.sortable() after "destroy" does not work

In my scenario I need to activate and deactivate sortable lists a lot.

After upgrading from 1.8.16 to 1.8.17 my sortables will only work the first time.

Example:

<div id="sortStuff">

<div>text</div>

<div>text</div>

<div>text</div>

</div>

<script>

$('#sortStuff').sortable();

$('#sortStuff').sortable("destroy");

$('#sortStuff').sortable();

</script>

Items will be sortable in 1.8.16, but not in 1.8.17.