JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.2.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>

<ul id="sortable">
    <li>item 1</li>
    <li>item 2</li>
    <li>item 3</li>
</ul>

<button id="destroyer">destroy</button>

JavaScript

$( "#sortable" ).sortable();

$( "#destroyer" ).on( "click", function() {
    $( "#sortable" ).sortable( "destroy" );
});