diff --git a/src/jsx.d.ts b/src/jsx.d.ts
index 2fb6813776..ef3b0fcd9c 100644
--- a/src/jsx.d.ts
+++ b/src/jsx.d.ts
@@ -418,11 +418,7 @@ export namespace JSXInternal {
 	>;
 
 	export interface EventHandler<E extends TargetedEvent> {
-		/**
-		 * The `this` keyword always points to the DOM element the event handler
-		 * was invoked on. See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/Events/Event_handlers#Event_handlers_parameters_this_binding_and_the_return_value
-		 */
-		(this: never, event: E): void;
+		(this: void, event: E): void;
 	}
 
 	export type AnimationEventHandler<Target extends EventTarget> = EventHandler<
diff --git a/test/ts/Component-test.tsx b/test/ts/Component-test.tsx
index b037219531..f923fcd37e 100644
--- a/test/ts/Component-test.tsx
+++ b/test/ts/Component-test.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ import 'mocha';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
 import { createElement, Component, RenderableProps, Fragment } from '../../';
 
-// Test `this` binding on event handlers
-function onHandler(this: HTMLInputElement, event: any) {
-	return this.value;
-}
-const foo = <input onChange={onHandler} />;
-
 export class ContextComponent extends Component<{ foo: string }> {
 	getChildContext() {
 		return { something: 2 };