diff --git a/doc/api/errors.markdown b/doc/api/errors.markdown
index 0ef1b0730d0555..04d3d97a52b0f5 100644
--- a/doc/api/errors.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/errors.markdown
@@ -454,9 +454,9 @@ provided by Node.js -- even user created event emitters and streams will throw
 errors when no error handlers are attached. An example:
 
 ```javascript
-var events = require('events');
+var EventEmitter = require('events');
 
-var ee = new events.EventEmitter;
+var ee = new EventEmitter();
 
 setImmediate(function() {
   // this will crash the process because no "error" event
diff --git a/doc/api/events.markdown b/doc/api/events.markdown
index bd227a34db5b35..8a9301cff6fbbd 100644
--- a/doc/api/events.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/events.markdown
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ constructor function. For example:
 
     'use strict';
     const util = require('util');
-    const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+    const EventEmitter = require('events');
 
     function MyEventEmitter() {
       // Initialize necessary properties from `EventEmitter` in this instance
diff --git a/doc/api/modules.markdown b/doc/api/modules.markdown
index 4dc1086e6bcffa..57cd78b36b6738 100644
--- a/doc/api/modules.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/modules.markdown
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ which is probably not what you want to do.
 
 For example suppose we were making a module called `a.js`
 
-    var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+    var EventEmitter = require('events');
 
     module.exports = new EventEmitter();
 
diff --git a/doc/api/util.markdown b/doc/api/util.markdown
index 0f2aa107302c29..9914deb48050db 100644
--- a/doc/api/util.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/util.markdown
@@ -426,13 +426,13 @@ As an additional convenience, `superConstructor` will be accessible
 through the `constructor.super_` property.
 
     var util = require("util");
-    var events = require("events");
+    var EventEmitter = require("events");
 
     function MyStream() {
-        events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+        EventEmitter.call(this);
     }
 
-    util.inherits(MyStream, events.EventEmitter);
+    util.inherits(MyStream, EventEmitter);
 
     MyStream.prototype.write = function(data) {
         this.emit("data", data);
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ through the `constructor.super_` property.
 
     var stream = new MyStream();
 
-    console.log(stream instanceof events.EventEmitter); // true
-    console.log(MyStream.super_ === events.EventEmitter); // true
+    console.log(stream instanceof EventEmitter); // true
+    console.log(MyStream.super_ === EventEmitter); // true
 
     stream.on("data", function(data) {
         console.log('Received data: "' + data + '"');
diff --git a/lib/_http_agent.js b/lib/_http_agent.js
index c18f39a38c6e2d..305baa2cbd2f03 100644
--- a/lib/_http_agent.js
+++ b/lib/_http_agent.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const net = require('net');
 const util = require('util');
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const debug = util.debuglog('http');
 
 // New Agent code.
diff --git a/lib/_http_client.js b/lib/_http_client.js
index e490dce5d821d6..4610225d88f5f6 100644
--- a/lib/_http_client.js
+++ b/lib/_http_client.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const util = require('util');
 const net = require('net');
 const url = require('url');
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser;
 const assert = require('assert').ok;
 const common = require('_http_common');
diff --git a/lib/_http_server.js b/lib/_http_server.js
index 7acc1086387880..f2e2dcf001b03d 100644
--- a/lib/_http_server.js
+++ b/lib/_http_server.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const util = require('util');
 const net = require('net');
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser;
 const assert = require('assert').ok;
 const common = require('_http_common');
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ function onServerResponseClose() {
   // array. That is, in the example below, b still gets called even though
   // it's been removed by a:
   //
-  //   var obj = new events.EventEmitter;
+  //   var EventEmitter = require('events');
+  //   var obj = new EventEmitter();
   //   obj.on('event', a);
   //   obj.on('event', b);
   //   function a() { obj.removeListener('event', b) }
diff --git a/lib/_stream_readable.js b/lib/_stream_readable.js
index c6bd0c16659d1e..64ff744b8db677 100644
--- a/lib/_stream_readable.js
+++ b/lib/_stream_readable.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module.exports = Readable;
 Readable.ReadableState = ReadableState;
 
-const EE = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EE = require('events');
 const Stream = require('stream');
 const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
 const util = require('util');
diff --git a/lib/_tls_legacy.js b/lib/_tls_legacy.js
index e0c60dbdf6ea83..1d700c9218f538 100644
--- a/lib/_tls_legacy.js
+++ b/lib/_tls_legacy.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const assert = require('assert');
-const events = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const stream = require('stream');
 const tls = require('tls');
 const util = require('util');
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ function SecurePair(context, isServer, requestCert, rejectUnauthorized,
 
   options || (options = {});
 
-  events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
 
   this.server = options.server;
   this._secureEstablished = false;
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ function SecurePair(context, isServer, requestCert, rejectUnauthorized,
   process.nextTick(securePairNT, this, options);
 }
 
-util.inherits(SecurePair, events.EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(SecurePair, EventEmitter);
 
 function securePairNT(self, options) {
   /* The Connection may be destroyed by an abort call */
diff --git a/lib/cluster.js b/lib/cluster.js
index 84d7c766cb588b..602cc8d60b9200 100644
--- a/lib/cluster.js
+++ b/lib/cluster.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const dgram = require('dgram');
 const fork = require('child_process').fork;
diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 5d207a5ef6475c..eaf84272d16284 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const assert = require('assert');
 const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
 const util = require('util');
-const events = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const constants = require('constants');
 
 const UDP = process.binding('udp_wrap').UDP;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ exports._createSocketHandle = function(address, port, addressType, fd, flags) {
 
 
 function Socket(type, listener) {
-  events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
 
   if (typeof type === 'object') {
     var options = type;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function Socket(type, listener) {
   if (typeof listener === 'function')
     this.on('message', listener);
 }
-util.inherits(Socket, events.EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(Socket, EventEmitter);
 exports.Socket = Socket;
 
 
diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index eeb3806cdc8861..76f53db9ba7ec4 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const constants = require('constants');
 const fs = exports;
 const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
 const Stream = require('stream').Stream;
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const FSReqWrap = binding.FSReqWrap;
 const FSEvent = process.binding('fs_event_wrap').FSEvent;
 
diff --git a/lib/http.js b/lib/http.js
index cead865749bfd9..64788dd5c07f9f 100644
--- a/lib/http.js
+++ b/lib/http.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const util = require('util');
 const internalUtil = require('internal/util');
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 
 
 exports.IncomingMessage = require('_http_incoming').IncomingMessage;
diff --git a/lib/internal/child_process.js b/lib/internal/child_process.js
index 328a67d1ef0962..d1596406cf9d53 100644
--- a/lib/internal/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/internal/child_process.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const StringDecoder = require('string_decoder').StringDecoder;
 const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const net = require('net');
 const dgram = require('dgram');
 const util = require('util');
diff --git a/lib/internal/socket_list.js b/lib/internal/socket_list.js
index e9b388d420c29a..950d632a26360d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/socket_list.js
+++ b/lib/internal/socket_list.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = {SocketListSend, SocketListReceive};
 
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const util = require('util');
 
 // This object keep track of the socket there are sended
diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 8245601e51733a..47422c30dbbea1 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const events = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 const stream = require('stream');
 const timers = require('timers');
 const util = require('util');
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ function Server(options, connectionListener) {
   if (!(this instanceof Server))
     return new Server(options, connectionListener);
 
-  events.EventEmitter.call(this);
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
 
   var self = this;
   var options;
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ function Server(options, connectionListener) {
   this.allowHalfOpen = options.allowHalfOpen || false;
   this.pauseOnConnect = !!options.pauseOnConnect;
 }
-util.inherits(Server, events.EventEmitter);
+util.inherits(Server, EventEmitter);
 exports.Server = Server;
 
 
diff --git a/lib/readline.js b/lib/readline.js
index 6164bcc85fb8ff..ca99374718098b 100644
--- a/lib/readline.js
+++ b/lib/readline.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const util = require('util');
 const internalUtil = require('internal/util');
 const inherits = util.inherits;
 const Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
-const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EventEmitter = require('events');
 
 
 exports.createInterface = function(input, output, completer, terminal) {
diff --git a/lib/stream.js b/lib/stream.js
index 8d3535dc4d2f0e..047fbceb4bdb30 100644
--- a/lib/stream.js
+++ b/lib/stream.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = Stream;
 
-const EE = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const EE = require('events');
 const util = require('util');
 
 util.inherits(Stream, EE);
diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
index bd91fb888ae046..001a47657f816a 100644
--- a/src/node.js
+++ b/src/node.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   this.global = this;
 
   function startup() {
-    var EventEmitter = NativeModule.require('events').EventEmitter;
+    var EventEmitter = NativeModule.require('events');
 
     process.__proto__ = Object.create(EventEmitter.prototype, {
       constructor: {