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+'use strict';
+// Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/728
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+const e = new EventEmitter();
+
+e.on('__proto__', common.mustCall(function(val) {
+  assert.deepEqual(val, 1);
+}));
+e.emit('__proto__', 1);