diff --git a/src/js/account.js b/src/js/account.js
index 5e782905..603ad7d1 100644
--- a/src/js/account.js
+++ b/src/js/account.js
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
 // var network = require("./network.js");
 
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var util = require('util');
+
 var Amount = require('./amount').Amount;
 var UInt160 = require('./uint160').UInt160;
 
 var extend = require('extend');
 
 var Account = function (remote, account) {
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
   var self = this;
 
   this._remote = remote;
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ var Account = function (remote, account) {
   return this;
 };
 
-Account.prototype = new EventEmitter;
+util.inherits(Account, EventEmitter);
 
 /**
  * List of events that require a remote subscription to the account.
diff --git a/src/js/orderbook.js b/src/js/orderbook.js
index 57846bd2..70baa4d5 100644
--- a/src/js/orderbook.js
+++ b/src/js/orderbook.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 // var network = require("./network.js");
 
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var util = require('util');
+
 var Amount = require('./amount').Amount;
 var UInt160 = require('./uint160').UInt160;
 var Currency = require('./currency').Currency;
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ var extend = require('extend');
 var OrderBook = function (remote,
                           currency_gets, issuer_gets,
                           currency_pays, issuer_pays) {
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
+
   var self = this;
 
   this._remote = remote;
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ var OrderBook = function (remote,
   return this;
 };
 
-OrderBook.prototype = new EventEmitter;
+util.inherits(OrderBook, EventEmitter);
 
 /**
  * List of events that require a remote subscription to the orderbook.
diff --git a/src/js/remote.js b/src/js/remote.js
index e57e2f54..94181346 100644
--- a/src/js/remote.js
+++ b/src/js/remote.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 // npm
 var EventEmitter  = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var util          = require('util');
+
 var Server        = require('./server').Server;
 var Amount        = require('./amount').Amount;
 var Currency      = require('./currency').Currency;
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ var sjcl          = require('../../build/sjcl');
 //   'remoteUnexpected'
 //   'remoteDisconnected'
 var Request = function (remote, command) {
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
+
   var self  = this;
 
   this.message    = {
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ var Request = function (remote, command) {
   this.requested  = false;
 };
 
-Request.prototype  = new EventEmitter;
+util.inherits(Request, EventEmitter);
 
 // Send the request to a remote.
 Request.prototype.request = function (remote) {
@@ -257,6 +261,8 @@ Request.prototype.books = function (books, snapshot) {
 
 // --> trusted: truthy, if remote is trusted
 var Remote = function (opts, trace) {
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
+
   var self  = this;
 
   this.trusted                = opts.trusted;
@@ -362,7 +368,7 @@ var Remote = function (opts, trace) {
     });
 };
 
-Remote.prototype      = new EventEmitter;
+util.inherits(Remote, EventEmitter);
 
 Remote.from_config = function (obj, trace) {
   var serverConfig = 'string' === typeof obj ? config.servers[obj] : obj;
diff --git a/src/js/server.js b/src/js/server.js
index 67fae8ac..22dcacfa 100644
--- a/src/js/server.js
+++ b/src/js/server.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 var EventEmitter  = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var util          = require('util');
 
 var utils         = require('./utils');
 
 var Server = function (remote, cfg)
 {
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
+
   if ("object" !== typeof cfg || "string" !== typeof cfg.url) {
     throw new Error("Invalid server configuration.");
   }
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ var Server = function (remote, cfg)
   this.on('response_subscribe', this._handle_response_subscribe.bind(this));
 };
 
-Server.prototype = new EventEmitter;
+util.inherits(Server, EventEmitter);
 
 /**
  * Server states that we will treat as the server being online.
diff --git a/src/js/transaction.js b/src/js/transaction.js
index c838d212..06189c6d 100644
--- a/src/js/transaction.js
+++ b/src/js/transaction.js
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@
 //   - may or may not forward.
 //
 
+var EventEmitter     = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var util             = require('util');
+
 var sjcl             = require('../../build/sjcl');
 
 var Amount           = require('./amount').Amount;
 var Currency         = require('./amount').Currency;
 var UInt160          = require('./amount').UInt160;
 var Seed             = require('./seed').Seed;
-var EventEmitter     = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var SerializedObject = require('./serializedobject').SerializedObject;
 
 var config           = require('./config');
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ var SUBMIT_LOST     = 8;    // Give up tracking.
 // - Collects parameters
 // - Allow event listeners to be attached to determine the outcome.
 var Transaction = function (remote) {
+  EventEmitter.call(this);
+
   // YYY Make private as many variables as possible.
   var self  = this;
 
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ var Transaction = function (remote) {
     });
 };
 
-Transaction.prototype  = new EventEmitter;
+util.inherits(Transaction, EventEmitter);
 
 // XXX This needs to be determined from the network.
 Transaction.fees = {