diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts
index 8cc4d6346a..f3e86aac9f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class JoiningEventEmitter implements EventEmitter {
   }
 
   removeAllListeners(event?: string | symbol | undefined): this {
-    this._emitterDelegate.removeAllListeners();
+    this._emitterDelegate.removeAllListeners(event);
     return this;
   }