diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts
index ee916da8c5..8cc4d6346a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/joiningEventEmitter.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ export class JoiningEventEmitter implements EventEmitter {
   }
 
   private _wrapper(listener: (...args: any[]) => void) {
-    return (listener as any)[wrapperListener];
+    // Fallback to original listener if not wrapped to ensure backwards compatibility Node.js's event emitter
+    return (listener as any)[wrapperListener] ?? listener;
   }
 
   private _original(wrapper: Function): Function {
diff --git a/tests/page/page-event-pageerror.spec.ts b/tests/page/page-event-pageerror.spec.ts
index d50a3cb935..ea56f63f98 100644
--- a/tests/page/page-event-pageerror.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/page-event-pageerror.spec.ts
@@ -128,3 +128,7 @@ it('should handle window', async ({ page, browserName, isElectron }) => {
   ]);
   expect(error.message).toBe(browserName === 'chromium' ? 'Window' : '[object Window]');
 });
+
+it('should remove a listener of a non-existing event handler', async ({ page }) => {
+  page.removeListener('pageerror', () => {});
+});