diff --git a/src/standard/utils.html b/src/standard/utils.html
index e574d1745c..8321952e90 100644
--- a/src/standard/utils.html
+++ b/src/standard/utils.html
@@ -375,20 +375,22 @@
       var cached = list[link.href];
       var imprt = cached || link;
       var self = this;
+      var loadListener = function(e) {
+        e.target.__firedLoad = true;
+        e.target.removeEventListener('load', loadListener);
+        e.target.removeEventListener('error', errorListener);
+        return onload.call(self, e);
+      };
+      var errorListener = function(e) {
+        e.target.__firedError = true;
+        e.target.removeEventListener('load', loadListener);
+        e.target.removeEventListener('error', errorListener);
+        return onerror.call(self, e);
+      };
       if (onload) {
-        var loadListener = function(e) {
-          e.target.__firedLoad = true;
-          e.target.removeEventListener('load', loadListener);
-          return onload.call(self, e);
-        }
         imprt.addEventListener('load', loadListener);
       }
       if (onerror) {
-        var errorListener = function(e) {
-          e.target.__firedError = true;
-          e.target.removeEventListener('error', errorListener);
-          return onerror.call(self, e);
-        }
         imprt.addEventListener('error', errorListener);
       }
       // if already loaded/erroed, fire 'fake' load/error event