diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 199110c003..c9c891992d 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jQuery.event = {
 	global: {},
 
 	// Detach an event or set of events from an element
-	remove: function( elem, types, handler, selector ) {
+	remove: function( elem, types, handler, selector, mappedTypes ) {
 
 		var elemData = jQuery.hasData( elem ) && jQuery._data( elem ),
 			t, tns, type, origType, namespaces, origCount,
@@ -167,9 +167,8 @@ jQuery.event = {
 
 			// Unbind all events (on this namespace, if provided) for the element
 			if ( !type ) {
-				namespaces = namespaces? "." + namespaces : "";
-				for ( j in events ) {
-					jQuery.event.remove( elem, j + namespaces, handler, selector );
+				for ( type in events ) {
+					jQuery.event.remove( elem, type + types[ t ], handler, selector, true );
 				}
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ jQuery.event = {
 			for ( j = 0; j < eventType.length; j++ ) {
 				handleObj = eventType[ j ];
 
-				if ( origType === handleObj.origType &&
+				if ( ( mappedTypes || origType === handleObj.origType ) &&
 					 ( !handler || handler.guid === handleObj.guid ) &&
 					 ( !namespaces || namespaces.test( handleObj.namespace ) ) &&
 					 ( !selector || selector === handleObj.selector || selector === "**" && handleObj.selector ) ) {
diff --git a/test/unit/event.js b/test/unit/event.js
index fb42bec35f..c207d02898 100644
--- a/test/unit/event.js
+++ b/test/unit/event.js
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ test("trigger(eventObject, [data], [fn])", function() {
 
 	$child.unbind();
 	$parent.unbind().remove();
-	
+
 	// Ensure triggerHandler doesn't molest its event object (#xxx)
 	var event = jQuery.Event( "zowie" );
 	jQuery( document ).triggerHandler( event );
@@ -2508,7 +2508,6 @@ test("special bind/delegate name mapping", function() {
 		.remove();
 	delete jQuery.event.special.slap;
 
-	// Ensure a special event isn't removed by its mapped type
 	jQuery.event.special.gutfeeling = {
 		bindType: "click",
 		delegateType: "click",
@@ -2516,12 +2515,22 @@ test("special bind/delegate name mapping", function() {
 			equal( event.handleObj.origType, "gutfeeling", "got a gutfeeling" );
 		}
 	};
+
+	// Ensure a special event isn't removed by its mapped type
 	jQuery( '<p>Gut Feeling</p>' )
 		.on( "click", jQuery.noop )
 		.on( "gutfeeling", jQuery.noop )
 		.off( "click" )
 		.trigger( "gutfeeling" )
 		.remove();
+
+	// Ensure special events are removed when only a namespace is provided
+	jQuery( '<p>Gut Feeling</p>' )
+		.on( "gutfeeling.Devo", jQuery.noop )
+		.off( ".Devo" )
+		.trigger( "gutfeeling" )
+		.remove();
+
 	delete jQuery.event.special.gutfeeling;
 });