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## EventEmitter.off() method
Remove an event listener from firing.
Signature:
```typescript
off(event: EventType, handler: Handler): EventEmitter;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| event | [EventType](./puppeteer.eventtype.md) | the event type you'd like to stop listening to. |
| handler | [Handler](./puppeteer.handler.md) | the function that should be removed. |
Returns:
[EventEmitter](./puppeteer.eventemitter.md)
`this` to enable you to chain method calls.