diff --git a/lib/callback_model.js b/lib/callback_model.js
index 598bcf3b..aad24150 100644
--- a/lib/callback_model.js
+++ b/lib/callback_model.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var defs = require('./defs');
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var EventEmitter = require('events');
 var BaseChannel = require('./channel').BaseChannel;
 var acceptMessage = require('./channel').acceptMessage;
 var Args = require('./api_args');
diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 235e06b4..1db2af25 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var closeMsg = require('./format').closeMessage;
 var inspect = require('./format').inspect;
 var methodName = require('./format').methodName;
 var assert = require('assert');
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var EventEmitter = require('events');
 var fmt = require('util').format;
 var IllegalOperationError = require('./error').IllegalOperationError;
 var stackCapture = require('./error').stackCapture;
diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index d36ea6aa..93dee755 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var Mux = require('./mux').Mux;
 var Duplex =
   require('stream').Duplex ||
   require('readable-stream/duplex');
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var EventEmitter = require('events');
 var Heart = require('./heartbeat').Heart;
 
 var methodName = require('./format').methodName;
diff --git a/lib/heartbeat.js b/lib/heartbeat.js
index 9c6c2e69..e5f373ab 100644
--- a/lib/heartbeat.js
+++ b/lib/heartbeat.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var EventEmitter = require('events');
 
 // Exported so that we can mess with it in tests
 module.exports.UNITS_TO_MS = 1000;