diff --git a/lib/ws-browser.js b/lib/ws-browser.js
index 63170852..153c4da0 100644
--- a/lib/ws-browser.js
+++ b/lib/ws-browser.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
 const serde = require('./serde');
-const common = require('./common');
 const constants = require('./internal-constants');
 const transportCommon = require('./transport-common');
 
@@ -22,7 +21,12 @@ class Transport extends EventEmitter {
       this._onMessage(message);
     };
 
-    common.forwardMultipleEvents(this.socket, this, ['close', 'error']);
+
+    ['close', 'error'].forEach((event) => {
+      this.socket.addEventListener(event, (...args) => {
+        this.emit(event, ...args);
+      });
+    });
   }
 
   // returns underlying socket.