$('<i/>').appendTo(document.body).on('remove', function() { console.log('remove:'); throw "some bug"; }).remove()

remove:

remove:
Uncaught "some bug"

diff --git jquery-ui-1.12.1.js jquery-ui.js
index 0213552..32c6865 100644
--- jquery-ui-1.12.1.js
+++ jquery-ui.js
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ $.cleanData = ( function( orig ) {
 
                                // Only trigger remove when necessary to save time
                                events = $._data( elem, "events" );
-                               if ( events && events.remove ) {
-                                       $( elem ).triggerHandler( "remove" );
-                               }
-
                        // Http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/8235
                        } catch ( e ) {}
+                       if ( events && events.remove ) {
+                               $( elem ).triggerHandler( "remove" );
+                       }
+
                }
                orig( elems );
        };