diff --git a/src/event.js b/src/event.js
index 1bbf1348d..8a40d0020 100644
--- a/src/event.js
+++ b/src/event.js
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ jQuery.event = {
 			delete elemData.handle;
 
 			if ( typeof elemData === "function" ) {
-				jQuery.removeData( elem, "events" );
+				jQuery.removeData( elem, eventKey );
 
 			} else if ( jQuery.isEmptyObject( elemData ) ) {
 				jQuery.removeData( elem );
diff --git a/test/unit/event.js b/test/unit/event.js
index b37b253a8..6f753225d 100644
--- a/test/unit/event.js
+++ b/test/unit/event.js
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ test("window resize", function() {
 		ok( true, "Resize event fired." );
 	}).resize().unbind("resize");
 
-	ok( !jQuery(window).data("events"), "Make sure all the events are gone." );
+	ok( !jQuery(window).data("__events__"), "Make sure all the events are gone." );
 });
 
 /*