ERROR in new meteor version: TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined

[cdcv]

When I upgraded from Meteor 1.6.1 to 1.8, I get js console errors on a tabular table when the table attempts to render, see below.

Also, is tabular still the best tool for generating meteor tables, or has it been superseded by something else by this point?

Thanks!

Exception from Tracker afterFlush function:
meteor.js?hash=0504f43f667698535416b00eb44eb6f53161cb63:1048 TypeError: Cannot read property 'apply' of undefined
at ReactiveDict.PersistentSession.old_get (u2622_persistent-session.js?hash=51ba96490b2d4359b019a85b03ec55299bc52e95:241)
at ReactiveDict._psGet [as get] (u2622_persistent-session.js?hash=51ba96490b2d4359b019a85b03ec55299bc52e95:244)
at aldeed_tabular.js?hash=aa46a99af86df62ca6aec588e2847409037d824c:422
at Object.Tracker.nonreactive (tracker.js?hash=725573cf35451add9ec258f882b90fd0455ebc45:626)
at Blaze.View.template.autorun.c (aldeed_tabular.js?hash=aa46a99af86df62ca6aec588e2847409037d824c:421)
at blaze.js?hash=adc5286b78e5c0f8e7f56a602f77eefb5def6bf1:1934
at Function.Template._withTemplateInstanceFunc (blaze.js?hash=adc5286b78e5c0f8e7f56a602f77eefb5def6bf1:3769)
at blaze.js?hash=adc5286b78e5c0f8e7f56a602f77eefb5def6bf1:1932
at Object.Blaze._withCurrentView (blaze.js?hash=adc5286b78e5c0f8e7f56a602f77eefb5def6bf1:2271)
at viewAutorun (blaze.js?hash=adc5286b78e5c0f8e7f56a602f77eefb5def6bf1:1931)

[cdcv]

Not sure what's going on, but based on other info I found, I was able to resolve this using:
meteor remove u2622:persistent-session
I did not add the alternative version of persistent-session, and tabular still seems to work.