diff --git a/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownButton.js b/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownButton.js
index 6ad05e094..cd88699af 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownButton.js
+++ b/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownButton.js
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ import apply from '../util/apply';
 const modifierKey = navigator.userAgent.match(/Macintosh/) ? '⌘' : 'ctrl';
 
 export default class MarkdownButton extends Component {
-  config(isInitialized) {
-    if (isInitialized) return;
+  oncreate(vnode) {
+    super.oncreate(vnode);
 
     this.$().tooltip();
   }
 
   view() {
-    return <button className="Button Button--icon Button--link" title={this.title()} data-hotkey={this.props.hotkey}
-                   onclick={this.click.bind(this)} onkeydown={this.keydown.bind(this)}>
-      {icon(this.props.icon)}
-    </button>;
+    return (
+      <button className="Button Button--icon Button--link" title={this.title()} data-hotkey={this.attrs.hotkey}
+        onclick={this.click.bind(this)} onkeydown={this.keydown.bind(this)}>
+        {icon(this.attrs.icon)}
+      </button>
+    );
   }
 
   keydown(event) {
@@ -26,13 +28,13 @@ export default class MarkdownButton extends Component {
   }
 
   click() {
-    return apply(this.element, this.props.style);
+    return apply(this.element, this.attrs.style);
   }
 
   title() {
-    let tooltip = this.props.title;
+    let tooltip = this.attrs.title;
 
-    if (this.props.hotkey) tooltip += ` <${modifierKey}-${this.props.hotkey}>`;
+    if (this.attrs.hotkey) tooltip += ` <${modifierKey}-${this.attrs.hotkey}>`;
 
     return tooltip;
   }
diff --git a/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownToolbar.js b/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownToolbar.js
index 525fdc2bc..e59e8313e 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownToolbar.js
+++ b/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/components/MarkdownToolbar.js
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ import Component from 'flarum/Component';
 const modifierKey = navigator.userAgent.match(/Macintosh/) ? 'Meta' : 'Control';
 
 export default class MarkdownToolbar extends Component {
-  config(isInitialized) {
-    if (isInitialized) return;
+  oncreate(vnode) {
+    super.oncreate(vnode);
 
-    const field = document.getElementById(this.props.for);
+    const field = document.getElementById(this.attrs.for);
 
     field.addEventListener('keydown', this.shortcut.bind(this));
   }
 
-  view() {
-    return <div id="MarkdownToolbar" data-for={this.props.for} style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>
-      {this.props.children}
+  view(vnode) {
+    return <div id="MarkdownToolbar" data-for={this.attrs.for} style={{ display: 'inline-block' }}>
+      {vnode.children}
     </div>;
   }
 
diff --git a/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/index.js b/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/index.js
index 1c1662758..d50afbe56 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/index.js
+++ b/extensions/markdown/js/src/forum/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import MarkdownButton from './components/MarkdownButton';
 app.initializers.add('flarum-markdown', function(app) {
   let index = 1;
 
-  extend(TextEditor.prototype, 'init', function() {
+  extend(TextEditor.prototype, 'oninit', function() {
     this.textareaId = 'textarea'+(index++);
   });
 
@@ -25,19 +25,17 @@ app.initializers.add('flarum-markdown', function(app) {
     vdom.children[0].attrs.id = this.textareaId;
   });
 
-  extend(TextEditor.prototype, 'configTextarea', function(value, element, isInitialized, context) {
-    if (isInitialized) return;
-
-    const editor = new MarkdownArea(element, {
+  extend(TextEditor.prototype, 'oncreate', function() {
+    this.editor = new MarkdownArea(this.$('textarea')[0], {
       keyMap: {
         indent: ['Ctrl+m'],
         outdent: ['Ctrl+M']
       }
     });
+  });
 
-    context.onunload = function() {
-      editor.destroy();
-    };
+  extend(TextEditor.prototype, 'onremove', function () {
+    this.editor.destroy();
   });
 
   extend(TextEditor.prototype, 'toolbarItems', function(items) {