diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index c445020..f127cee 100755
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -256,10 +256,21 @@ function __(StreamCtor) {
             var mapper = hintMapper(mappingHint);
 
             s = new StreamCtor();
-            secondArg.on(xs, function () {
+
+            var callback_func = function () {
                 var ctx = mapper.apply(this, arguments);
                 s.write(ctx);
-            });
+            };
+
+            secondArg.on(xs, callback_func);
+            var removeMethod = secondArg.removeListener // EventEmitter
+                               || secondArg.unbind;     // jQuery
+
+            if (removeMethod) {
+                s._destructors.push(function() {
+                    removeMethod.call(secondArg, xs, callback_func);
+                });
+            }
         }
         else {
             throw new Error(
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 90d3db7..64d13e2 100755
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -2864,6 +2864,21 @@ exports['wrap EventEmitter (or jQuery) on handler'] = function (test) {
     });
 };
 
+exports['removing EventEmitter (or jQuery) listener on destruction (issue #500)'] = function(test) {
+    var ee = new EventEmitter();
+    var s = _('myevent', ee);
+
+    var removed = false;
+
+    ee.on('removeListener', function() {
+        removed = true;
+    });
+
+    s.destroy();
+    test.ok(removed);
+    test.done();
+};
+
 exports['wrap EventEmitter (or jQuery) on handler with args wrapping by function'] = function (test) {
     var ee = {
         on: function (name, f) {