diff --git a/Doc/tools/sphinxext/static/version_switch.js b/Doc/tools/sphinxext/static/version_switch.js
index 363bebf..b057f51 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/sphinxext/static/version_switch.js
+++ b/Doc/tools/sphinxext/static/version_switch.js
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@
 
     if (new_url != url) {
       // check beforehand if url exists, else redirect to version's start page
-      $.get(new_url, function() {
-        window.location.href = new_url;
-      }).error(function() {
-        window.location.href = 'http://docs.python.org/' + selected;
+      $.ajax({
+        url: new_url,
+        success: function() {
+           window.location.href = new_url;
+        },
+        error: function() {
+           window.location.href = 'http://docs.python.org/' + selected;
+        }
       });
     }
   }