diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js b/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js
index d3cdf3c399d3c..967c52a494a44 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/client/syntheticEvents/SyntheticEvent.js
@@ -173,10 +173,9 @@ Object.assign(SyntheticEvent.prototype, {
       this[shouldBeReleasedProperties[i]] = null;
     }
     if (__DEV__) {
-      var noop = require('emptyFunction');
       Object.defineProperty(this, 'nativeEvent', getPooledWarningPropertyDefinition('nativeEvent', null));
-      Object.defineProperty(this, 'preventDefault', getPooledWarningPropertyDefinition('preventDefault', noop));
-      Object.defineProperty(this, 'stopPropagation', getPooledWarningPropertyDefinition('stopPropagation', noop));
+      Object.defineProperty(this, 'preventDefault', getPooledWarningPropertyDefinition('preventDefault', emptyFunction));
+      Object.defineProperty(this, 'stopPropagation', getPooledWarningPropertyDefinition('stopPropagation', emptyFunction));
     }
   },