diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 8255bab..70eb4cd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * [read-only] The width of the base texture set when the image has loaded
      *
@@ -123,6 +121,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.BaseTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Destroys this base texture

diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 8255bab..70eb4cd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * [read-only] The width of the base texture set when the image has loaded
      *
@@ -123,6 +121,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.BaseTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Destroys this base texture
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index e16c420..0c9cd38 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.RenderTexture = function(width, height, renderer, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * The with of the render texture
      *
@@ -100,6 +98,7 @@
 
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype = Object.create(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.RenderTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Resize the RenderTexture.

diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 8255bab..70eb4cd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * [read-only] The width of the base texture set when the image has loaded
      *
@@ -123,6 +121,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.BaseTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Destroys this base texture
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index e16c420..0c9cd38 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.RenderTexture = function(width, height, renderer, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * The with of the render texture
      *
@@ -100,6 +98,7 @@
 
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype = Object.create(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.RenderTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Resize the RenderTexture.
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
index 50e8961..d88c846 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.Texture = function(baseTexture, frame)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     if(!frame)
     {
         this.noFrame = true;
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.Texture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.Texture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Called when the base texture is loaded

diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 8255bab..70eb4cd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * [read-only] The width of the base texture set when the image has loaded
      *
@@ -123,6 +121,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.BaseTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Destroys this base texture
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index e16c420..0c9cd38 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.RenderTexture = function(width, height, renderer, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * The with of the render texture
      *
@@ -100,6 +98,7 @@
 
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype = Object.create(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.RenderTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Resize the RenderTexture.
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
index 50e8961..d88c846 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.Texture = function(baseTexture, frame)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     if(!frame)
     {
         this.noFrame = true;
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.Texture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.Texture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Called when the base texture is loaded
diff --git a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
index a134425..bc80253 100644
--- a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
+++ b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@
                 return this;
 
             var list = _listeners[eventName],
-                length = list.length;
+                i = list.length = fn ? list.length : 0;
 
-            for(var i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+            while(i-- > 0) {
                 if(list[i] === fn || list[i]._originalHandler === fn) {
-                    list.splice(i--, 1);
+                    list.splice(i, 1);
                 }
             }
 

diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 8255bab..70eb4cd 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.BaseTexture = function(source, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * [read-only] The width of the base texture set when the image has loaded
      *
@@ -123,6 +121,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.BaseTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Destroys this base texture
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index e16c420..0c9cd38 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.RenderTexture = function(width, height, renderer, scaleMode)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     /**
      * The with of the render texture
      *
@@ -100,6 +98,7 @@
 
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype = Object.create(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.RenderTexture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Resize the RenderTexture.
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
index 50e8961..d88c846 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/Texture.js
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.Texture = function(baseTexture, frame)
 {
-    PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
-
     if(!frame)
     {
         this.noFrame = true;
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@
 };
 
 PIXI.Texture.prototype.constructor = PIXI.Texture;
+PIXI.EventTarget.mixin(PIXI.Texture.prototype);
 
 /**
  * Called when the base texture is loaded
diff --git a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
index a134425..bc80253 100644
--- a/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
+++ b/src/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@
                 return this;
 
             var list = _listeners[eventName],
-                length = list.length;
+                i = list.length = fn ? list.length : 0;
 
-            for(var i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+            while(i-- > 0) {
                 if(list[i] === fn || list[i]._originalHandler === fn) {
-                    list.splice(i--, 1);
+                    list.splice(i, 1);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js b/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
index feabba3..b94509e 100644
--- a/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
+++ b/test/unit/pixi/utils/EventTarget.js
@@ -197,4 +197,31 @@
 
         expect(called).to.equal(5);
     });
+
+    it('is backwards compatible with older dispatchEvent', function () {
+        var called = 0,
+            obj = {};
+
+        EventTarget.mixin(obj);
+
+        function onMyEvent() {
+            called++;
+        }
+
+        obj.on('myevent1', onMyEvent);
+        obj.on('myevent2', onMyEvent);
+        obj.on('myevent3', onMyEvent);
+
+        obj.emit({ type: 'myevent1' });
+        obj.emit({ type: 'myevent2' });
+        obj.emit({ type: 'myevent3' });
+
+        obj.off('myevent2', onMyEvent);
+
+        obj.emit({ type: 'myevent1' });
+        obj.emit({ type: 'myevent2' });
+        obj.emit({ type: 'myevent3' });
+
+        expect(called).to.equal(5);
+    });
 });