diff --git a/closure/goog/events/browserfeature.js b/closure/goog/events/browserfeature.js
index ee424fa480..4d1bc4c013 100644
--- a/closure/goog/events/browserfeature.js
+++ b/closure/goog/events/browserfeature.js
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ exports = {
       }
     });
     try {
-      goog.global.addEventListener('test', () => {}, options);
-      goog.global.removeEventListener('test', () => {}, options);
+      const nullFunction = () => {};
+      goog.global.addEventListener('test', nullFunction, options);
+      goog.global.removeEventListener('test', nullFunction, options);
     } catch (e) {
     }