You could do: var boundEvent = handleEvent.bind(this); document.addEventListener('click', boundEvent); and later: document.removeEventListener('c

You could do: var boundEvent = handleEvent.bind(this); document.addEventListener('click', boundEvent); and later: document.removeEventListener('click', boundEvent); This situation is a bit messier, though, because you have to keep track of both `handleEvent` and `boundEvent`.