diff --git a/types/backbone/index.d.ts b/types/backbone/index.d.ts
index 1171dac918..a32e9ee626 100644
--- a/types/backbone/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/backbone/index.d.ts
@@ -119,20 +119,20 @@ declare namespace Backbone {
      * repeat all signatures below.
      */
     abstract class EventsMixin implements Events {
-        on(eventName: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        on(eventName: string, callback?: EventHandler, context?: any): any;
         on(eventMap: EventMap, context?: any): any;
-        off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        off(eventName?: string, callback?: EventHandler, context?: any): any;
         trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
-        bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
-        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        bind(eventName: string, callback: EventHandler, context?: any): any;
+        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: EventHandler, context?: any): any;
 
-        once(events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        once(events: string, callback: EventHandler, context?: any): any;
         once(eventMap: EventMap, context?: any): any;
-        listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        listenTo(object: any, events: string, callback: EventHandler): any;
         listenTo(object: any, eventMap: EventMap): any;
-        listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        listenToOnce(object: any, events: string, callback: EventHandler): any;
         listenToOnce(object: any, eventMap: EventMap): any;
-        stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void): any;
+        stopListening(object?: any, events?: string, callback?: EventHandler): any;
     }
 
     export const Events: Events;