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sidebar_label: EventEmitter.removeListener
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# EventEmitter.removeListener() method

> Warning: This API is now obsolete.
>
> please use [EventEmitter.off()](./puppeteer.eventemitter.off.md) instead.

Remove an event listener.

#### Signature:

```typescript
class EventEmitter {
  removeListener<Key extends keyof EventsWithWildcard<Events>>(
    type: Key,
    handler: Handler<EventsWithWildcard<Events>[Key]>
  ): this;
}
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type                                                                                                                  | Description |
| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| type      | Key                                                                                                                   |             |
| handler   | [Handler](./puppeteer.handler.md)&lt;[EventsWithWildcard](./puppeteer.eventswithwildcard.md)&lt;Events&gt;\[Key\]&gt; |             |

**Returns:**

this