // Monitor touch taps/scrolls
     this.wasTap = true;
@@ -1494,10 +1492,10 @@ class Choices {
       this.containerOuter.element.addEventListener('blur', this._onBlur);
     }
 
-    this.input.element.addEventListener('input', this._onInput);
-    this.input.element.addEventListener('paste', this._onPaste);
     this.input.element.addEventListener('focus', this._onFocus);
     this.input.element.addEventListener('blur', this._onBlur);
+
+    this.input.addEventListeners();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1519,10 +1517,10 @@ class Choices {
       this.containerOuter.element.removeEventListener('blur', this._onBlur);
     }
 
-    this.input.element.removeEventListener('input', this._onInput);
-    this.input.element.removeEventListener('paste', this._onPaste);
     this.input.element.removeEventListener('focus', this._onFocus);
     this.input.element.removeEventListener('blur', this._onBlur);
+
+    this.input.removeEventListeners();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1751,17 +1749,6 @@ class Choices {
     this.canSearch = this.config.searchEnabled;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Input event
-   * @return
-   * @private
-   */
-  _onInput() {
-    if (!this.isSelectOneElement) {
-      this.input.setWidth();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Touch move event
    * @return
@@ -1911,19 +1898,6 @@ class Choices {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Paste event
-   * @param  {Object} e Event
-   * @return
-   * @private
-   */
-  _onPaste(e) {
-    // Disable pasting into the input if option has been set
-    if (e.target === this.input.element && !this.config.paste) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Focus event
    * @param  {Object} e Event
diff --git a/assets/scripts/src/components/input.js b/assets/scripts/src/components/input.js
index eb2a3f6..eed988b 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/src/components/input.js
+++ b/assets/scripts/src/components/input.js
@@ -8,6 +8,44 @@ export default class Input {
     this.instance = instance;
     this.element = element;
     this.classNames = classNames;
+
+    // Bind event listeners
+    this.onPaste = this.onPaste.bind(this);
+    this.onInput = this.onInput.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  addEventListeners() {
+    this.element.addEventListener('input', this.onInput);
+    this.element.addEventListener('paste', this.onPaste);
+  }
+
+  removeEventListeners() {
+    this.element.removeEventListener('input', this.onInput);
+    this.element.removeEventListener('paste', this.onPaste);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Input event
+   * @return
+   * @private
+   */
+  onInput() {
+    if (!this.instance.isSelectOneElement) {
+      this.setWidth();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Paste event
+   * @param  {Object} e Event
+   * @return
+   * @private
+   */
+  onPaste(e) {
+    // Disable pasting into the input if option has been set
+    if (e.target === this.element && !this.instance.config.paste) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
   }
 
   /**