diff --git a/src/NodeBind.js b/src/NodeBind.js
index d57c136..b7fbb6d 100644
--- a/src/NodeBind.js
+++ b/src/NodeBind.js
@@ -133,46 +133,7 @@
     };
   }
 
-  function isEventHandler(name) {
-    return name[0] === 'o' &&
-           name[1] === 'n' &&
-           name[2] === '-';
-  }
-
-  function eventBinding(el, name, value, oneTime) {
-    var eventType = name.substring(3);
-    if (oneTime) {
-      el.addEventListener(eventType, value);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    var observable = value;
-    unbind(el, name);
-    function eventHandler() {
-      var fn = observable.discardChanges();
-      fn.apply(this, arguments);
-    }
-
-    el.addEventListener(eventType, eventHandler);
-
-    var capturedClose = observable.close;
-    observable.close = function() {
-      if (!capturedClose)
-        return;
-      el.removeEventListener(eventType, eventHandler);
-
-      observable.close = capturedClose;
-      observable.close();
-      capturedClose = undefined;
-    };
-
-    return el.bindings[name] = observable;
-  }
-
   Element.prototype.bind = function(name, value, oneTime) {
-    if (isEventHandler(name))
-      return eventBinding(this, name, value, oneTime);
-
     var conditional = name[name.length - 1] == '?';
     if (conditional) {
       this.removeAttribute(name);
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index 4deddc9..4dbedf4 100644
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -237,73 +237,6 @@ suite('Element attribute bindings', function() {
   });
 });
 
-suite('Element event bindings', function() {
-  test('Basic', function(done) {
-    var element = testDiv.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
-    var fooCount = 0;
-    var barCount = 0;
-    var model = {
-      fooHandler: function() {
-        fooCount++;
-      }
-    };
-
-    var binding = element.bind('on-foo', new PathObserver(model, 'fooHandler'));
-
-    then(function() {
-      dispatchEvent('foo', element);
-      assert.strictEqual(fooCount, 1);
-      assert.strictEqual(barCount, 0);
-
-      model.fooHandler = function() {
-        barCount++;
-      }
-
-    }).then(function() {
-      dispatchEvent('foo', element);
-      assert.strictEqual(fooCount, 1);
-      assert.strictEqual(barCount, 1);
-
-      binding.close();
-      dispatchEvent('foo', element);
-      assert.strictEqual(fooCount, 1);
-      assert.strictEqual(barCount, 1);
-
-      done();
-    });
-  });
-
-  test('Basic - oneTime', function(done) {
-    var element = testDiv.appendChild(document.createElement('div'));
-    var fooCount = 0;
-    var barCount = 0;
-    var model = {
-      fooHandler: function() {
-        fooCount++;
-      }
-    };
-
-    var binding = element.bind('on-foo', model.fooHandler, true);
-
-    then(function() {
-      dispatchEvent('foo', element);
-      assert.strictEqual(fooCount, 1);
-      assert.strictEqual(barCount, 0);
-
-      model.fooHandler = function() {
-        barCount++;
-      }
-
-    }).then(function() {
-      dispatchEvent('foo', element);
-      assert.strictEqual(fooCount, 2);
-      assert.strictEqual(barCount, 0);
-
-      done();
-    });
-  });
-});
-
 suite('Form Element Bindings', function() {
 
   setup(doSetup);