diff --git a/src/editor.coffee b/src/editor.coffee
index c4b9716e4..f63dfc0b5 100644
--- a/src/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/editor.coffee
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ class Editor extends Model
     @displayBuffer.destroy()
     @languageMode.destroy()
     @emitter.emit 'did-destroy'
-    @emitter.dispose()
 
   ###
   Section: Event Subscription