# How to correctly remove event listener

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-correctly-remove-event-listener/285483
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**Created:** [April 1, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-correctly-remove-event-listener/285483 "2009-04-01T12:47:25Z")
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### Author: ![scarjoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@scarjoh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scarjoh)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-correctly-remove-event-listener/285483/1 "2009-04-01T12:47:25Z")

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if i add an event listener like this:

**contact.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER, overMain, false, 0, true);**

do i need to remove it like this:

\*\* contact.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER, overMain, false);\*\*

or like this:

\*\* contact.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER, overMain);\*\*