diff --git a/js/src/database/events.ts b/js/src/database/events.ts
index 319dcdf18d..72063ce2e5 100644
--- a/js/src/database/events.ts
+++ b/js/src/database/events.ts
@@ -374,9 +374,10 @@ const DatabaseEvents = {
              *                 the Definition textarea.
              */
             var $elm = $('textarea[name=item_definition]').last();
-            var linterOptions = {};
-            linterOptions.eventEditor = true;
-            that.syntaxHiglighter = Functions.getSqlEditor($elm, {}, 'both', linterOptions);
+            var linterOptions = {
+                eventEditor: true,
+            };
+            that.syntaxHiglighter = Functions.getSqlEditor($elm, {}, 'vertical', linterOptions);
         }); // end $.get()
     },
 
diff --git a/js/src/database/multi_table_query.ts b/js/src/database/multi_table_query.ts
index 07a568c534..213657bcef 100644
--- a/js/src/database/multi_table_query.ts
+++ b/js/src/database/multi_table_query.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ AJAX.registerTeardown('database/multi_table_query.js', function () {
 });
 
 AJAX.registerOnload('database/multi_table_query.js', function () {
-    var editor = Functions.getSqlEditor($('#MultiSqlquery'), {}, 'both');
+    var editor = Functions.getSqlEditor($('#MultiSqlquery'), {}, 'vertical');
     $('.CodeMirror-line').css('text-align', 'left');
     editor.setSize(-1, 50);
 
diff --git a/js/src/database/routines.ts b/js/src/database/routines.ts
index fb25ad00ea..97e1008a7f 100644
--- a/js/src/database/routines.ts
+++ b/js/src/database/routines.ts
@@ -391,9 +391,10 @@ const DatabaseRoutines = {
              *                 the Definition textarea.
              */
             var $elm = $('textarea[name=item_definition]').last();
-            var linterOptions = {};
-            linterOptions.routineEditor = true;
-            that.syntaxHiglighter = Functions.getSqlEditor($elm, {}, 'both', linterOptions);
+            var linterOptions = {
+                routineEditor: true,
+            };
+            that.syntaxHiglighter = Functions.getSqlEditor($elm, {}, 'vertical', linterOptions);
 
             // Execute item-specific code
             that.postDialogShow(data);
diff --git a/js/src/database/triggers.ts b/js/src/database/triggers.ts
index 7e490fd32e..b75942bc17 100644
--- a/js/src/database/triggers.ts
+++ b/js/src/database/triggers.ts
@@ -382,9 +382,10 @@ const DatabaseTriggers = {
              *                 the Definition textarea.
              */
             var $elm = $('textarea[name=item_definition]').last();
-            var linterOptions = {};
-            linterOptions.triggerEditor = true;
-            that.syntaxHiglighter = Functions.getSqlEditor($elm, {}, 'both', linterOptions);
+            var linterOptions = {
+                triggerEditor: true,
+            };
+            that.syntaxHiglighter = Functions.getSqlEditor($elm, {}, 'vertical', linterOptions);
         }); // end $.get()
     },
 
diff --git a/js/src/modules/functions.ts b/js/src/modules/functions.ts
index 070bcf42c4..06a747bac9 100644
--- a/js/src/modules/functions.ts
+++ b/js/src/modules/functions.ts
@@ -252,27 +252,8 @@ function getSqlEditor ($textarea, options = undefined, resize = undefined, lintO
         resizeType = 'vertical';
     }
 
-    var handles = '';
-    if (resizeType === 'vertical') {
-        handles = 's';
-    }
-
-    if (resizeType === 'both') {
-        handles = 'all';
-    }
-
-    if (resizeType === 'horizontal') {
-        handles = 'e, w';
-    }
-
     $(codemirrorEditor.getWrapperElement())
-        .css('resize', resizeType)
-        .resizable({
-            handles: handles,
-            resize: function () {
-                codemirrorEditor.setSize($(this).width(), $(this).height());
-            }
-        });
+        .css('resize', resizeType);
 
     // enable autocomplete
     codemirrorEditor.on('inputRead', Functions.codeMirrorAutoCompleteOnInputRead);